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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jaceravone, post: 1683070, member: 9474&quot;]Your reference that you chose was a Yahoo Q&amp;A reference and you picked the first answer that you saw, but if you read further you would see that this very discussion that we are having is the same that continued on this Yahoo post.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This is a quote directly from the mints web site. <a href="https://answers.usmint.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/177/related/1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://answers.usmint.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/177/related/1" rel="nofollow">https://answers.usmint.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/177/related/1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The term &quot;<i>proof&quot;</i> refers to the coin&#039;s finish. Proof coins are the finest quality of coin produced by the United States Mint. Their frosted, sculpted foregrounds give them a special &quot;cameo&quot; effect, created by the exacting proofing process. United States Mint proof coins shimmer with brilliant, mirror-like background surfaces and frosted foregrounds. Proof blanks are specially treated, hand-polished, and cleaned to ensure high-quality strikes. The blanks are then fed into presses fitted with specially polished dies and struck at least twice. <span style="color: #FF0000">The coins are then carefully packaged to showcase and preserve their exceptional finish</span>. </p><p><br /></p><p>As the above highlighted states, this is the reason why people use gloves when packing these coins.&nbsp; Which in my oppion propels the myth that proof coins are not touched by bare hands.&nbsp; Maybe at mint they are not touched by bare hands, but this does not preclude them from ever being touched by bare hands.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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