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Valued Member
United States
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My 5 y/o and I are putting together a birth year set of coins for her grandpa (born 1941). He mostly collects moderns (state quarters, ATB Quarters, etc) but I think he'll like this gift a lot. It's been fun hunting for the five coins one-by-one with my daughter. Hopefully the last one arrives in the mail later this week so we can give it to him soon! I'm making a little custom wood stand for it in my garage and will post pics when the project is complete. Question: Anyone that has one of those five-coin plastic holders for birth year sets, can you tell me the exact measurements (L, W, H)? They're advertised as 2" x 6", but I'm guessing there might be some variation. I want to start making the wood stand but the holder itself is arriving in the same shipment as the coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I can't tell you the exact size of the holder but I can assure you that grandpa will be thrilled to get a birth year set from you and his 5 year old granddaughter. I look forward to seeing the pictures of the stand and holder.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I know my grandad would love it, cant wait for pics
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Valued Member
United States
408 Posts |
I have a Whitman for my Wife's birth year set and it is
exactly 6 X 2.
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Valued Member
United States
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Cool!Cant wait to see the pics
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Valued Member
 United States
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I have a Whitman for my Wife's birth year set and it is
exactly 6 X 2. Thanks!! Would you be able to measure how thick the holder is? |
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United Arab Emirates
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Off the top of my head and to the best of my memory, the total thickness is less than any modern TPG slab. These 5-coin holders were quite popular years ago. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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What a great idea!
I hope you will post a picture of the finished project.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The thickness is between two and three empty 2X2 cardboard holders.  For fun, see what $0.91 could buy in 1941: What Things Cost in 1941: Car: $925 Gasoline: 19 cents/gal House: $6,900 Bread: 8 cents/loaf Milk: 34 cents/gal Postage Stamp: 3 cents Stock Market: 111 Average Annual Salary: $2,050 Minimum Wage: 30 cents per hour |
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United States
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Thanks for the measurements! Those 1941 prices are hard to imagine. Someday I'll be telling my grandkids, "I remember when gas was only $3.50 per gallon!"
I will definitely post pics of the final product here.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a 1961 set that measures 6" x 2" and is 5/16ths thick.  |
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United States
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i did something similar for my grandfather except he has a thing for nickels especially buffalos, so I found my nicest buffs and a 11 V nickel and put em in a wooden box with felt covered styrofoam sunk down just the thickness of the coins and he almost had a heart attack, you should include a note from the grandkid saying love you papa or something itll add a priceless sentimental value to it. |
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United States
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We've acquired all five 1941 coins and the holder just came in the mail. I fashioned the stand out of a piece of birdseye maple and it's looking really nice! The first coat of polyurethane is drying as I type this so I hope to post some pictures of the final project within the next day or two.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Great idea - looking forward to pics
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Posted 03/24/2013 5:09 pm
