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Valued Member
United States
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I live in the United States. The cardboard 2x2s available in my area are sized to fit US coins. Not all of my foreign coins are the same sizes as US coins. I would prefer to use a holder that fits properly than just making do with one that is too large. Do any of you know of a good website where I can order some that are larger than a US half-dollar, but smaller than a US-dollar? Are any collectors in other countries having the same problem in reverse and would like to trade 2x2s? Thanks |
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Moderator
 United States
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Many online dealers for supplies, sell 2x2s of standard sizes or MM openings. Wizard and Safe have some |
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Valued Member
 United States
263 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1158 Posts |
The standard US coin sized holders can easily accommodate just about any coin size you'll find with a max of 1-3 mm on each side of the coin. Dime = 18mm Penny = 19mm Nickel 21mm Quarter 24mm Small dollar 26.5mm Half Dollar 30.6mm Large Dollar 38mm ASE 40.6mm The only noticeable gap would be if you had a 31mm coin, you'd have 3.5mm around the coin in a dollar holder. or if you had a tiny, say, 12mm coin you'd have 3mm gap using a US dime holder. Just hardly seems worth the effort of trying to source and stock so many exact sizes when it's no problem using existing holders. And even the custom mm sized 2x2 have 2-3mm between sizing, so the only ones that would make sense would be something between half and large dollar, larger than large dollar or smaller than dime. |
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Valued Member
United States
64 Posts |
If there is a little space by my coin in a 2x2, I wont make too much of a fuss, but the closer the fit, the better.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1158 Posts |
Aside from not thinking it is a big deal, I actually prefer a bit of a gap on many coins as it lets you see the rim and edge. If it has reeded edges or edge lettering I like to see that.
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New Member
United States
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I used to buy the Safe holders and found the 30mm and 32 1/2 mm sizes useful and they are well made, but they do cost quite a bit.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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in Australia, most of our 2x2 are imported.
The sizes most readily available are in 2.5mm increments: 15, 17.5, 20, 22.5, etc.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've seen 2.5" x 2.5" for larger world crown coins. I know there are the crown sized vinyl flips, as that is what the TPG's prefer for submission of all coins, I have a bunch of them. For odd sized US coins like Half Cent , Two and Three Cent coins, I just use quarter and dime sized 2x2's. I also use the Dollar sized 2x2s for Morgans, but have often thought of switching to larger sized world crown ones as there isn't much room to write data on them, and they often rip open after a few years of storage. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2˘ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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They have 2.5x2.5 crown size staple-style cardboard, too. They have a 1.75" (44.5mm) opening.
I've also wondered about using the 1.5x1.5" ones for small coins given that the 2x2 leaves quite a gap on dimes and pennies, etc. Those go up to small dollar (26.5mm) size. They even have 1.5x1.5 pages which hold 30 coins in a standard binder, so that could be nice for dense storage of smaller coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've also wondered about using the 1.5x1.5" ones for small coins I have a lot of 1.5" x 1.5" mylars, they are a very nice space saver for my dimes, cents, and nickels. The boxes are 3 rows. See image below to see how many coins can fit in a small box that easily goes into a safe or safe deposit box.  "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2˘ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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