Coin Holder Screws — Where To Buy?

Cutting through-holes with the laser is quick and easy. Removing part of the thickness of the material means burning it away, a time-consuming process which produces a lot of smoke and fumes, and can be difficult to get right.

Keith has the answer to your question.

Pending on the total depth of the case, I was thinking a somewhat cheap solution would be auto panel pins...Something like these 316677408752
The "spread" of the core could create enough friction to hold...

An interesting solution, I mus say.

Here, by the way, is a prototype coin-holder I was working on last night. This one seems to hold itself together all right by pressure and friction, although a final version might want some glue.

It is a coin display, not because it needs to be one, but because that's what I tend to make by default. I call it "the logical inverse of a fidget toy", but really it is a placeholder. More specifically, it is meant to be a solution to one of life's minor annoyances, the tendency of buffet attendants to clear away your place when you get up to grab another drink, or something you had forgotten. This is meant as an obvious "I am coming back" signal.

After some investigation, I have ordered 400 (200 white and 200 clear) sets of 3/16" small-head "Chicago Screws" from a Canadian outfit. These appear to match very closely what Capital uses, and even with international shipping and the new tariff, I'll be paying about 30¢ each.

Good luck!