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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 1638816, member: 4626&quot;]Gloves are just fine, so long as your hands are clean and dry, and so are the gloves.&nbsp; Even with the gloves on, only hold the coins by the edge.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never had problems handling coins this way, even proofs when I had to put them in airtights or mylar flips for submission.</p><p><br /></p><p>No matter how careful you think you are, holding coins with your bare hands is always a bad idea.&nbsp; And you&#039;re never as careful as you think you are.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;ve never heard of any professionals or collectors holding coins with gloves I&#039;m not sure which ones you&#039;ve talked to.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never heard of anyone with any kind of experience in handling coins <i>not</i> using gloves.&nbsp; But you&#039;re right that gloves shouldn&#039;t give you a false sense of security (any more than wearing a seat belt means you don&#039;t have to be careful while driving); even with gloves on you should handle coins carefully and only hold them by the edges.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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