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100% Cotton gloves what brand do you use?
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Trying to decide what brand to buy but many seem to be made in China. And I am not sure if that is an issue or not.
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I've never used any type of gloves handling coins. Why would you use them? I believe I have better control of coins using my bare hands.
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Just as a precaution when transferring my coins from cardboard Mylar 2 by 2 to Saflips (Mylar). Guess I could just do it with my hands instead.
Didn’t you have a thread about this a couple weeks ago? I would avoid cotton gloves, but if you insist I’d look for the thinnest, softest material that doesn’t hinder dexterity too much.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1114009/what-are-the-best-gloves-to-handle-raw-silver-coins#latest
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I've worked in labs for most of my career. Early on, Latex glove manufacturers would put powder in their gloves. I think it aided in the manufacturing process (easier to get the glove off the mold) and was also billed as a way to deal with perspiration from having your hand in a glove for hours on end. Well, it turned out a significant portion of the population was allergic to: 1- the latex in the glove, or 2- the powder... or 3- both... Glove Manufacturers then offered "powder-free gloves" and for a while, were also offering thin cotton glove liners. I tried the cotton glove liners with both latex and (then new) nitrile gloves. Dexterity was... difficult. I worked in a Clinical Microbiology lab at the time, so sacrificing dexterity was a non-starter for me, it's a biosafety issue. Nitrile gloves offered the best solution... no powder, not latex, and some actually improved dexterity when wet (big plus!), and that's where we went...
But, we had a bunch of these cotton liners left over... I tried using them on coins, but... again... my dexterity suffered greatly and I risked dropping the coin. That, and I found myself inadvertently "wiping" the coin with the cotton glove in an effort to control it. So, I just practiced holding the coin by the edges and over a felt-lined tray. I have much more control that way, and if the unthinkable happens... it's over a felt-lined tray.
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The only time I use cotton gloves is when pressing a coin into an album. I don't even put them on, rather I just put one between the coin and my thumbprint.
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Wash your hands using warm water with a dishwashing detergent such as Dawn to remove any grease or skin oils from your hands and then handle your coins by their edges over a soft surface and you should be okay.
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I kinda do the same thing but rather then a glove, I use a fibercloth to keep my thumbprint off the coins.
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