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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;10gary22, post: 1345165, member: 23626&quot;]As do I. With unblemished coins, I just wear the $4 pair of gloves.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I have noticed that many of the lots I have purchased have fingerprinted coins. I have witnessed dealers at shows breaking open proof sets and fingering the coins. I believe if you down grade enough of them with fingerprints, the unblemished ones become that much scarcer. At least that seems to be a theory for why it&#039;s done so much.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I think the print must reduce the grade by 3-4 points anyway. At least that what seems to happen with my coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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