I'm a newbie. Actual coins folks. That was not a euphemism. I have taken to buying two of any coin I have interest in. One to take out and play with occasionally, and one to keep sealed up. Of course any coin I buy with numismatic value I leave unmolested. Any coin I play with is and forever will be (I hope) worth melt value only. Is there anyone here with a similar perversion? How do ya'll satisfy said perversion? For instance, I enjoy Kennedy's and Franklins. I have one of each of no worth other than melt. These are the ones that I take out here and there to "play with" the others I buy because I like the toning, or key date remain left alone.
Have you ever tried Airtite's for your coins? You can hold them, turn them, see everything visually that a raw coin offers and even feel the weight. When I photograph them, I'll leave half the Airtite on to protect it, yet still eliminate surface glare or blemishes from the capsule itself. That would let you by fresh coins rather than duplicates with your money.
We had this discussion in another thread......I wouldnt bother to have coins if I couldnt feel them in my hands. They are aesthetically pleasing things to be enjoyed.
We engage all of our senses. One of the tests for counterfeits is the ring test: you balance the coin on your finger (or a pencil) and you tap it to hear it ring. Just the other day, discussing ancients with another technical writer, I put into her hands an Athenian Owl Tetradrachm c. 450 BCE and a Sinope didrachm c. 400BCE and I told her, "After 2500 years in the ground, there ain't much you can do by holding it." When I worked at Coin World, one of the other editors, Tori Stone-Moledor, taught me to smell coins for traces of alteration.
Ok, all of the posters I deleted a post, needs to read the rules. This is not your regular forum where suggestive comments or language can be used. The owner asks it to be kept at the level of a 1950 TV show. So please respect that. No further comments of that nature.
Strangely I do similar with some coins, I will buy a cull to handle and perhaps use as a pocket piece. Mostly however I have a preference to those old worn pieces of history, it is just something the new shiny coins lack
Mine was one of the posts deleted, and I apologize to the forum and those I may have offended. I should know better, I grew up watching '50s and '60s television. Paul
Actually, there are millions of coins with numismatic value that can be safely handled. A coin that's 2300-years-old is long past being bothered by fingerprints. Phillip II of Macedon AE17, 6.32g; Macedonia mint, 359-336 BC Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo left Rev.: FILIPPOU; horseman advancing right, E below Reference: Mionnet I 735
Hey did I just get reported or something? I thought I said something in this thread but now it's not here. If our replies are going to be poofed, we ought get an explanation, shouldn't we? I put a lot of thought into my posts, lol.
