The officer should have asked. That's when you could tell him you don't consent to a search. It's a bad idea to do this for a lot of reasons but that's not one of them.
If someone is searching through your pockets without your approval and against your wishes, they better hope they are right to do so and are taking all of the necessary precautions.
You're not under any obligation to make the private contents of your pockets safe for other people to rifle through.
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