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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 2845016, member: 15929&quot;]I only use cotton gloves when handling proofs to put them into a Dansco. Latex Gloves, for me, is over kill and usually with &quot;over kill&quot;, coin handling gets complacent and you end up dropping one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Acetone and CnClad coins work quite well together since CnClad coins are really, really hard.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have taken a Q-Tip and forcefully rubbed a 1970-S Washington Quarter without leaving any marks at all. BUT, if you play with a snake, eventually you&#039;ll get bitten.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin handling needs to be deliberate and precise. Whatever methods you choose is up to you! The only time I really damaged a coin was when I took an X-Acto blade to some corrosion on the coin using my microscope. It wasn&#039;t pretty but I had to know if that stuff would scrape off of a CnClad IKE. It didn&#039;t.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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