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Fingerprints on coins question...
dizzyfoxx
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A silly question I'm sure but I'm going to ask it anyway...
If someone had a 19th century coin that had a fingerprint on it and they REALLY wanted to know if the fingerprint was made recently or around the time the coin was first minted, would there be any possible way whatsoever forensically to determing the approximate age of the fingerprint?
The reason I ask, is because a fingerprint on a coin isn't that big of a deal for me and would REALLY not be a big deal and would almost be kind of cool if I knew it was almost as old as the actual coin itself. Just my inquisitive forensic interests thinking out loud.
If someone had a 19th century coin that had a fingerprint on it and they REALLY wanted to know if the fingerprint was made recently or around the time the coin was first minted, would there be any possible way whatsoever forensically to determing the approximate age of the fingerprint?
The reason I ask, is because a fingerprint on a coin isn't that big of a deal for me and would REALLY not be a big deal and would almost be kind of cool if I knew it was almost as old as the actual coin itself. Just my inquisitive forensic interests thinking out loud.
...There's always time for coin collecting. 
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They knew it was real since it was under the coating before they conserved it. Other than that I don't know how they can verify a prints date.
<< <i>Have you checked it with the FBI database
Are TPG graders in the FBI database? I'm sure more than a few coin dealers are.
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<< <i>Have you checked it with the FBI database
Are TPG graders in the FBI database? I'm sure more than a few coin dealers are.
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