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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NeonBlurb, post: 2170798, member: 74855&quot;]Indeed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cool tour.</p><p><br /></p><p>Old thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have the same concern another poster mentioned: The people handling coins do not appear to be wearing gloves and the coin grading environment bears absoluely no resemblance to a cleanroom (eg: industrial sized tub of red vines).&nbsp; I also saw a video tour of the PCGS facility on YouTube.&nbsp; Again, no gloves.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is this really a good idea?</p><p><br /></p><p>If I&#039;m going to send off a copper/bronze coin which may be worth north of $500 to a TPG I&#039;m going to expect it to return free from skin oil, mayonnaise, and sealed in a slab free from cat hair.</p><p><br /></p><p>Operating a cleanroom type environment isn&#039;t cheap and having to gown up to go to work can be a bit annoying (I would know) but these coins aren&#039;t exactly replaceable.&nbsp; For all the freaking out that goes on about coins being cleaned or improperly cleaned, let&#039;s not make more reasons to have to clean coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do the other TPG grading offices operate in a similar manner?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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