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<p>[QUOTE="Andrew McCabe, post: 4502235, member: 90666"]I disagree with about 80% of the comments on this thread, and I've been collecting high end ancients since the 1980s.</p><p><br /></p><p>I use trays (Abafils). Tray wear is kinda a myth unless you are shaking the trays like a gold prospector. Not only does handling ancients do them no harm, it's my belief that oils in hands actually protect and help patinate coins over time - just be careful not to fingerprint them. Trays are more beautiful for displaying coins and make handling them easier. Flip the coins once in a while so they patinate uniformly both sides. Collectors pay a LOT extra for so-called "cabinet tone". That implies trays.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Andrew McCabe, post: 4502235, member: 90666"]I disagree with about 80% of the comments on this thread, and I've been collecting high end ancients since the 1980s. I use trays (Abafils). Tray wear is kinda a myth unless you are shaking the trays like a gold prospector. Not only does handling ancients do them no harm, it's my belief that oils in hands actually protect and help patinate coins over time - just be careful not to fingerprint them. Trays are more beautiful for displaying coins and make handling them easier. Flip the coins once in a while so they patinate uniformly both sides. Collectors pay a LOT extra for so-called "cabinet tone". That implies trays.[/QUOTE]
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