Caring for Coins

There are some rigid rules that were put in place regarding how we care for the coins in our collection. There are a lot of things that can be done wrong, or that can go wrong, so I guess it only makes sense. There are some people who guard their coin collections with their life, and will not let a soul touch them, let alone get near them. They barely get to enjoy their coins. Ok, I’ll give them that if they are really, really old its fine. There are those others who have just average coins and won’t let you touch them.

When you have a coin collection, you want to be able to enjoy it. You want to be able to touch your coins, run your fingers over the ridges and in a way; these are your toys to play with. Caring for coins sometimes means you wear gloves, that you should be in such and such controlled environment, and that you wear a mask and loads of other things that in a way take the fun out of your coin collecting hobby.

I am not suggesting that you go and break out all your coins in protest, no. I am saying that once in a while, enjoy your coins. Share your collection; teach someone something about coins using yours as an example. Let them feel the coins. You never know, you just might convince someone to pick up coin collecting,

More seriously though, how you handle your coins will also teach you what not to do, and what to do. It’s all about learning new things about your coins.