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Valued Member
United States
424 Posts |
for the past several years I have used powder free latex gloves when I have handled my coins. The main part of my collection is modern US coins from mint and proof sets. So far I have had no negative results form this handling, but I do wonder what sort of long term effects there might be. What do my fellow CCF members use? By handling I mean removing them from their OGP and pressing them into a Dansco album. |
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Valued Member
United States
398 Posts |
Cotton gloves for the really nice ones, otherwise just handle the normal circulated coins without gloves by their edges!
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12808 Posts |
I have and use cotton gloves for some coins but a problem with cotton is they absorb/collect oils and dirt, so you have to make sure you're using clean gloves otherwise you're not protecting your coins. Oh, and the cheap ones are sewn for a child's hands. I have to struggle to get them on my fingers, which are admittedly thick but not tree trunks.
I use both latex and nitrile gloves in cooking and woodworking. They each have their purpose. Nitrile gloves are good for those with latex allergies, but they're not skin tight like latex gloves are. I really don't think short-term exposure from anything in latex gloves will harm coins but I can't prove it and I'll let the experts comment. But IMO the worst thing that could happen is oil transfer from glove to coin,
Nitrile gloves don't break down like latex does and are non-allergenic so if you're paranoid, use nitrile instead of latex. They're very cheap at your big box home improvement center.
Note - nitrile gloves can be baggy making it difficult to grip coins.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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First let me say this; I not a fan at all taking a proof coin out of OGP and pressing them into an album. they are now exposed to the air and whatever other elements there are where you store your albums. I know a lot of guys do this because it's a convenient way of displaying your proofs. but I come from the very old school and leave them in the OGP. Secondly , when I handle gem bu coins I always wear white cotton gloves.
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Valued Member
United States
398 Posts |
I bust open proof sets but none of much value ..... I do like convience of looking at in an album .....
As for gloves, I buy mine from wizard supply and assume they are correct glove for coins .... They are white cotton .....
I'll also use a soft microfiber towel, if the coin needs a resting spot before going into album!
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Valued Member
United States
467 Posts |
I bust them open in the past for Danscos, but am moving towards CAPs albums.
I use white cotton gloves. My main problem with the white cotton gloves is that the tips of the glove on each finger keep edging up past the end of my finger-- then they get caught beneath the coin when I am trying to place it in anything. I constantly have to pull the cotton back down firmly to be close to my skin again.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
856 Posts |
I use my bare hands. My coins are over 360 years old. Like this one:  A bit more handling after they have been in collections for generations isn't going to do them any harm. Though I do my best to just handle them by the edges.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I very rarely use gloves. I found I'm more prone to dropping coins with gloves on. With a lot of experience you'll discover you don't really need them. However, pressing coins into albums is not something I do either.
If I do feel a coin may have been compromised by possible touching, I simply give it a good rinse with acetone before storing.
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01/15/2016 3:37 pm
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 United States
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I not a fan at all taking a proof coin out of OGP... they are now exposed to the air and whatever other elements there are where you store your albums They are just as exposed when leaving them in the OGP, which are not air-tight. Better protection comes by removing them from the OGP and placing in air tight capsules. |
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New Member
United States
8 Posts |
I keep mine in those little coin holders that you put into like a binder or something. Some of my recent jefferson's and wheaties I keep in a container that has sections.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Never used gloves on or for coins. Just my bare hands and or pliers. If they don't go into a slot in my Whitman Album, just hit it with a hammer. Never leave coins in those TPG slabs either. Burn them out with a Torch and right into the Album.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
558 Posts |
@CelticKnot - ya know what they say about a man who has thick fingers, right?!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12808 Posts |
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@CelticKnot - ya know what they say about a man who has thick fingers, right?! Yes, I've heard that it means his IQ is enormous. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
946 Posts |
When I crack a coin out of a slab to put into a album I usually leave the coin right in the plastic holder,pull out the plastic tab from my album and ill bend the coin out of the plastic piece and right into its respective hole in the album,if the coin needs a nudge to go into place I use the same piece of the plastic the coin came out of and give it a press down. Don't even need to touch any coins really and its all over and done with in a matter of 20 seconds.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
558 Posts |
161 & a Scorpio, so I heard.
#sapiosexual
#Neologisim #selfproclaimedneologist
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Valued Member
Sweden
135 Posts |
Always with unwashed hands after eating a big piece of greasy pizza.
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Posted 01/15/2016 03:54 am
