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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;neuron, post: 17897, member: 1424&quot;]Hi everyone,</p><p>I am pretty new to coin collecting.&nbsp; On a recent visit to my girlfriend&#039;s family, I spent a few hours with her father checking out his sweet collection.&nbsp; When we visited my parents shortly thereafter, I asked if they had any old coins laying around, and if they would like to &quot;donate&quot; them to me.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> To my surprise, my parents had a hoarde of old coins stashed away, including some gold and a boxful of foreigns!&nbsp; I ended up sacrificing a 1911 gold $20 piece in really nice condition to my brother, along with a sweet 1929 gold $2.5 piece, so that I could obtain the rest of the pieces.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t had much time to look and evaluate, but my favorite is a 1856 $2.5 gold piece that looks to be in very nice condition, and is quite striking to my eye.&nbsp; There are also some really neat foreign coins from my mom&#039;s grandmother, and I have no idea as to where many of them come from, and certainly no idea as to how much they&#039;re worth.&nbsp; Looks like I need to buy a Krause book?&nbsp; That seems to be the standard for foreign coin identification, from what I&#039;ve read.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whoops, I am way off my intended topic... just wanted to share my new enthusiasm with you!&nbsp; Oh BTW, I made my brother promise to get his pieces graded and slabbed, and to not touch the surfaces!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, here are my odd questions:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Are there any lighting conditions that I should be aware of that could be damaging to coins?&nbsp; That is, should I keep them out of direct sunlight, for example?&nbsp; I can&#039;t think of any good reason to do so, but I want to make certain before I put anything on display.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Are there certain glove materials that would be more damaging to coins?&nbsp; I have latex gloves in my lab that I was planning on using for handling the coins, but I want to know if these would be problematic.&nbsp; Should I buy some cotton gloves instead, or some other fabric, or doesn&#039;t it even matter?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your help!&nbsp; I look forward to utilizing this community as I begin my new hobby!</p><p><br /></p><p>~neuron[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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