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It is in an NGC no problem MS66 holder, so I do not believe it has been abused. I am "over it" so will not be bidding. I am convinced that it is indeed a fingerprint. I hate fingerprints. I have returned more purchased coins because they had fingerprints than for any other reason. One thing for sure, unlike on some of my purchased coins this one shows up in a photograph. Here is the link to the auction, and no, this is not my coin. http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot....429&lot=1521 |
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I don't think its a fingerprint. If it is either you have a very small thumb or Andre the Giants thumbprint is on it....
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Fingerprint toning is occasionally seen on silver but copper will usually just turn brown and ugly  Edited by biokemist6
05/09/2013 1:04 pm
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I don't think its a fingerprint. If it is either you have a very small thumb or Andre the Giants thumbprint is on it.... I'm not sure on the fingerprint either. I think it might be a big toeprint. |
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OK, I have spent ENTIRELY too much time on this, have had to shoot numerous photos, explain two black thumbs, and spent a bunch of time in Photoshop (I am not any good at Photoshop). I switched thumbs, and tried my best to duplicate what I think was the orientation of the original culprit. Looks like a match to me, IMHO. I am a normal size guy, 5'11 or so, do not have "Burger King" hands. Actually my hands are not delicate at all, my Dad said I am "hamfisted", though that was probably a reference to my grace with handtools. Ah, but I digress . . . . Here is my latest masterpiece:  |
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Even before your photos, just looking at the original TT photo, it's obviously a fingerprint.
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adds character to the coin It actually makes me dizzy just looking at that intentional f-print.  In fact that's the type photo design that I used to stare at as a kid until it started to move on its own.  |
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So if its in a problem free holder, how could it be a fingerprint? Or do they not count as a problem in the TPG eyes. |
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Quote:So if its in a problem free holder, how could it be a fingerprint? Or do they not count as a problem in the TPG eyes. That's a bit of a curiosity, to be sure. Then again, I'm not seeing a 66 here, either. For the record, I'm a relatively small man (5'-7") and I can cover a Quarter completely with my thumb. |
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No sale. The starting bid was $85.00 Trend is $95 for a "66" I agree that it is not a "66". Maybe it was market graded in consideration of the fingerprint!  Imagine . . . . nobody popped on an overgraded '50s Washington with a monster fingerprint. Heh-heh-heh. Monster Fingerprint. Heh-heh-heh. Imagine what the doctors will do once a premium is placed on fingerprints!!  I have a bit of a jump on 'em eh? Edited by Jon K
05/13/2013 10:35 am
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Run this print through AFIS, lol.
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