Fun Facts And Strange Habits

I was my hands before, during, and after all coin activities.

If you wish to examine a coin with any sort of lustre, best to have the coin protected in some way or other.

Curiously, the handling of most ancient coins does not need gloves. Nevertheless, all of my ancient coins are in 2x2's mainly for identification purposes, but protection from damage or wear is still a good idea.

I have never used gloves, but all of my more valuable modern coins in MS64 and better are encapsulated, but none of them are slabbed.

Ultra...welcome to Club Normal

JSW, I am a bit quirky when it comes to photographing coins in my collection.

I only save coins I like to look at, first of all. That said, not all the coins I save are beautiful, or even necessarily attractive. But when I decide to keep one, it stays in "limbo" until I get it photographed. Imagine, cigar boxes and jewelry boxes full of coins in half-stapled flips that got their portrait, but I didn't like it.. and do not forget the coins sitting out all over the desk (in 2x2's, or maybe next to them) still waiting for pics.. my husband has been a collector for about 40 years, so, all those vulnerable coins sitting so still somehow manage to spark enormous tension between us. I just can't put them away until I have the perfect picture. What can I say, I am an artist.

Nice one!

JSW, I am also a germaphobe. I'm constantly washing my hands and using sanitizer when I can't. While I'm handling coins, like jbuck, I wash my hands before, during and after. I however, love holding coins in my hands.

Can't find the thread, but there was a thread with a title like Guess What Caused This Artificial Toning or something like that. Probably within 6 months or so after I joined if you are wanting to search it, it is worth the hunt.

Anyway, monster toned coin.

Lots of guesses.

Turns out the guys infant daughter ate the coin.

He is going to save it for a souvenir for her when she is an adult from what I recall.

Good thread.

To answer your question Parklane, while this particular coin was quite well cleaned, I am sure that had more to do with the, uh, packaging his daughter delivered it in than anything.

Beautiful toner though.

Not sure what his daughter will think knowing that she made that. Better than a lumpy clay coffee mug I guess, but probably embarrassing for the daughter when she gets to that age.

Now that I think about it, fairly certain I posted on that thread.