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Valued Member
United States
326 Posts |
What do you collectors of 8 reales coins display or hold your coins with? Or do you just keep them in a box like pirate booty?
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Pillar of the Community
France
1591 Posts |
Avoid pirate boxes, as contact between your coins will damage them (even more if they are high grade) I like platters like those :  You can also use holders like those - they are cheap :  Or if you have slabbed coins - well you don't need a particular box (other than one to sort those) Oh, last thing, avoid plastic pouches that are not made for coins, or those made for coins that smell plastic : they will damage your coins in the long run. Edited by MathieuMa
12/05/2011 3:41 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
326 Posts |
Thanks MathieuMa. No slabs or high grade coins. I guess I was hoping that there was an album made for them. Arr matey something will come to me. I like being able to handle them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
651 Posts |
I use the crown sized 2 1/2 x 2 1/2.
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Pillar of the Community
France
1591 Posts |
You can fit those carton squares in an album actually - there are some made for that :)
It will be heavy though, don't put much page in an album :D
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Valued Member
United States
426 Posts |
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I use the crown sized 2 1/2 x 2 1/2. I used to use the crown sized mylar coin holders but the noticeable gap from the edge of the opening to the coin annoyed me so much that I went back to 2x2 " Morgan dollar" size holders. Awesome for the smaller Mexican 8R's like the Go Mint and other small early date cap & Rays but doesent work so well for the larger 8 Reales like the Spanish and later date cap & rays but oh well I prefer it a little snug around the edge than the gap with the bigger ones. By the way they are all displayed in the plastic album sheets. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1801 Posts |
I store mine in mylar envelopes laid out in my mahogany coin trays. On the rare occasions when I take them to a show or club meeting, I have a set of custom Capital Plastics Display boards, one for all the Phillp V, one for all the Ferdinand VII and one for all the Carlos III.
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Valued Member
Philippines
386 Posts |
In my case, I also use mylars. But the favorites ones were stored in this type of box   |
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Pillar of the Community
France
1591 Posts |
Nice box ! :)
There is at least one thing I miss with slabs : on most, you can't see the edge of the coin. I think the latest NGC slabs have something for this (but never handled those)
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Valued Member
Philippines
386 Posts |
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There is at least one thing I miss with slabs : on most, you can't see the edge of the coin. I think the latest NGC slabs have something for this (but never handled those) MathieuMa, Yes you are right, about seeing and even holding the edge of the coin. That's the reason why I like the above 3 airtites' slab. You can easily open it just to hold on and inspect the coin. You can also have a peace of mind in terms of the coin's protection as regular TPG slabs provide. It's quite flexible in usage |
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Pillar of the Community
France
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Oh, I thought those were done by a TPG and were sealed. That's excellent - I wasn't aware of those :) I really want to break the only sealed slab I got, the coin has a superb edge, which I can barely see ... :D |
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New Member
United Arab Emirates
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I like the ideas that members posted. Iam definitely getting that case with every coin in it's separate plastic box for my favourite coins.
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Posted 12/05/2011 9:50 pm
