This Is Why Coins Should Be Handled By The Rims Or With Gloves. 1909 VDB Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC - Page 2

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chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 11/10/2022 2:34 pm Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3660 Posts	Posted 11/10/2022 3:17 pm Ouch. While not nearly as bad, the PF66 Morgan in my avatar has a fingerprint on the right field of both the obverse and reverse of the coin. In hand, it's not too noticeable but I always wonder who in the world would have been so careless as to hold it with their thumb and finger on the surfaces of the coin at some time in the past. Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/ My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 Edited by hokiefan_82 11/10/2022 3:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/10/2022 4:30 pm This coin was handled by dirty fingers while it still had a decent red freshly minted luster. At the time, a 1909 Cent would have not had a value much above face, and would have been recognized as valuable by very few people. An MS+ copper coin with a rich chocolate patina is much more resistant to fingerprinting Nevertheless, it always makes sense to handle coins by their edge only, irrespective of the patina. Every coin that I get immediately goes into a 2x2 so my dirty fingers don't get onto the coin, and I write the identification on the card, with price and date acquired. Have been doing this for decades. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15496 Posts	Posted 11/11/2022 06:16 am Ouch. Thats a shame. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
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This Is Why Coins Should Be Handled By The Rims Or With Gloves. 1909 VDB LWC