Wearing Gloves When Handling Coins

I used to use cotton but switched to latex not long ago. It gives me way better control of the coin and no possibility of scratching.

Non-latex gloves are made of nitrile or chloroprene (two most common types). The only real difference between the two is chemical resistivity and elasticity. They are available in several colors depending on the manufacturer- white,blue, green, purple.

I remember I used to have a 54 Olds Super 88 brand new. I modified the heck out of that car and one thing I did was make sure I had seat covers on the seats at all times. Eventually I sold that car. The seats under the seat covers were like new. I saw that car several years later and the seats were all ripped, dirty and had all kinds of stuff on them. the car had dents, scratches and rust. I realized I am saving stuff for someone else to distroy or enjoy. The moral of that story is I never wear gloves when handling any coins and that includes proofs, uncirs, etc. I'm very old and if a coin ends up with my finger prints on it in a few hundred years and I'm still here, then I'll feel bad. But for now, no gloves.