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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;icerain, post: 1565803, member: 34514&quot;]Since I began as a coin collector, I have heard many experienced collectors say to handle a coin by the edge. Don&#039;t touch the surface as it may damage the coin, and many other things. As a paper currency collector the only thing I&#039;ve heard was to wash your hands before touching the note. Well, that got me wondering since recently I have noticed two things.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. When I put my notes in holders, I&#039;m constantly touching the surface of the note with my fingers. Will this leave fingerprints on the note? And since you can&#039;t technically hold a bill by its edges, is it safe to hold it by one end? Its a bit unnerving to slightly bend the note or watch it sag towards the middle. Which leads me to the 2nd thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. I recently saw a dealer who I won&#039;t mention his name since I heard he is quite popular. Handle his notes pretty harshly. He was feeling each note and running his fingers back and forth on them. I&#039;m guessing that this is okay since his hands might be clean? </p><p><br /></p><p>Basically I want to know if there is really a proper way to handle notes besides washing your hands. The only other alternative I can think of is to wear cotton gloves, which I really don&#039;t like.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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