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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 205451, member: 112"]They don't, they sell cotton gloves so people can handle them correctly without getting body oils on the coins. It has nothing to do with albums. When it comes to using albums for coins, all you have to do is think for minute. What is the number one rule that any coin collector learns ? You can look it up in a hundred books or you can look it up on a thousand web sites - but the rule is always the same. And that is - never touch the surface of your coins. Now, ask yourself a question - how do you get a coin into an album without touching the surface ? Answer - you don't, it's impossible. When albums were first designed and created they were made for one reason and only one reason - to allow coin collectors assemble their coins in a manner in which they could view them all. But at the time - the 1930's - 99.9% of all collectors got their coins from their pocket change. Coin albums were designed to place circulated coins into. And if touched the surface of a circulated coin - so what ? You got it out of your pocket didn't you ? But in todays world, because collecting by albums became popular, people are placing flawless Proofs and brilliant uncirculated coins into albums that were never designed with the intention of holding such coins. And why ? Because even back then the number one rule was the same as it today - don't touch the surface of your coins ! Unless of course they are well circulated.[/QUOTE]