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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gxseries, post: 1800240, member: 4373&quot;]I&#039;ve been collecting coins for probably close to two decades. They can be fun - handled all kinds of metals from base metal iron, copper, zinc, to exotic metals such as tantalum and antimony.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve always like to handle coins raw as well as treat them with acetone when they are needed. It&#039;s only very recently that there are some coins that I have handled especially some of the older Chinese coins coins that I&#039;m starting to get nasty itches after handling them. Geez they must be loaded with some nasty metal - I just can&#039;t figure out what they are. I&#039;ve handled nickel and cobalt - most common metals to cause allergic reactions. I&#039;m suspecting there&#039;s traces mercury in them. I&#039;m sure you can develop such allergies late in life. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My food of thought is: how &quot;iron&quot;ic would it be for a coin collector not be able to handle coins in raw? Just thought it&#039;s a cruel twist for coin collectors to not be able to handle coins raw.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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