Finger Print Appears After Submission

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muddler Pillar of the Community United States 7189 Posts	Posted 02/22/2012 9:17 pm After I had my coins returned from ANACS I now have a finger print on the observe of one of the coins submitted! What should (or could) I do now? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/22/2012 9:31 pm Contact ANACS, but unless you have evidence that the coin was printless when you sent it to them...well good luck. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 02/22/2012 9:31 pm Call them talk to them about it. They should make it right, by offering you a set amount of money or buy the coin from you at market grade/price. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
muddler Pillar of the Community United States 7189 Posts	Posted 02/22/2012 9:43 pm All I have is photographs of the coin taken months prior to submission. I doubt they are prepared to offer to purchase the coin as the value is at least $1,500 Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 02/22/2012 9:46 pm ...you never know. The evidence may be in the images you provide them in contrast to the "now" product, especially if they just graded it recently. Strike while the iron is hot! It would be pretty cool (in a CSI kind of way) if the fingerprint matched one of the ANACS employees. D9u9kimBDTc Edited by oih82w8 02/22/2012 9:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Billie Pillar of the Community United States 592 Posts	Posted 02/22/2012 10:02 pm Lol Doink! Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 02/23/2012 03:24 am You haven't got anything to lose. I would be pretty annoyed if I were you! even more so because its a $1500 coin Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 02/23/2012 10:59 am I've heard similar stories of fingerprints appearing after slabbing..the biggest problem is how to prove who did it...sometimes it takes a while for them to appear.That why I always rinse my red cents in acetone before putting in flips or 2x2's. Report this Post to the Staff
FlipOfACoin Valued Member 474 Posts	Posted 02/27/2012 8:23 pm I would be pretty upset as well! Granted, this is not a $1500 coin, but sometimes it can turn out nice: Report this Post to the Staff
Larryh86GT Valued Member United States 326 Posts	Posted 02/27/2012 9:43 pm I was watching a documentary about US coins and the mint a couple weeks ago and it showed how 3 men at NGC were deciding on a grade for a gold coin and I noticed all 3 were handling it bare handed which I thought was odd considering they could put a fingerprint on the coin before it got slabbed. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 02/27/2012 10:34 pm Quote: I was watching a documentary about US coins and the mint a couple weeks ago and it showed how 3 men at NGC were deciding on a grade for a gold coin and I noticed all 3 were handling it bare handed which I thought was odd considering they could put a fingerprint on the coin before it got slabbed. I remember that show, if I remember correctly it was a 1907 St Gaudens and they agreed on a MS-65 Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/28/2012 10:15 am Quote: I was watching a documentary about US coins and the mint a couple weeks ago and it showed how 3 men at NGC were deciding on a grade for a gold coin and I noticed all 3 were handling it bare handed which I thought was odd considering they could put a fingerprint on the coin before it got slabbed. None of the graders at the TPG's use gloves. You'll also notice they don't wear masks either to prevent spittle from landing on the coin while talking. Edited by Conder101 02/28/2012 10:17 am Report this Post to the Staff
Larryh86GT Valued Member United States 326 Posts	Posted 02/28/2012 10:17 am Yes that was it Bryan. Did you notice the bare hands also? Report this Post to the Staff
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