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Rest in Peace
United States
3039 Posts |
Does anyone wear gloves while roll hunting. You know, the plastic examination gloves or even fabric gloves. I think I'm going to start due to the unsanitary aspect of roll hunting, especially cents. Besides the crud present on a lot of the coins, think of what toilet or sewer they may have been retrieved from. Those that have handled the coins before you may have ciughed or spit upon them, coating them with heaven knows what kind of germs. YUK. Sorry to bring up this aspect of the hobby but it's always better to be safe rather than sorry.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
781 Posts |
if I'm going through a lot of cents, i'll put on some latex gloves just to keep my hands from getting too stinky. I don't generally wear gloves if I'm roll hunting halves or nickels.
A good hand washing with hot water and a good soap is usually more than adequate before resuming eating and any other hand related activities.
Edited by jedichef
03/05/2009 01:10 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1931 Posts |
I wear cotton gloves as I am allergic to latex. I am sure the latex gloves offer better grip though for others. I agree with the germaphobic side of the roll hunting myself. never know where this stuff has been.
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Valued Member
United States
164 Posts |
I wear cotton gloves that are quite comfortable, And though coins do carry a lot of germs, I main reason I wear them is because I heard the sweat on your fingers (How little there may be) can get on your coins and tarnish them, wether this was true or not I decided not to take that chance, and shield myself from the germs anyway.
I tried wearing latex gloves, but they are uncomfortable and make my hands sweat too much, though they do give a great grip on the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3294 Posts |
I don't wear gloves. As far as the germ aspect goes, inside a coin roll is a fairly poor environment for germs so unless the roll was created yesterday, or there is a lot of moisture or sticky residue on the coins, they aren't likely to make you sick.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6326 Posts |
Some exposure to germs is actually healthy for your immune system. But no, I don't wear gloves for roll searching for whatever reason. THE SHOPPING CART AT THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE......NOW "THAT" IS A GERMAPHOBE"S NIGHTMERE ! You can bring home some nasties off of that handle !....  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2600 Posts |
CRYING!? There's no crying in baseball, and no gloves in roll searching. At least, not for us "Manly men".  Jim |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6326 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1807 Posts |
Edited by rockdude
03/05/2009 10:24 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1026 Posts |
I just wash my hands about three times when done with a good soap.
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Moderator
 United States
187654 Posts |
No gloves for searching (only use them for putting proofs in albums), but I do wash my hands at regular intervals.
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Valued Member
United States
311 Posts |
I wash my hands between roll-searching and eating. Dip any "keepers" in acetone to reduce oil/crud, then use gloves to put them in the holders/album from there.
Immune system: use it or lose it!
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Moderator
United States
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I don't use gloves to search rolls of Lincoln cents unless they are UNC rolls,all I do is wash my hands with an antibacterial soap after I'm done searching. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1179 Posts |
No gloves. I rely on the cheetoh buildup on my fingers to keep me safe!  |
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Valued Member
United States
128 Posts |
I don't wear any gloves. I just wash my hands after I am don roll hunting. It may not be a bad idea though as my hands do get pretty dirty after going through a box.
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Moderator
United States
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No gloves. I rely on the cheetoh buildup on my fingers to keep me safe! Now that would be an opportunity to find some "red" cents! |
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Posted 03/05/2009 01:00 am
