How To Display Your Coins ?

I ran out of room for binders. Therefore, I keep my special collections in the plastic pages, in three-ring binders, and the rest of them are sorted into the red boxes for 2x2s. I have sets of boxes for each continent, and then within the boxes the coins are sorted alphabetically, by denomination, and then by date.

For those extra special coins that I like to take out often and look at or are interesting enough to non-numismatists, I keep in a little wooden hinged-top chest. I got it at a local crafts store. With wood though, be careful. Sometimes the various lacquers can give off fumes that might damage your coins. Hardwoods are the best types of wood for displays, if I remember correctly.

I wouldn't display any coins unless you have security for them too. Even friends can be tempted to pick something up and drop it in their pockets. :( A sad commentary on the state of the world today.

My safe has drawers ,, they are all nicely displayed in airtites each type with its own little place to call home ,, If I want to see them I just open a particular drawer and there they are .


Metalman

Display? Yep, most of mine are in a box.

When I want to 'Show Off' my coins...
I take a picture of them and post them on this forum. I then get feedback from people who are interested in coins and it means a lot more than the bored looks of those who could not care less.

So take of picture of your favorites and post them in a thread. After you have 50 posts you can set up your own "Album" and put your collection there for all here to see.


Here is an Example...
https://goccf.com/t/16359

The only thing I have "displayed" is a 20th Century Type Set in a Picture Frame, that hangs on the wall of my den/office.

madspec

I use 2x2 Harris holders that have an insert. Gives you a spot for the date and grade. They are also color coded by coin type. IE: green for dimes, blue for nickels. They come in a box of 25 I believe, or you can buy them at Hobby Lobby. The Lobby also carries the blue plastic storage boxes as well.

I don't display any of my coins either. But I do kind of rotate a box or two out and keep them at my desk, just to look at them.

I think you are all right, that for the most part, no one else really cares!!

Have a great day all!!

I'm don't display much either. My coins are stored in the regular places - where they can't be seen. Compared to some people here there isn't much value to what I have but I would still be mighty angry if they got yoinked from me.

OK here are some links for you if you want to display them. you might have to get a frame for them.

http://www.capitalplastics.com/
http://www.jakesmp.net/CSD_Capital_...pital_C.html
http://www.collectorscorner.org/supplies_013.html
http://www.brent-krueger.com/capitalplastics1.html

you might be able to look for holder at ebay as well. But I am guess this is kind of what you are looking for.

But like others have siad I as well only use Dansco folder and albums.

You can store them in the vault and only you know the combination. Is it very funny or very practical to do so towards your family?

I obtain 19,000 different coins, which all gets a cartboard holder from the firm of Hartberger in the Netherlands. From some coins I have multiple years and those are stored in acidfree plastics. They are all freely to be seen by friends if they want too. I never store in art vitrine. It will keep the baddies out.

Write a story for yourself why you like that coin, it gives you the chance to communicate with the viewer, and it will explain a lot about you, your personality and who you were after your burial. Family may decide whether to sell your lifetime achievement for stuffs, they always are attached to the preferably handwritten inventory of your collection that shows that you began building something in your youth and that ended with your death. Maybe a (grand-)child will pick up and begin where you have stopped, and sometimes in future you may even have a bronze memorial statue in a marble hall somewhere in your local neighbourhood with a signs that tells the vistitor they are in the family Museum of... your name.

Collecting coins means you will never be broke. Storing of coins means you must safekeep your achievements for future purposes whether the people who are left behind have to decide what to do with your fun and built knowledge.

Is it a valuable collection in financial or historical view, take a last written will what should be done with the collection. Give it away to a local museum? I do not know the answer for you, you have to figure it out yourself...