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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Do not use acetone for fresh prints, on a modern coin. A better solution is available.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A better solution is available. And what solution is that? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does the Seller have a return policy? With the prints visible in the pic or described in the listing?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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You can give this a try . This polishing cloth works great at removing milk spots. I'm sure it will remove finger prints without scratching the coin.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1528 Posts |
the finger print is on the capsule or on the coin?
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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About $85 worth of silver in this coin, and so should be collected for it's numismatic value.
Fingerprints are always difficult, if not impossible to remove from a proof coin.
The natural oils found on the surface of our skin are acidic, and most often form complex organic / inorganic double salts on contact with the surface of the coin. Silver is taken up out of the surface to take a place in the molecular composition of these salts,
and so leave a microscopically shallow scar in the surface, which is easily seen.
I have seen stainless steel slowly corrode on contact with fatty acid cooking oils.
You may remove the natural oils, but sadly you won't remove the fingerprint pattern scar with acetone.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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If the cloth has already been used, and has acquired even the tiniest of micrscopic particles in it from that use,
it is a safe bet that the coin itself will end up with very tiny hairline scratches.
Very tempting to do the heaviest rubbing over the fingerprint marks.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Try to return it if the condition is disclosed. There's no reason it should have fingerprints.
Those cloths are good if you know what you're doing, as Sel said they can leave hairlines - being that it's silver it is soft like butter. Try some alcohol and carefully shake it up with some rubber tipped tweezers.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'm curious to know where you got it for $200. I'm sure the buyer knew about the fingerprints.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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It was from Kijiji so no return avail.   O well Ive listed on my ebay for $200. Hopefully I make my money back |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Your pictures don't show scratches. Careful, may be more trouble than it's worth when a buyer files a "item not as described" complaint
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
708 Posts |
There's no more fingerprints on them so I'm guessing they were fresh. They did come off.
It's not in too-bad condition. But I'm a perfectionist so I can't keep it. :D
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Now your problem is that you removed the protective film that is on all proof coins - it's some sort of oily layer that prevents oxidation. I dipped an RCM proof coin in acetone once and then rubbed it gently with a tissue - boy, that made a mess. But good luck with your auction. Personally, I wouldn't buy a coin that has been taken out of its capsule. Since your first two pictures are of the coin sans capsule you're basically telling everyone that you handled it. Some buyers don't like that and regardless if you did anything to the coin or not. Also, try to take a picture with less light reflection that one can actually see the coin surface. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Your good name is far more important than a loss on a single coin. Well done posting that it has been cleaned / scratches...etc.. The coin is what it is, if there are fingerprints and whatnot that is what the coin is now. The loss sucks but let's look at it at the cost of further education in coin collecting. With that in mind thank you for sharing your tale. Perhaps we all can learn from it. From my point of view a coin that has been removed from it capsule is damaged and pretty much reduced to it bullion value. Rough, but that is why I rarely buy from ebay. cheer Liverpool |
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