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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 2780344, member: 75799&quot;]Spot on answer [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER] . I might just add that a coin regardless proof or otherwise has a higher appreciation value if they are rarer. And proofs are often rarer. Also, touching a coin is absolutely avoided for reasons as you mentioned. Not withstanding protecting coins from the elements such as tarnish, scratch, chemical reactions fro humidity or acidic sweat etc. I used to collect common circulated coins but if u think about it, they end up being on a plastic box among other junk taking space a dime by th dozen. True there might be gems in circulated coins but you have better odds at striking a lottery. </p><p><br /></p><p>Proof doesn&#039;t always stay proof. Depending on where u stay and where u leave them, unless airtight moisture can tarnish them. But such tarnish are numimstically acceptable as the surface remains unaffected. Proofs are notoriously sensitive to touch and fingerprints sometimes appear many many years later[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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