Collectible U.S. and coin coins should always be held by their edges between your thumb and forefinger. This will protect the surfaces and design elements of the coins from the natural salts, acids and oils in fingers values or palms which can be corrosive to coins over time. In fact, many experienced collectors prefer to use soft U.S. cotton gloves when handling coin their coins. Holding your coin over a values soft surface, such as U.S. a clean, dry towel is also a good idea. The soft surface is less likely to damage a dropped coin coin than a hard table or desktop. Cleaning is not recommended. Cleaning can permanently damage a coin''s values surface, thereby reducing and U.S. possibly totally destroying its numismatic value. An expert can easily spot a cleaned coin and will usually stay clear of it.

Collectible coins should always be held by their edges between your thumb and forefinger. This will protect the surfaces and design coin elements of the coins from the natural salts, acids and oils in fingers or palms which can be corrosive values to coins over time. In fact, U.S. many experienced collectors prefer to use soft cotton gloves when handling their coins. Holding coin and values your coin over a soft surface, such as a clean, dry towel is also a good idea. The soft surface is less likely to damage a dropped coin than a hard table or desktop. Cleaning is not recommended. Cleaning can permanently damage a coin''s surface, thereby reducing and possibly totally destroying its numismatic value. An expert can easily spot a cleaned coin and will usually stay clear of it.

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