Coin Storage Questions

Hi David, I use 2 x 2 mylar cardboard flips to store my main collection. These are kept in 20-pocket protective pages (I use BCW) which are placed into a 3 ring folder. I chose this method because you can store a large number of coins in each folder and it makes for easy viewing.



For other coins that I wish to keep safe but still have easy access to I use Lighthouse Numis acid free pocket pages which come in a range of pocket sizes. They aren't A4 size but still fit into a 3 ring folder for storage and viewing.
If you want the bigger A4 size pages then the Royal Australian Mint sells them with various sized pockets in packs of three for $12. Again these are archival safe.





All my other not so important coins or swaps go into labelled bank coin bags which in turn are stored in shoe boxes.

Yes if you use the self adhesive ones, which probably look the best. However I use the ones that you staple so that I can replace/upgrade a coin easily by just removing to two top staples and then re-stapling.


Very easy, you just slid out the inner sleeve. The advantage with this type of sheet is that coins cannot fall out once in place. The only disadvantage is that they don't hold as many coins as an A4 sheet does.




No, most of my world coins were collected through travel and from family members. My Australian collection comes mainly from noodling and through the till at my son's business. I'm not aware of any local clubs or coin shops.

Looking good, coaster! Thank you for sharing.

I like country inserts with the flags. That is a nice touch.

I might jump on Davids thread here and ask for recommendations. At the moment I'm using little a5 books that are clear sheets with pockets so you can see both sides of the coin. These were relatively cheap ebay purchases from China and I can't ascertain what they are made of but most coin people would seem to assume there is a good chance of pvc and to not risk it. Anyway I was told vst do a similar book but from the few pictures I can find they seem to have a white backing I don't know if this is attached to the plastic or a separate sheet behind and if it's attached I would assume it prevents me from seeing both sides. Anybody know if these are any good? or should I try something else? Where is it best to purchase coin albums?

I just got a response from a retailer that sells the VST albums and apparently VST refers to their albums as "coin safe" PVC but provide no further explanation to what that actually means. So no filled with confidence.

I Have Been pretty busy during the quarantine, I organized all my coins, in flips (2900 aprox) and all Mexican coins (Primary Collection) I have printed and cutted information for the flips in my opinion they look great it was a slow process for the first ones but as you advance and with time it was a fast process, and the results are great

First decided no the design and Info I wanted on the flip, Designed in Silhouette Studio 4.0 and cutted them with a Cameo 3 cutting plotter in plain Bond Paper, then placed them with 3M Repositionable Spray.

It hides great the Staples and gives the flip and the album a great look.

I made that normal design, and some different designs for Special Commemorative Coins. I Also Made the same design for larger coins in Transparent flips.

Those look great. I have to look into getting some of that 3M spray.