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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 2992429, member: 90692&quot;]Rachel...every time you handle a roll of coins you risk damaging them.&nbsp; The high points of both sides will rub together and eventually cause &quot;coin roll damage&quot;.&nbsp; Use white cotton gloves and get them into&nbsp; flips or better.</p><p><br /></p><p>I always open every roll to find that MS66 hidden inside.&nbsp; That satisfies the &quot;discovery&quot; angle.</p><p><br /></p><p>More importantly, my numismatic &quot;mission&quot;, if you take my meaning, is preservation.&nbsp; The value of a coin?&nbsp; Not so much.&nbsp; Knowing I have single-handedly rescued from circulation a deserving coin is a great motivator and helps continue my interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Every day I see coins that have suffered the ravages of time, from Indian Heads to wheat ears.&nbsp; Just yesterday I got a 1987 zincoln in change that looks like it just left the mint.&nbsp; No wear, beautiful luster, brand-spankin&#039; new coin red color...a deserving coin that is now in at least a flip.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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