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metoo2003 Valued Member United States 185 Posts	Posted 05/14/2020 8:03 pm I've recently acquired some mint sewn bags various dates and mint marks... Does anyone know if its possible to find the pennies in the bag with fingerprint marks on them? I have found a few this way. The bag in question is from the 1960's Report this Post to the Staff

Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5787 Posts	Posted 05/14/2020 8:11 pm Yes, the coins in mint sewn bags can have fingerprints on them. Do you have any images of the bags to share from before they were opened? Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/14/2020 8:19 pm How about pics of the original mint bags to start with. Edited by Coinfrog 05/14/2020 8:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 05/14/2020 8:26 pm Quote: Does anyone know if its possible to find the pennies in the bag with fingerprint marks on them? I have found a few this way. Asked and answered by yourself. Unless the bags were directly from the mint, you're likely to find just about anything on the coins, including, yes, fingerprints. Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 05/15/2020 8:56 pm I searched a mint sewn bag of 1974-D LMC (still have all of them around) and found several with large purple fingerprints on several of the coins. This was the strangest mint sewn bag I've ever seen. It had 5624 coins, major clash / over polish dies on all coins, fingerprints, lots of die pairs and the coin were too thick. I have one graded by ANACS as "MS-66 Red Over Polished Dies." I actually posted about it way back in 2011 on CCF. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
metoo2003 Valued Member United States 185 Posts	Posted 05/16/2020 10:01 am Ok, here you go. We have a 1966 1c Mint Sewn bag. We have opened just one side to gain access to the treasures within. In the first 300 we have found what we think are two new varieties of a DDR. Based on the light coloring under the stitch, I am inclined to believe it's a true mint sealed bag. We are currently looking through a 1992 D 1c bag, and we have a 1964 1c bag still not open. Report this Post to the Staff
metoo2003 Valued Member United States 185 Posts	Posted 05/16/2020 10:07 am We have been in contact with James Wiles (Variety Vista), and in the near future we look forward to sending him our finds for consideration. Report this Post to the Staff
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