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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 717110, member: 13650"]I'd like to see this done. I've never been able to do such a thing. I just stuck a bunch more buffalo nickels in one and some went in very tight.</p><p><br /></p><p> As for pushing them in, I wear the cheap cotton gloves so you don't get a finger print on them. I know people say you still alter the surface but I've never been able to tell the difference under a loupe, after pushing MS halves in them. Just push them straight in. Don't slide your finger across the surface. For circulated coins, it's even less of a worry. They rode around in someone's pocket for years. I'm not going to worry about pushing them in with gloves on. Proofs though, you'd want to be very careful.</p><p><br /></p><p> As far as sliding plastic over them, there's a very simple solution. You push them all the way down in to the back slide and then never move the back slide. Only slide out the top one and you never rub over the surfaces.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 717110, member: 13650"]I'd like to see this done. I've never been able to do such a thing. I just stuck a bunch more buffalo nickels in one and some went in very tight. As for pushing them in, I wear the cheap cotton gloves so you don't get a finger print on them. I know people say you still alter the surface but I've never been able to tell the difference under a loupe, after pushing MS halves in them. Just push them straight in. Don't slide your finger across the surface. For circulated coins, it's even less of a worry. They rode around in someone's pocket for years. I'm not going to worry about pushing them in with gloves on. Proofs though, you'd want to be very careful. As far as sliding plastic over them, there's a very simple solution. You push them all the way down in to the back slide and then never move the back slide. Only slide out the top one and you never rub over the surfaces.[/QUOTE]
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