What's worse than a fingerprint on a DMPL Morgan?

DesertLizard

A freaking palm print! How does such a beauty get so mishandled!?

Edited: Up for bid at Heritage

mbbiker

nwcs

The only thing worse I know of than that are the key date coins with holes or graffiti. So far I've seen an 1893S Morgan with someone's initials carved into it and a 1909S VDB with a hole in it for a chain.

Blackhawk

I've got a 1896 DMPL Morgan with this same sort of white fingerprint "toning" on it. The print was probably darker at one time and turned a brilliant white when the coin was dipped.

nwcs

I wonder how many fingerprints on older coins are the kids' prints while the parents weren't looking?

redhott

fingerprints? palmprints??? perhaps burlap bag pattern from long term storage

michael

yes multiple fingerprints from noon to 6 pm on the obverse

well the only worse thing is if you buy that coin!

or buying a coin graded dmpl or dpl that is not a real deep mirrored prooflike coin!!!! and believe me they are out there!!!!

or paying over 2000 2500 for a 66 dmpl coin and it is at best a shallow borderline dmpl/dpl coin and is a low end 66 at best

you really lose your ass on those coins but i guess it is a learning curve that you do not repeat!

sincerely michael