Fingerprint Award!

Blackhawk

I don't believe that I've ever seen a Morgan obverse with more fingerprints than this one. I thought that it may have been textile toning when I first looked at it, but I after closer examination it looks like fingerprints to me.



Zebra dollar

agfox

What the heck did they do? Palm the poor girl? Jeesh that's huge.

nwcs

No, it's the new tiger print pattern toning! I don't think that pattern should qualify for MS-64...

Gilbert

Maybe someone dropped it in their dipping solution. Not only did they leave prints all over it, they failed to properly neutralize it too, neither of which, may have been detected during encapsulation. That coin appears to represent a great example of improper dipping, improper handling and why one shouldn't send a coin in immediately after dipping. On the few ocassions that I dip a coin, I always employ a "period of observation."

VonZipper

They probably were put on the coin just before being slabbed at PCGS?

MadMonk

That must have been one big fat finger!

NumisEd

How do you neutralize a coin after dipping?

barberlover

more talk of 'proper dipping" and how long to wait after dipping untill slabing. I got flamed many times whn i first joined these boards for jokes about dippers and i agree that anyone has the right to due with there own coin what they want to, but i really wish that every coin ever diped or that will ever get dipped would be totally messed up forever with no hope of fixing it ever!!! [just my humble opionion] barberlover