Some People....................

Unfortunately, once your fingerprint is on the coin, the only thing you can do is to conserve it, There are NO safe methods of removing such, and if it's an expensive coin, you should indeed send it over to NCS.

if it has a finger prints there is nothing you can do to get riad or those. If it were me thought I would go and sell it to a dealer and get spot for it and pay 2-3 dollar more and buy a very nice new one. if you are worried about it having prints and scraces or just throw it will all your other silver. Most dealer sell ASE 2 to 3 dollar over spot. Just my opion or if it has meaning to you because the way you go tit then keep it the way it is.

It's most definately a 2006 and the finger prints are already very visible. I may try some of the MS70, but for the most part since I have a very nice 2006 Terry sent, this one won't break my heart.

It cracks me up everytime I think about it. The man is a a very good businessman, but apparently doesn't collect coins. Makes me wonder where he got it from.

Oh well, another day, another dollar! Next time he calls I'll be sure to mention GOLD!
Margaret

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Originally posted by biokemist6

Acetone will remove finger grease from silver and gold without altering the metal. I believe acetone can be found at hardware stores in the solvent area (make sure it is 100% acetone). Some nail polish removers also contain acetone, but I wouldnt recommend this as most nail polish removers aren't pure acetone- they have other additives that will leave residue on a coin.

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Nail polish remover may have switched
to Methyl Ethyl Keton like it did over here in europe
Acetone will work as long as the fingerprint is not yet etched into
the metal

Some people...Just don;t know how to handle the coins!!
Especially a coin like that!

I get majestically vexed when I see an ebay coin auction with an image of someone holding a coin in his/her bare hands. While I understand some graders handle coins with bare hands ("to better obtain a sense of the coin"), I also understand they wash their hands frequently and handle the coins very delicately by the rims and that the grading rooms are temperature and humidity controlled to minimize sweating. Even so, I don't particularly like my coins being handled by bare hands by anyone, even if they know what they're doing; even the reeding will be affected by skin oils. In truth, I suspect they don't wear latex gloves for fear they will develop skin reactions and allergies. To my way of thinking, there is no excuse for collectors or dealers to handle coins without gloves of some sort unless they do it so often that development of a latex reaction is a real possibility. Even surgeons working with delicate nerves wear latex gloves although they may be hypoallegenic.

You can also get pure acetone at beauty supply stores, it's used to dissolve fake fingernails.

Great story about the ASE! Just goes to show be careful what you ask for, you just might get it!

Rachel [:p]