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Pillar of the Community
United States
1348 Posts |
I keep them together. so in 25 years when I go through the albums that have been shut for 20-25 years I will find some very nice surprises instead of know if an album is either low value or high value. It will be like Christmas all over again  |
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 United States
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so in 25 years when I go through the albums that have been shut for 20-25 years 25 years without looking at them? Talk about will power! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3499 Posts |
I will admit that I put all of my coins that are worth $100 or more in Intercept Shield airtight holders. These are then places in coin boxes in a safe. Since I just use binder sleeves I will put a 2X2 flip in the spot of the higher value coin, but the insert card with say "top shelf" (as in high-quality) and then the box number.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
797 Posts |
I would keep them all together. For me, the only reason to separate an expensive coin is if I would have it in a slab and didn't want to break it out. Otherwise I would keep that set together in one album.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1801 Posts |
I would keep my $500 coins in a safe deposit box. Not in amongst my 50 cent coins. Uness you are able to keep all of them I'm a safe depoist box. Risk of loss from fire or theft is too great.
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Valued Member
United States
172 Posts |
After upgrading to archival quality storage, I no longer worry about intermingling coins of differing values. Particularly when value might be difficult to recognize (e.g., a double-die Flying Eagle cent), I worry much more about effective labeling. Regardless of value, I find that my more interesting coins are much more interesting when properly labeled. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
enworb has asked a thorny question, nevertheless one well worth asking.
The answer, to some extent, at least must lie in your approach to collecting and the nature of your collection, and because of this, will lead to a variety of answers.
For my part, I assemble my collection in the same manner as enworb. The difference is that I was given a very secure, but quite small safe. No brainer that I should use it.
I refer to my collection of about 4,000 coins quite often. If I had a large safe, there would be some inconvenience attached thereto in unlocking it, taking out what coins I am reviewing, returning them, and re locking the safe.
In this regard, I have found that a small safe is very useful in storing just a few of my most highly valued coins. The low valued coins are reviewed just as, or more often, than the highly valued ones, simply because they form the vast majority of my collection.
If you are contemplating on buying a safe, a small one is the way to go.
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Moderator
United States
16679 Posts |
I agree with jfransch. That's what I do as well.
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Valued Member
Australia
243 Posts |
I keep them seperate - but thats because I put the valuable coins in QUADRUM holders, whilst the rest I put in 2x2. Also, I would consider any coin worth over $100 to be expensive and valuable.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
863 Posts |
I want to own a500 dollar coin :) my day will come
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3294 Posts |
Generally, I tend to keep my more expensive coins in a safe deposit box and my lower price coins are more accessible.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1554 Posts |
 Years ago I made the mistake of keeping my expensive coins next to my cheap coins. All night long I could hear them bickering amongst each other, sort 'o like the Jones' comparing who's got the biggest house and the fastest cars? I could hear some were crying from all the stress the conflict was causin ' em and some were laughing 'cause they was the bullies of the pack, and agitating the others. Sooo, I put an end to that once and for all and I've never been bothered since! Just got me some state of the art 100+ decibel ear plugs; this way when I's a sleepin', I see no evil & hear no evil! Glenn  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
Keep them all together. Why would anyone want to separate their collection just on the basis of the value. I separate my coins on their grade not value. And as for cracking open slabs/mint sets, I think most of you are aware of my eagerness to do this   Edited by trout1105
05/11/2012 7:03 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
4411 Posts |
Glen, Hearing your coin's voices might be something you want to get checked out  |
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Posted 05/07/2012 5:29 pm
