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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Harryj, post: 394068, member: 14623&quot;]Almost everyone touches coins at one time or another, wash your hands good and dry them. You can purchase coin handling gloves, however I have found that your hands aren&#039;t as agile with them on and I usually wear one on my left hand and free up the right. There are many air tight holders on the market to protect your coins, I use them on my more valuable ones.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Not being an expert by all means, but I think most metals are porous to some extent, they will absorb some moisture and and elements of their immediate environment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As far as &quot;oiling &quot; coins goes; many people do it. I recently purchased a Flying Eagle from a reputable numismatist in my area and as he was searching for my coin he oiled several coins with mineral oil and gently wiped them. He is a contributor to the Redbook and Blue book. This wasn&#039;t a thousand dollar coin, however he oiled it and told me it wouldn&#039;t harm the coin. His website is the link below. I would however, stay away from the commercial coin dips, but thats just my thoughts. Seeing any of my coins with developing corrosion would make me think the same way you do.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.wspcoin.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wspcoin.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wspcoin.com/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Welcome to the forum and I would love to see pics of your 1909 S and 1908 S IHC&#039;s post pic&#039;s if you can.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Harry[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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