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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jaceravone, post: 1683077, member: 9474&quot;]What I was trying to educate collectors was on this quote, &quot;well how would something like this happen to a coin thats not supposed to be&nbsp;&nbsp; touched by bare hands&quot;, and to try and clarify things.&nbsp; This is no rule that says a proof coin should not be touched by bare hands.&nbsp; In may instances collectors chose not to touch their proof coins with bare hands for fear of imparting a fingerprint onto the coin.&nbsp; The original quote, unless I took it out of context, implied that damage should never occur to a proof coin because they all should be held with cotton gloves and all I am saying is, that is not what makes a coin a proof.&nbsp; Using gloves or not does not change a coin from a proof to a busines strike.&nbsp; A proof is a proof no matter what you do to it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Protecting your coins buy wearing cotton gloves or leaving the coins in the plastic holders helps reduce the risk of damage and that it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I stopped wearing cotton gloves a long time ago.&nbsp; Once you learn to comfortably handle and hold a proof coin, you will soon realize that cotton gloves are unnecessary.&nbsp; Some may even argue that the cotton threads could impart damage to a coin if it isn&#039;t handled properly. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I hope this helped a bit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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