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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I picked this 5oz coin up for $200 online.  It wasn't until after I bought it that I realized it was FULL OF FINGERPRINTS. You think I can unload this on someone else and recoup my money? :D Or should I write this off as a total loss? Edited by wilsonwu89
12/30/2014 11:47 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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You could try acetone.. might get those finger prints .. if the coin is pure silver... and you have to sell it... you'll take approx $100 hit... but will get melt... OR.. you do have an ebay store yourself... you could put it up on that and hope someone falls in love with it as much as you did when you saw it....and bids aggressively |
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Pillar of the Community
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You could try acetone  Should have a good chance to remove those fingerprints. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Where did you pick it up? Most venues will provide some sort of return policy.
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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
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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
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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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