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Valued Member
United States
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I have a collection of French coins and since there's really no albums for them, I'm just curious how you guys organize your foreign collections. *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is why I like to keep the bulk of my collection in 2x2's on those 20 pocket binder pages. They can be easily re-arranged when desired.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I have mine in binders by country and arranged in order of increasing KM #.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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 Australia
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My nicer French coins go in 2x2s are sorted: - first by regime. France has had a succession of different regimes, perhaps more so than any other country in the past 250 years or so. You've got: old Monarchy, First Republic, First Empire, Monarchy restored, Second Republic, Second Empire, Third Republic, Vichy fascist puppet state, Allied Liberation, Fourth Republic, Fifth Republic, and finally French euro coins. - Within each regime, coins are sorted by denomination, then date, then mintmark if applicable.
They go into photographic slide album pages, in the "F" album along with all the other countries starting with "F" (but France is more than half of my total F contribution).
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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 United States
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My non-US and and non-Canadian coins are sorted by year up through 1899 and then by country starting in 1900. Virtually 100% of these coins are in 2x2s which I then put into labelled boxes (those red ones that player piano music used to come in a thousand years ago).
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz
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Moderator
 United States
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I have yet to organize my foreign coins in the 2x2's I'm still in the process of getting much more for my world coin collection. 
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Moderator
 United States
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For years my odd ball stuff in 2x2s have been kept in Dansco albums with 12-pocket pages. Recently I have been moving them out of 2x2s and into Dansco pages with holes sized for the coins.
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Valued Member
United States
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Edited by Boba Debt 03/17/2025 11:01 am
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Moderator
 United States
159252 Posts |
Looking good! 
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Valued Member
 United States
82 Posts |
Thanks everyone!
I bought a binder with slip case and some 2x2 pages. Looks like for now, I'll go with 2x2s. It's unfortunate that my hand writing is terrible. That's what I miss about preprinted albums.
Anyone have any tips on labeling 2x2s?
I have some CAPS albums but they are a little pricey for circulated non-valuable coins. They are also huge.
Thanks
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 United States
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Quote: Anyone have any tips on labeling 2x2s? I use a fine point black Sharpie or equivalent.
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