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Valued Member
United States
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For those worried about germs, here are the top three germ commonly used residences:
1. Telephone
2. Door Knob
3. Keyboard
How many of you use those everyday WITHOUT gloves?
One of the germiest places in the world is Amusement Park Handrails, both in line and on the ride itself. How many of you use those handrails and then eat a hot dog or hamburger? If you got sick the last time you went to an amusement park, it isn't because it got cold when the sun went down, it is because you rode the roller coaster and then ate that hot pretzel.
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Moderator
 United States
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 There is a theory that our "war on germs" is responsible for the increasing incidences of allergies in children these days. The immune system never learns anything; it gets "bored" and says "Look, a peanut!" |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't use gloves...I just wash my hands afterward.
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United States
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 http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/...er99/?action view current Glove.jpg target _blank gt lt img src http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/...99/Glove.jpg border 0 alt Photobucket gt [/url]" border="0" style='cursor:default' onClick='doimage(this,event)'> This is a pic of a glove that was used to search 6 rolls of cents .I use gloves when roll searching not only to protect myself but also the coins. Germs is not my big concern, but its the heavy metal exposure. Remember anything in moderation like pocket change may not hurt you but searching 1000's of coins a week over years cant be very good for you. Seeking:Ounce of prevention Rainman  |
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United States
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I definitely wear gloves - more so to help keep my hands cleaner and easier to wash rather than to protect against germs. There are probably more germs on one toilet seat in a well used public restroom than in all the rolls you will ever hunt through.
-- Boris
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's too hard to handle the masses of coins with gloves on....it only slows me down, I work real fast.
Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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United States
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Your skin, if unbroken, is a pretty good barrier for germs/viruses. It's pretty unlikely you'll catch anything just from touching a coin. It's what you touch after you touch the coins that matter.
I'm a PC tech so I touch other people's keyboards all the time. I've come up with a good set of rules when doing this, and I just graft them onto the coin sorting process.
1) Consider the object contaminated.
2) Consider that your hands are now contaminated.
3) Once the hand is contaminated, it should not go anywhere near the face, including nose, mouth, or eyes.
4) Keep track of other objects you've touched and plan on wiping them down after you are done.
5) After finishing, washing with soap and water is good. In a pinch, those waterless hand sanitizers are great (especially at the coin show after digging thru the bargain bin!)I recommend Germ-X.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No gloves. Clean up with soap and water and a fingernail brush.
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Valued Member
United States
325 Posts |
no gloves for me, but for handling other coins I got some from a pharmacist that are alot better than the thin cotton ones.
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Valued Member
United States
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None for ME, just a good wash when done. HH Mark
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United States
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No gloves for me! I just wash my hands really well when I'm done.
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Pillar of the Community
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I do not use gloves. I have noticed however that the liquid soap does a much better job of cleaning than a bar of soap.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Paper currency is far more likely to contain live germs than coins. They simply don't survive without moisture and there isn't much to stick to on a coin.
It is a good idea to practice basic hygiene all the time and coins do have contaminants other than just germs that are best avoided.
The advice in the thread looks excellent to me.
A little OT but if you're looking through BU coins you should wash your hands before you start or wear gloves. The oils from your hands can ruin coins. Turn your head to sneeze.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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US coins by their very nature are poor places for germs to live. This is because of the copper that makes up at least a portion of all United States coins. Pennies are especially safe since their encased in a layer of almost pure copper. Silver coins have similar anti microbal effects. The only united states coin you would find any miccrobes on is the steel penny, but these are not usually found in rolls anyway. -XoG
Edited by XavierOfGreen
03/25/2009 6:33 pm
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United States
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No gloves for me, just wash em when I'm done
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