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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Neal, post: 25485231, member: 43872&quot;]As mentioned above, hold them by the edge carefully (don&#039;t drop!) with clean hands, even when going through rolls.&nbsp; You never know what you might find, and you wouldn&#039;t want to regret fingerprints on a nice roll find.&nbsp; For proof coins I try not to touch them at all, and if I must then with clean, soft cloth, still only by the edges, with no wiping or rubbing.&nbsp; Fortunately for the coin pictured, copper nickel is probably the least subject to such damage of all commonly collected coin metals.&nbsp; But that is not to say they are immune, and it is best to just get in the habit of edges only.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This does have one downside.&nbsp; I have collected for so long that I find myself cringing when a cashier reaches into a change drawer and touches the face of the change. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>