Finger Print Looking Cent. Ever See This

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brett420024 Valued Member United States 76 Posts	Posted 03/05/2020 8:59 pm ever see this Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/05/2020 9:03 pm That is what it is. Fingerprints on a cent, and the salt eats into the plating or into the copper on the cent. They are permanent. They turn the original surface a brown color. Thus we have the brown coinage when the prints totally take over. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/05/2020 9:11 pm Don't use press-in coin albums. Report this Post to the Staff
brett420024 Valued Member United States 76 Posts	Posted 03/05/2020 9:11 pm very interesting . must have sat a long time with that one finger print to do this Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/05/2020 9:17 pm Common problem, ruins it. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19210 Posts	Posted 03/05/2020 9:32 pm I can just imagine someone--having just consumed a couple slices of pepperoni pizza--finger the coin back in 2006 when it was fresh. Yup, scooped-up the change from the server's bill tray and dumped it into a pocket. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/05/2020 10:53 pm Fingers smeared with animal based cooking fats are probably the most injurious to staining coins. I have even seen stainless steel corroded by water, with a film of rancid fat floating on it. Report this Post to the Staff
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