Hey Guys Just wondering what you do to prepare a coin before placing it into the 2x2 folders?

Outside of getting all the loose fibers out of the clear mylar area, nothing.

Fight the other coinmonster on who gets to use the stapler.

Ditto. I just get any stray paper fibers off the holder and that's it.

you don't worry about fingerprints or oil on the face of the coin?

No. Because you don't touch the face of the coin. Just the edges.

And if their already there anything you try would likely only make things worse.

i am talking about circulation coins. Does this change anything?

No, you treat them the same way you would uncirculated coins or any oils you get on the coin will make worse whatever may or may not be there.

you don't worry about fingerprints showing up after you have stored your circulated coins? Copper coins will get damaged very quickly if nothing is done and i don't think you can avoid cause they are Circulated. I don't want to be spending all my time collecting coins to have them damaged because i can't remove the oil from fingers. I want my coins to last!!! I guess my real question is would a quick acetone dip help to stop or at the very least slow this process down. You guys say that dipping is fine to remove organic material so why shouldn't it work for this?

I am no expert on this subject by far, but speaking from experiance , I would not use acetone on copper coins. I tried this once and some came out ok, while most came out real streaky. Much worse than before the soak. Maybe I didn't do this right? Somebody more knowledgable on the subject may know why.

I DO NOT recommend dipping copper in acetone. It can turn all kinds of colors and it looks obviously AT. The best that you can do for copper is keep it in a temperature controlled dry environment, anything beyond that is asking for trouble.

Nope.

I don't either.

me either..

This may go without saying, but one precaution that can be taken is to wash your hands right before you do any handling of coins. I have somewhat oily skin and this is vital for me.

Good point! That is something that I do also.