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Pillar of the Community
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To be fair the grader held it by the rims. I was more disturbed by the guy placing the coin in the white holder. I can see opportunities there for sure. These people handle 1000 coins per day. I'm sure they have lapses and don't take great care with each and every coin. They should be wearing gloves at least.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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If you are in the habit of gripping the coins by their rims wearing gloves and losing the feel of the held coin might be detrimental.
When I'm zipping through coins I've tried it both ways. It's easier for me to fumble a coin with gloves on.
As has been mentioned, each grader and finalizer handles a lot of coins and I'm confident they know what they are doing. If they choose no gloves there is a good reason.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Does anyone else find it disturbing they didn't use gloves?
Not at all. They're unnecessary and increase the chance of dropping it. I know one of the rebuttals is always surgeons wear gloves, except they wear them because they have to to protect themselves and disease. Unless you're sending in ultra moderns everything they grade has been handled before without gloves by previous collectors. |
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Moderator
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Does anyone else find it disturbing they didn't use gloves? No, as long as the handle by the edge. Gloves reduce tactile sensitivity and that could mean more dropped coins. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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NGC might be short for No Glove Certification? Ba Dum Tsss
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United States
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Ha.  But I think PCGS and ANACS do the same. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The only place where it would bother me is in encapsulation where they are pressing the coin into the insert and centering it with their fingers. VERY easy to put a fingerprint on the coin at that point, especially around the prongs.
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10/18/2017 1:39 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I don't know what the norm is here for TPG services and the use of gloves or no gloves. I was just kinda shocked. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote:I don't know what the norm is here for TPG services and the use of gloves or no gloves. I was just kinda shocked. The norms no gloves. None of them use them. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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As far as I know, that's correct.
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Valued Member
United States
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Yea ive seen PCGS use no gloves also on really expensive coins too and after seeing this I think I'm more professional.  But really, I wonder how many ms70 that got sent in and then got ms69 after being handled. |
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Moderator
United States
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But really, I wonder how many ms70 that got sent in and then got ms69 after being handled.  Another reason why I do not think I will ever submit anything myself. Sure, I will buy a slabbed coin, but I prefer to let someone else stress over the process.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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But really, I wonder how many ms70 that got sent in and then got ms69 after being handled. Basically none. Coins are metal not puddy. Take a random mint state coin and touch it, you won't see any difference. It takes a bit even with circulating coins to notice anything |
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United States
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If someone touched the face, I would be more concerned with skin oils than rub or wear.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Take a random mint state coin and touch it, you won't see any difference. Then look at it a few years later to see if a fingerprint has developed. |
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