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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 1787049, member: 307&quot;]The US Mint shared a Facebook post about starting people in coin collecting. I passed it on but before I did, I checked out the link for myself.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Long story short the US Mint suggests using cotton gloves to new collectors.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I thought about that for a minute and as I did I realized that I never use cotton gloves anymore. I haven&#039;t since the 1970s, and I&#039;m not necessarily sure that you should.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>First and foremost, in today&#039;s age of corner Walgreen&#039;s and boxes of either Latex, Nitrile or other disposable gloves readily accessible I don&#039;t understand why anyone would want to use cotton over and over. The disposable gloves are a much better idea provided you buy the ones with no powder as they are inert and sterile (for the purposes of looking at coins, at least).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Cotton will not only collect dirt and cross-contaminate coins over time, but it&#039;s even slightly abrasive quality is less than desirable on the surface of fragile coins like cameo proofs or high-end MS coins. Not to mention the potential of leaving lint behind on your coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So I ask: Have we turned a corner in numismatics where we no longer use cotton as our glove of choice? Are cotton gloves &quot;yesterday&#039;s technology&quot;? Should we advocate that people not use cotton gloves for coins anymore?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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