They are fingerprints, and to me it doesn't matter. I think that the coin is ugly with or without them.
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Yes. And that's why I've often said some of the prettiest silver coins out there got their "start" with fingerprints or were at least accelerated by them. Yet the coin community often shuns any visible trace of them. If you look hard at many nicely toned silver type coins, there's often a slight trace of them somewhere on the coin.
Originally posted by: roadrunner Yes. And that's why I've often said some of the prettiest silver coins out there got their "start" with fingerprints or were at least accelerated by them. Yet the coin community often shuns any visible trace of them. If you look hard at many nicely toned silver type coins, there's often a slight trace of them somewhere on the coin.
Roadrunner is correct. But I still hate fingerprints.
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I wouldn't dip this coin nor would I shun it.
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I don't mind 'em much on the obverse- they kind of blend in with the texture of the wood paneling behind Liberty, a bit.
As exhibited on the reverse, however, they would be a dealbreaker for me. Not a terrible looking coin, but I'd still pass.
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IMO that blue toning puts it over the edge, I love it !!!!!
Yes. And that's why I've often said some of the prettiest silver coins out there got their "start" with fingerprints or were at least accelerated by them. Yet the coin community often shuns any visible trace of them. If you look hard at many nicely toned silver type coins, there's often a slight trace of them somewhere on the coin.
Roadrunner is correct. But I still hate fingerprints.
- Jim