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Originally Posted by dprice7  Doug said earlier in this post that you should use cotton gloves and now he is saying they will scratch the coin? Which is it? |
If you read my post and keep them within the intended context it is quite easy to understand for there is quite a difference between using cotton gloves to hold a coin by the edge and touching the surface of the coin with cotton gloves.
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I agree with Drusus. Cotton gloves will never hurt a circulated coin.
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I agree with that as well, in fact if you read one of my earlier comments you will see that say gloves are not even necessary for circulated coins, I say to just pick them up.
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Would I use cotton gloves on a proof and touch the face- no that would scratch it. Cotton gloves on the edge only.
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While you and I agree with this it appears that Dru does not. Dru says flat out that soft cotton gloves cannot scratch the metal surface of a coin just by touching it.
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I apply mineral oil to all my mint state coins first and this eliminates this issue. The moderators will disagree with this (which is why I don't post on this site as much as I find this annoying and ignorant of basic chemistry). I used to use 100% white petroleum-Vasoline in the past, but mineral oil seems more appropriate after further educating myself and trial and error. This nearly removes any friction issues ....
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OK, let's be a little bit more specific here. This application of mineral oil or Vaseline to mint state coins - are you claiming that Conder101 or any of the other "big dogs" recommend this practice ? And specifically what MS coins are you talking about ?
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I agree with every post Dru has written and disagree with nearly every counter agruement Doug or others have made.
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You mean except the one where Dru says that cotton gloves will not scratch the metal of a coin ?
