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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2759322, member: 82616&quot;]I&#039;ve come across toned fingerprints on silver coins before. </p><p><br /></p><p>You can see faint traces of them on this denarius.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]633832[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Titus Caesar</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.37g</p><p>Rome Mint, 76 AD</p><p>RIC V863 (R2), BMC V305 var., RSC 106 var.</p><p>Obv: T CAESAR IMP VESPASIAN; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: IOVIS CVSTOS; Jupiter stg. facing, with patera over altar and sceptre</p><p>Ex Berk 159, 3 June 2008, lot 271.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not necessary to use cotton gloves, but always handle coins by the edges to prevent the above from happening.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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