tongs or gloves

ausjack · July 03, 2013, 08:53:22 AM

Just wondering who uses what and why? I ask as I was going to get some cotton gloves but then thought about the rubber coated tongs, sooner or later I'll end up with both but wondered what to get first as I've been thinking gloves.

stevo1962 · July 03, 2013, 08:58:36 AM

I use the cotton gloves as I would be worried that the tongs might slip
and the coin would end up on the floor

enworb · July 03, 2013, 09:22:27 AM

Tongs are clumsy. I think you would be much better off with gloves.

Fulvio · July 03, 2013, 02:21:54 PM

Nice thing about circulated coins.... don't need either.

But yeah, gloves.

Splock · July 03, 2013, 03:32:26 PM

I did buy some rubber tipped tongs and they've lost their rubber really quickly and I've lost count of the number of times smaller coins have flown across the room. Gloves all the way.

lacey · July 03, 2013, 03:54:57 PM

well thats depends on the length of your fingers.

being a man you maybe OK but I have about 1/2" of glove flapping around at the end of my fingers and this gets very annoying

but good things come in small packages, so I won't bitch too much, lol

Fulvio · July 03, 2013, 04:26:34 PM

Quote from: 'lacey' pid='20238' dateline='1372832697'well thats depends on the length of your fingers.

Don't they sell vacuum pumps to fix that? :angel:

*duck*

purplepennyhunter · July 03, 2013, 04:33:28 PM

I have about 10 pairs of white cotton gloves. When they get dirty I chuck them in the machine. Easy peasy. Never had tongs, I don't know why I'd use them.

robbiegal · July 03, 2013, 05:33:53 PM

some museum research also advises to simply wash hands
and handle on the rim only

Goldseeker · July 03, 2013, 05:52:52 PM

I use both. Gloves for handling new coins, ie presses at the VG in Canberra as tongs/tweezers are to fidly. Tweezers/tongs when scanning the coins.

Yes, the plastic on the tweezers does wear away but I replace it with electrical spaghetti.........

trout · July 03, 2013, 05:55:18 PM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='20252' dateline='1372838633'some museum research also advises to simply wash hands
and handle on the rim only

I would seriously rethink the idea when handling 50 cent coins.
There is a lot of flat area on the rim of these that would just love to pick up a fingerprint :dash1:

stevo1962 · July 03, 2013, 06:18:17 PM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='20258' dateline='1372839918'
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='20252' dateline='1372838633'some museum research also advises to simply wash hands
and handle on the rim only

I would seriously rethink the idea when handling 50 cent coins.
There is a lot of flat area on the rim of these that would just love to pick up a fingerprint :dash1:

Yeah I'd stick to gloves when handling any choice or Gem coins or even good UNC's

ausjack · July 03, 2013, 06:47:43 PM

Thanks team, sounds like gloves it is so now I have to find some here and hope lincraft or some where has some :good:

robbiegal · July 03, 2013, 06:51:41 PM

Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='20270' dateline='1372843063'Thanks team, sounds like gloves it is so now I have to find some here and hope lincraft or some where has some :good:

I get mine from the IGA store $2 and that is for two!
just wash them regularly or you waste the effort of putting them on

so I have ones for sorting and ones for my good coins and proofs etc

Pedro · July 03, 2013, 06:54:17 PM

Woolworths usually have cotton gloves in multi-packs as well Ausjack.

Pedro