What we should have said?
stuart
> New to coin collecting. Does the value of a coin deminish if you
> remove a coin from the plastic holder to put into an album or
> folder.
Hi pudgy,
To best help you it is necessary to gather some information, then our
resident experts can point you in the right direction.
What type of plastic holder is the coin in? Is it the soft plastic
where the coin is easily removed; one of the hard plastic holders you
get at a coin shop; perhaps it is a coin from a Proof Set where other
coins are attached in plastic as well. Or possibly a professionally
graded coin where the coin is encapsulated in plastic in such a way
that to extract it would require a vice grip and some type of
implement to crack the plastic open in order to release the coin.
Speaking generally if a coin is handled properly its value will not be
diminshed by virtue of having been handled. However, you mention
putting the coin into an album or folder. If it is the type of folder
where one side of the coin will not be visible, almost without
exception, the coin will experience some type of oxidation, possibly
changing the coins appearance quite dramatically. If it is the type of
album with the sliding soft plastic overlay on both sides of the coin,
be very careful when sliding the soft plastic back and forth over the
coin as that can leave what are called hairline scratches. Obviously
if a coin was very valuable to begin with because of its high state of
preservation and then acquires hairline scratches it could lose a
large portions of its original value.
But all in all, if you provide some basic information about the coin
itself the guys here can make a better determination for you if its
the type of item that can be safely handled by a newbie without risk
of harming the coins value with casual handling for the sake of
display purposes.
Bruce Remick
"stuart" <stuart...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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When I replied to him, I thought his concern was more about his coin
automatically losing its value if removed from its plastic holder, not as a
result of being handled thereafter. Assuming that the holder in question is
a TPG slab (and without going into ratings of the various slabbers), I
suggested that the coin's potential value and as "raw" might indeed be
reduced if he wanted to resell it at some point, especially if the coin had
been graded as MS. If reselling is not a factor, and if breaking the coin
out of its slab better serves his needs, then I said to "go for it". But
you're right in that if the poster had offered more specific details, he
might have received a more specific answer. He still could.
sgt23
> "stuart" <stuart.se...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Speaking of handling coins. Where might someone with say larger hands
go about finding gloves to fit his hands. The glove they say fit all
at the coin shops always tend too break and they never fit my hands
right. Where would I go about getting larger size gloves ment for
handling coins?
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>> > On Dec 18, 12:04 pm, Pudgy <jkraft...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> remove =A0a coin from the plastic holder =A0to put into an album or
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>> result of being handled thereafter. =A0Assuming that the holder in questi=
>on is
>> a TPG slab (and without going into ratings of the various slabbers), I
>> reduced if he wanted to resell it at some point, especially if the coin h=
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>> been graded as MS. =A0If reselling is not a factor, and if breaking the c=
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>> out of its slab better serves his needs, then I said to "go for it". =A0 =
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>Speaking of handling coins. Where might someone with say larger hands
>go about finding gloves to fit his hands. The glove they say fit all
>at the coin shops always tend too break and they never fit my hands
>right. Where would I go about getting larger size gloves ment for
>handling coins?
check classic bookseller sites. also hospital supply.
sgt23
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Thanks
Lorrie S.
shops always tend too break and they never fit my hands
right. Where would I go about getting larger size >gloves ment forhandling
coins?
When I go in a coin shop, I handle the coins with my bare hands and if the
shop owner complains, I simply tell them to fuck off and leave without
spending anything.
mazorj
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On Dec 20, 12:39 am, some...@some.domain wrote:
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> <8ec07a51-58b8-45f3-839c-32af29056...@m12g2000vbp.googlegroups.com>,
> sgt23 <bravesfandevo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> >Speaking of handling coins. Where might someone with say larger
> >hands
> >go about finding gloves to fit his hands. The glove they say fit
> >all
> >at the coin shops always tend too break and they never fit my hands
> >right. Where would I go about getting larger size gloves ment for
> >handling coins?
>
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< Thanks
I bought a box of blue nitrile (rubber-like) gloves in large that fit
my big mitts. IIRC it was at Costco. I haven't seen anything saying
that nitrile is not good for coins. They provide a better grip than
cotton so you don't have to use a lot of pressure to hold a coin by
the edges.
Gary
> When I go in a coin shop, I handle the coins with my bare hands and if the
> shop owner complains, I simply tell them to fuck off and leave without
> spending anything.
You are a very rude person. Most coin shops would have the better
coins in protective
holders but even an inexpensive coin that is NOT YOURS should be
handled properly and
with respect. What coin shops even allow you in?
Lorrie S.
you in?
Mostly the ones owned by Jews. All I have to do is fan out a bunch of $100
bills and they roll out the red carpet. Then I proceed to lowball them on
every coin I see until they tell me to get the hell outta their store.
Gary
> "Gary" <garydorman8...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in What coin shops even allow
Who are you?? Why are you disrupting this coin chat group?
Mark B.
disrupting this coin chat group?
Is that how you reply to a legitimate answer?
He asked me about coin shops.
C'mon Gary, let's get back on topic.
Let's get back to coins.