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vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 04/18/2011 6:17 pm Obviously, there are more severe things that could be done to coins then fingerprints but man, one this beautiful http://cgi.ebay.com/1894-10c-PCGS-C...em27ba311dc0 swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188917 Posts	Posted 04/18/2011 6:19 pm Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Rsxtacee Pillar of the Community United States 737 Posts	Posted 04/18/2011 6:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 04/18/2011 6:23 pm I saw that on DL's website, it is a nice looking coin finger print or not. The bad thing about it is that chances are that the finger print was put on there when it was slabbed by a PCGS employee since they do not use gloves Report this Post to the Staff
rjkingston Pillar of the Community United States 642 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 12:25 am No gloves?! Really? I didn't realize that. So why should we be sending coins off to be slabbed? Report this Post to the Staff
johnny54321 Rest in Peace United States 4849 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 01:26 am Quote: The bad thing about it is that chances are that the finger print was put on there when it was slabbed by a PCGS employee since they do not use gloves Wow, I hope not. I mean, even circ strikes are bad to touch on the surface, but on proof coins that is the ultimate sin! If it is a PCGS employee, the good news is we have forensic evidence needed to track him down! Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 02:59 am I'm not so sure that's a fingerprint. Looks like patterning from the fabric of a bag, tho I dunno why a proof would be in a bag. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 04:12 am it really looks like a finger print to me Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 08:03 am Quote: Looks like patterning from the fabric of a bag, I'm more inclined to go with a fingerprint. The lines curve. Since this coin is a proof, it's MUCH more susceptible to fingerprints. (At least it's not on the obverse...) Report this Post to the Staff
Tunnioc Pillar of the Community United States 3179 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 08:16 am Really, no gloves? Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 08:33 am I don't really see a problem here. Just dipping it in Jewlery Cleaners for a few days should fix that. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6390 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 10:59 am It would be interesting to send it back to CAC and see if they would still consider it premium quality for the assigned grade. If they agree the fingerprint make it less than a PQ PR-67 coin that would suggest the print developed after the coin was slabbed. That in turn would implicate the handling process at PCGS. I wonder if crime lab technicians could obtain a usable partial print from it, and whether that could be done without further damaging the coin? Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 11:47 am That fingerprint was on there when the coin was slabbed, unless you think that coin did all that toning and turned those colors in the slab in the less than five years since it was put in that holder. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 2:44 pm I said chances are, not that it was a fact that it happened at PCGS. There is always going to be a chance since they do not wear gloves Report this Post to the Staff
General Tso Valued Member United States 341 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 3:28 pm I, like others, find it surprising that they don't wear gloves. There must be a reasoning behind it. But what? Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188917 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 3:31 pm Wearing gloves reduces tactile sensitivity. One is more likely to drop a coin when wearing gloves. Dropping it could be worse than touching it. As long as it is handled by the edge, gloves are unnecessary. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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