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luckyman
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I've had three 1996 uncirculated silver eagles that are encased in their original government box for a few years. I guess in those days the
mint didn't put them in plastic capsules. I was going to list a couple on Ebay but when I looked at them at first I thought they were starting
to tone but upon further inspection they had thumb prints. I lifted one out for closer inspection and confirmed it. The reverse had never
been exposed so was as clean as the day it was minted. My dilemna.....do I dip them in acetone? Will that remove the unwanted prints?
If so, please remind me of the procedure. Thanks.
mint didn't put them in plastic capsules. I was going to list a couple on Ebay but when I looked at them at first I thought they were starting
to tone but upon further inspection they had thumb prints. I lifted one out for closer inspection and confirmed it. The reverse had never
been exposed so was as clean as the day it was minted. My dilemna.....do I dip them in acetone? Will that remove the unwanted prints?
If so, please remind me of the procedure. Thanks.
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Uncirculated coins were only available from dealers that purchased them in bulk from the US Mint.
I expect what you have are coins that were put into either an old proof box or some other type of box as there was no official packaging for uncirculated silver eagles.
As for the finger prints, you can try E-Z-Est but no guarantees as 1996 was notorious for milk spotting. Any white appearing residue on those coins will not be removable without damaging the coin.
The name is LEE!
If the fingerprints are as old as the coins, you have nearly no chance of removing them IMO.
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