Nice Coin Handling...not

Actually, with old copper like that and especially true for ancient coins, it's not that big of a deal to handle them like that. I wouldn't try smearing my finger prints deliberately all over the surfaces but the surfaces that already have that type of patina/toning aren't going to be harmed when handled with the flat of the hand. Ancient coin collectors HATE slabs, generally speaking, and strive to be able to hold their ancient coins in their hands.

It just seems to me like an old antique silver pot that a dealer is going to sell, and he uses it to cook his family dinner.

I've been blasted more than once via email for this transgression tryin to get a good photo.my fingers are cupped so as the coin is not laying flat,still I see no big deal on coins that have problems or are lower grade as every handler was not wearing gloves as the coin wore its way from ms60 - vg8,etc.it seems odd to me to see a damaged/corroded green copper being held with coin gloves unless they are protecting their hands from the coin..recently gave my oldest grandson a nice ag+ 1800 large cent and I just couldnt tell him-its yours but you cant touch it unless you're wearing gloves

Dr. William Sheldon. He wrote a book on Large Cents using his own numbering system called Sheldon Varieties consisting of around 300 different varieties. The book is quite famous and is called "Penny Whimsy." You will often see Large Cents in holders with S-3 or S-2c or similar designations, that is the Sheldon variety number.

The "Sheldon scale" is the grading scale we use in numismatics today Grades 1-70 where Poor is 1 and a perfect coin (theoretically impossible) would be MS70.
(Though MS70 is given out today by TPG's in modern coins, I am not in agreement with them on that practice.