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TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,623 ✭✭✭✭✭
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...because other people touched them and she is afraid of germs. What advice should I give her to convince her it's safe to have fun with coins ?

``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5

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  • FrankmasonFrankmason Posts: 51
    image
  • 13PacesEast13PacesEast Posts: 712 ✭
    can't sleep..... clowns will eat me.
    know what you don't know.

    hi, i'm tom.

    i do not doctor coins like some who post in here.

  • rgCoinGuyrgCoinGuy Posts: 7,478 ✭
    Uncirc and proof = No Germs, no human contact. image
    imageQuid pro quo. Yes or no?
  • krankykranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭
    If only there was some type of container that could be used to surround the coins... perhaps something made of clear plastic... that could be sealed... image

    New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.

  • WalmannWalmann Posts: 2,806 ✭
    Sounds like she may only handle certified ones. Are you certified too?
  • MesquiteMesquite Posts: 4,075 ✭✭✭
    2S2aC

    I googled bacteriology and coins in the hope of finding an article on coins. Did not find one (yet). I did find this.

    Not of much use for info, but I'm certain that info does exist out there.
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  • coindeucecoindeuce Posts: 13,496 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Tell her to have a talk with Monk.

    "Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
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  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    <What advice should I give her >

    Make an appointment with a shrink. That seems a bit obsessive. Coin collecting will help with the obsessive qualities of your friend
  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    Remind her that she's COVERED in germs (inside and out). She'll be so overwhelmed with the thought that her head will explode or she'll go on to live a normal life.




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  • slipgateslipgate Posts: 2,301 ✭✭
    There was a reason why baby spoons and silverware was made out of silver, apparently it has anti-germ qualities. I'm sure someone can find a reference for this.
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  • WTCGWTCG Posts: 8,940 ✭✭✭
    You can also get exposed to germs by touching anything, including yourself and by standing outside.
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  • ilikebuffaloesilikebuffaloes Posts: 711


    << <i>You can also get exposed to germs by touching anything, including yourself and by standing outside. >>



    Just don't touch yourself outside, you'll get arrested image
    I'd keep playing. I don't think the heavy stuff will be coming down for quite a while!
  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,930 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd say that if you're afraid to touch coins because
    of germs, not being able to be a coin collector is the
    LEAST of your problems.
    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.
  • jfoot13jfoot13 Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭
    buy her a nice selction of airtights and she can start a collection of coins found in the bottom of the washing machine... you can get a bag of popcorn and spend many a cheap night out at the laundry mat wondering what sort of treasures are to be uncovered when the cycle ends...... on those special nights you can seed the laundry with a couple dateless buffalo nickels or maybe some darkside stuff to expand her numismatic interestsimage
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  • jsfjsf Posts: 1,889
    "You can also get exposed to germs..., ...by standing outside."


    the answer is blowing in the wind...
  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭
    She sounds quite disturbed. Keep your distance or you may catch something.
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  • LibNickelBuffLibNickelBuff Posts: 54
    purell.
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  • HussuloHussulo Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭
    Did find this:

    http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/coins-found-to-harbour-mrsa-superbug-454459.html

    but it won't stop me collecting. image
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  • RedTigerRedTiger Posts: 5,608 ✭


    << <i>purell. >>



    Gloves.

    Paper money cleaning machines for the bills, ultrasonic jewelry cleaners for the coins.

    A mask will help too.
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  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,691 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Germs = toning
    You got your blue germs, your green germs, your red germs, etc.
    image

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  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>What advice should I give her to convince her it's safe to have fun with coins ? >>



    Nothing. Her mind is made up and thats that!
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



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  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Uncirc and proof = No Germs, no human contact. image >>





    ..........i hope that fingerprint on my proof set was sterilized!image
    "government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is a force! like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master; never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action." George Washington
  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I'd say that if you're afraid to touch coins because
    of germs, not being able to be a coin collector is the
    LEAST of your problems. >>





    ..........out of the boximage
    "government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is a force! like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master; never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action." George Washington
  • BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭
    Sad but true, my wife won't let our kids touch coins for the same reason.

    Germs don't live that long.
  • micmtmicmt Posts: 671
    "Germs don't live that long. "

    Some gems can live quite a long time in harsh environments. Many can encapsulate themselves when outside their favorable environment and wait for moisture before becoming active. Bacillus Anthraces in powder form is such and it gets quit nasty and can live for many years in such a form. Yeasts and funguses can also survive harsh treatment. HIV will die within a reasonable time frame if left on the counter though and this is a good thing.

    The article about MRSA found on coins....I would say at least half of the population is a carriers of this resistant staph. Every hospital worker should be considered a carrier. This is not just a hospital acquired infection any more though and can be found in normal populations.

    Some metals have antibacterial qualities but the best solution with no damage to the coin is to put the coin under UV light. No damage to the coin but messes badly with DNA. Human DNA can be mutated also and cause cancer so be careful.
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  • GRANDAMGRANDAM Posts: 8,771 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hello,

    I am a friend of TwoSides2aCoin and I am a "CoinAlcoholic"

    Send them to a 12 step program. They should be cured in about six months or so image

    GrandAm image
    GrandAm :)
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,623 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Update:
    I tried to get her to understand that coins are not unsafe and not diseased, but she is stubborn. She didn't have time to chat. First she's going tanning, then to have her nails painted. image

    ``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5

  • PrivateCoinCollectorPrivateCoinCollector Posts: 2,415 ✭
    I think the only noble thing to do is just have her give you all her coins. image
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  • ultradmpldollarsultradmpldollars Posts: 899 ✭
    Clean them all.







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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,857 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, not to make things worse, coins are not as bad as other ordinary things that one may come in contact with on a more regular basis

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  • MesquiteMesquite Posts: 4,075 ✭✭✭
    Such as doorknobs! image
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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>...because other people touched them and she is afraid of germs. What advice should I give her to convince her it's safe to have fun with coins ? >>

    imageimage
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  • GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    Silver is anti-bacterial. It kills germs.
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,395 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Such as doorknobs! image >>



    Handshakes are the worst.
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  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,395 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>...because other people touched them and she is afraid of germs. What advice should I give her to convince her it's safe to have fun with coins ? >>

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    At least ya won't have to worry about her rippin em off and sellin em for pennies on the dollar to buy dope or spendin em at face value.
    theknowitalltroll;

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