How to Handle Gold Coins

Gold coins as any other coins should be handled with care. The best way is to wear gloves, it can be any kind of cotton soft surface gloves, but you can also find on the market some specialized gloves for handling coins (click here to view some).

If you don't have gloves, you still can hold a coin, but do it holding on the edge preferably with two fingers. Try not to touch the surface of the coin. Human fingers will leave greasy marks on the surface, which may be not visible at first, but later they can develop into quite nasty stains. The same goes for placing your coin on your palm.

Keep also in mind that gold is very soft metal and is very easy to scratch, so if you accidentally rub the surface of a proof gold coin with a piece of rough cloth, there is chance that you scratch it, leaving at first not visible marks, which may develop into smears and become visible later.

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