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Pillar of the Community
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I think the problem with this poll is it only allows for one choice, whereas most collectors have multiple ways to store or accumulate their coins. For me, the Safe Deposit Box mostly but also in a 7070 Dansco album and cheaper coins in 2x2's that are put in a binder sorted by denomination and then date.
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Thats because I'm not entirely sure collecters have there whole collection in places like that, shoulda added it to the poll though.  |
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United Kingdom
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Linder trays?  Lindner make coin storage trays in various sizes and designs Norm. A handy modern solution. Me? Like Bacchus, I have a (mahogany) coin cabinet I had made for me. Anything not in The Collection is in envelopes, bags or flips in a drawer. Apart from a small selection of Euro coins and some State Quarters Wifey brought back from New York which are in a couple of spare trays I got with the coin cabinet, just because they are all related and look better like that. |
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United Kingdom
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LOL Bacchus beat me on the reply!
(But I have pictures!)
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Pillar of the Community
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They look pretty good, thanks. Thats also one more thing I shoulda put on the answers.  |
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They look pretty good, thanks. Thats also one more thing I shoulda put on the answers. That and a traditional cabinet.  Unless that's what you meant by 'putting coins in a box'?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Gigantic hole in my back yard.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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All of the above depending on the purpose. Coins needed for a set go into an album. Junk silver goes into coin tubes in the safe. Old nickels and wheel pennies go into tubes and in a box. NIFC halves get rerolled in paper wrappers and but in a box. Doubled die and no FG halves go into 2 X 2's and but in a 2 X 2 holder box. Copper LMC get thrown into boxes in 50lb increments and get thrown in the shed outside. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I keep my series I am working on in albums and/or 2X2s at home. But I find safe deposit boxes a pretty nice way to sleep comfortably - except collection availability is not as great. Keys are definitely stored this way.
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What I meant by boxes was shoe boxes or card board boxes if your collection is big enough, Ones that are good for graded coins in holders or incapsulated coins. When I starded my collection they were stored in a cat dish then I moved to a bigger box and then an even bigger one untell it turned into a large shoe box. Just carl, I dont think thats a good place for your coins. Is it like an underground safe? |
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United Kingdom
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There is something very satisfying about having a wooden cabinet (very 19th century). Yes there are security issues, but no more so than a lot of other methods. :) I don't think I have a picture of mine but I have pictures of some of the trays Some thalers  Some more  Some Roman Provincial  Lindner trays with some Roman denari etc.  Indian - mostly Princely states and Imperial - in envelopes  I have 5 of these boxes with modern (that is 1600 and onwards)  A few sets and stuff - though I don;t really collect them  More cases of "stuff"  It's really got to the stage that I only look at the stuff in the cabinet - because it's handy - and it's the "best". When I say best I mean most interesting - not necessarily the most expensive - though they unfortunately usually do go together. |
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United Kingdom
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That's .. quite a selection Bacchus! Makes my collection look tiny very specialised! |
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I voted "albums", but in truth, what I actually do when I acquire a coin is more complicated than that.
First, I log it into my coin database. What I do next depends on the "type" of coin it is.
- If it's ancient, mediaeval, or otherwise unsuitable for putting into a normal 2x2, then it goes into a 2x2-sized coin flip.
- If it's from a country I don;t have many coins from yet, or it's in above average condition, the it goes into a 2x2.
- If it's a coin I already have numerous examples of the type and/or it is in low grade, then it stays "raw".
Then it gets placed into the appropriate album. For coins in 2x2-sized holders (2x2s or flips) the ancients, mediaevals, tokens and medals all have separate albums, all other coins go in the A - Z by Country albums. For "raw" coins, I use cheap coin album pages, in albums sorted by continent.
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I voted "albums", but in truth, what I actually do when I acquire a coin is more complicated than that.
Ah, yes. I guess I distinguish between coins I collect and those I've accumulated. The latter just go .. wherever. The collection coins are the only ones I pay out money for. Those I photograph and weigh. Then I write out a ticket for them, to go in the tray with the coin. And I record the purchase on my spreadsheets. Once the coin is in the cabinet I might send a copy of the photo to a contact or two to discuss. Sounds complicated, but then I only normally buy between 2 and 6 coins a year (only one at all in 2009!) The number has steadily decreased each year (I started collecting in 2004) as I've filled gaps and am left with scarcer coins to find. Plus my demands in terms of condition have risen and I'm no longer satisfied with shabby examples, even if they are as rare as hen's teeth. It means most of my time is spent looking for coins to buy (!), researching the ones I have, or following sales of similar coins so I have a general idea of how much I'll be prepared (or need) to spend when a coin I do want turns up! |
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