Coin Inspection Tools And Processes

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gwholdings New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted Today 5H 34M ago I am looking for some collective assistance from our community for suggestions on a coin inspection tray that I am developing. I have a prototype made and I am really looking for feedback on usefulness and interest in something like this to assist with coin searching. Suggestions / comments / feedback whatever it is... I've attached an image and would love to get the conversation started. Report this Post to the Staff

gwholdings New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted Today 5H 30M ago To provide a little context; the tray is intended to allow us to line up coins side by side to view under a microscope so we do not have to do it one-by-one. Plus allows for loading and storing until we can get back to it. Two trays are in the setup so one fits on top of the other to let you flip the tray over to see the reverse and immediately see rotated dies. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 196490 Posts	Posted Today 3H 44M ago to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Vector Ze Pillar of the Community United States 657 Posts	Posted Today 2H 22M ago That's a slick looking tool. I don't know if you just wanted feedback on that, or if you were inviting other "processes". I'll gamble, and show you something I've been using for decades, and is a big help when it comes to sorting bulk coins. It was made for me by a woodworking co-worker, and resembles a five-tier test tube rack made of wood. Under each row of tubes, there is a strip that prevents a loose tube from falling through. The holes are sized to fit 5¢ round coin tubes, so they can be used for Cents, Nickels, or Dimes. I change the Avery labels depending on the project at hand. It could stand to be cleaned up a bit. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 196490 Posts	Posted Today 2H 16M ago Quote: I'll gamble, and show you something I've been using for decades, and is a big help when it comes to sorting bulk coins. Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19626 Posts	Posted Today 2H 8M ago Organization on steroids--cool! Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6906 Posts	Posted Today 2H 5M ago I will offer my thoughts as a coin roll hunter of Jefferson nickels. My immediate reaction is a question: where do the lights, scope, and fingers go? Inspecting large numbers of coins at once generally requires moving the light source and scope around, and also rotating the coin relative to the light. Is your plan to move the equipment or move your trays? How would you move the coins around a fitted tray without putting fingerprints on the faces? Normally, I try to handle nice coins by the edge. Assuming the tray is used for screening, how easy is it to pluck a coin out and set it aside for thorough inspection? How easy is it to drop coins into the trays, versus just a cardboard sheet? Your pictures show the coins as all oriented the same way, but that takes handling. How easy is it to drop them in quickly and then rotate them the same way? For example, I examine all modern nickel reverses at a 150 degree rotation, with the light coming straight across, about an inch off the table. I do like that the coins could (theoretically) be flipped all at once. Are the coins dropped directly from a roll, or do you envision a pre-sort process? How do you remove the coins when done? This seems like a situation where a usage video would help to demonstrate your concept. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 79569 Posts	Posted Today 1H 30M ago To CCF! This is very cool! This could be very useful for CRH's. Is there any chance you can make a video on how this would work? Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
PhilpotDMF New Member United States 32 Posts	Posted Today 52M ago gwholdings - First welcome to the Community! The setup looks good for naked eye review and magnifying glass. Using a loop my be a little daunting. I agree with Brandmeister, I do a lot of review with a microscope with camera. How can one be adapted to your setup? Report this Post to the Staff
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