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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Since I have been getting more into ancients since last fall I have acquired a good number due to buying bulk lots and some nice, cheaper coins. But now it is occurring to me that I own a lot of ancients. And, for instance, I have a good number of particular common emperors. So I wonder if it is worth it to put all of these in albums.
So do you keep all of your ancients in albums or do you prefer to keep them in boxes with rows for coins?
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Moderator
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I put mine in 2x2's and than albums.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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echizento- Yeah, I have been doing that as well, but I now realize that I have nearly a page of Fallen Horseman Constantius II coins due to having many variations. Although I could just keep a few nice, notable examples, I just wonder if boxes is actually the way to go for many of my ancients.
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United States
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The boxes take up less space than albums and if you are not going to view those coins often, than boxes would be the way to go.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I put mine in 2x2's and than albums. Ditto. I want to get them out and admire them every so often |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3499 Posts |
Thanks for the input! I am certainly not saying that one should not use albums, but I just wonder if it proves beneficial to only keep a "core collection" of coins you want to view often in albums while also having a sizable portion of coins in boxes. Honestly, I have switched most of my world coins to box storage (aside from my British, British colonial, and 8 Reales) just because I don't view them as often. So I just wonder if I should isolate certain types of coins to keep in albums. I guess that this ultimately comes down to the individual's available space for coin storage.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I used to put mine in 2X2 envelopes but now I just put them in plastic flips with attribution info on paper on one side and the coin in the other side. Then I put them in boxes
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Its not the best environment and some believe certain woods can discolour coins but I really like wood and velvet. I think vintage looking storage looks good with ancients.  I have a retired carpenter in the family and I'm going to see if he can make me something similar to the above in Oak and purple leather with wooden lined trays rather than the above flocked plastic ones. There is an Italian company that specialise in making these type of 'high end' boxes (cant find a link sorry) but at around $500 a box they are out of mine and most others price ranges. The above box and trays cost me around $50, not as cheap as I wanted but not bad considering I got the appearance I wanted. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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bobbyhelmet good to see you around again.I am trying to get something like that with the trays to keep mine in just havent gotten around to it. Thats very nice. I was also thinking about building my own and just buying jeweler trays online.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I was also thinking about building my own Having looked around a lot I think if you have the skills, time and the patience making your own (or getting someone to do it for you  ) is the way to go. That way you can have exactly what you want. I guess I'll be keeping my coins for life so putting them in something nice makes sense. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oak is considered a bad choice for coin boxes because the fumes speed toning. Mahogany is the wood of choice. I use the same trays shown by bobbyhelmet but my boxes are metal. If you get extremely lucky you might find an old cabinet for sale in an antique shop. Wood a hundred years old might have lost some of the bad gasses. I know a collector that has three of them including one pillar that has round trays and looks nothing like a cabinet. I have never found one but I'm still looking.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Mostly in SAFE trays, which are stackable.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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t360- That is a pretty, pretty sight.
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Pillar of the Community
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t360- That is a pretty, pretty sight. Indeed - some nice looking coins in that tray! Quote:
Oak is considered a bad choice for coin boxes because the fumes speed toning. Mahogany is the wood of choice. I guess I'll have to ignore the Oak and get some Mahogany then. My uncle suggested some African wood (whose name I've forgotten) but I very much doubt its been tried and tested on coins so should probably avoid that too. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Wow--alot of familiar faces in that group, t360!  I like the tray idea, but living in a humid marine environment, I want to avoid exposure as much as possible. For now, all my coins are sealed up in airtight boxes with lots of silica gel. I took photos as a way to study my collection. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Mine are housed in Lighthouse trays  or a mahogany cabinet  or just 2x2 envelopes |
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Posted 03/18/2012 1:29 pm
