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I've got three nice examples of each of the three varieties of silver trimes ( Three Cent coins) and have been looking for a single holder to display/hold all three together. Right now I'm using a modified Capital war cent holder but the paper insert is too thick for the thin trimes and you really can't see the trime well. Anybody have a suggestion? This is what it looks like now, and I don't like it..  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I've always wondered about how to store these little things. I'm planning on collecting them at some point, at least the three types. I've never seen a satisfactory album for them; the Dansco has them really spaced out, little coins in a vast sea of beige. I wish capital made a holder for them.
Somebody on the forums a little while ago was talking about homemade capital-style holders by drilling holes in a thin piece of white plastic and sandwiching it between two pieces of acrylic. Sounds like a piece of cake to somebody with access to a wood shop.
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Sounds like a piece of cake to somebody with access to a wood shop. Yea, really. My three wouldn't need much, I don't plan on collecting the series. |
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How about some sandwiched Plexiglas, like the Capitol holders? You would just need a very thin (approx 2mm) center piece so the trimes don't bounce around.
They are so thin that you might be able to get away with TWO pieces of Plexiglas which would/could hold them in place.
Edited by oih82w8
03/02/2012 10:10 pm
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Captial's web site says they do custom holders. No idea how much it would cost. Although if a CCF member has access to a drill press and a router, I'm sure they would have some customers.
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03/02/2012 10:40 pm
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Weyell... this probably isn't the cheapest option, but you could buy three more and then just have them one above the other, the one above showing the obverse and the one below showing the reverse?
You could always just find a nice piece of cardboard (perhaps from another holder, see if you can find one that's archival) and cut a whole exactly the right size with an exacto knife?
OR, you could put them in 2x2 archival flips and let them site next to each other on a page...?
I guess it depends what the rest of your collection looks like... =)
Good luck!
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll have to continue to think about it.
I'd have to be careful of the paper/cardboard or plexiglass I use so as to not cause any more wear/damage to the coins.
These three here probably cost me about $250, give or take.
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Bedrock of the Community
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You may want to check out the Whitman Publishing web site and request a catalog. In their catalog there are many pages of holders for coins on about pages 71 and up. 1 coin, 2 coin, 3 coin and on and on and on. Presentation cases on page 54 that are lockable.
If nothing else the catalog is free.
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Good idea,  , I'll do that. |
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