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Pillar of the Community
United States
1406 Posts |
Found this cool little box today and thought it would be perfect for storing coins. The top lifts off and each tray is removable. Just bored today and thought I'd share.  |
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Valued Member
Australia
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 Love it.it would look cool fool of loot. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
4078 Posts |
It is cool Cap. but I believe I read here CCF it is not a good place to store coins. Something about the wood?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4897 Posts |
It would indeed look cool. However, I would be a bit concerned what it would do to the coins. Wood can "gas out" and create some interesting toning.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1406 Posts |
I'm worried about gassing out too but I smell no Odurs of tobacco and thought that givin it's age it may have aired out already. Who knows tho. Maybe some low dollar coppers should test this baby out for a year or so. Maybe ill get some desired toning and this could be used as a toning box instead of storage.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Gassing out MAY be a problem. Depends how old the cabinet and trays are, and from what materials they were made.
Most of museums around the World used to store their collections in this way since the Renaissance. Museum cabinets have tray inserts with varying coin sized holes in them.
If you use inserts choose wisely from what materials and glues you use for them.
Sadly, in the past, some museum coins suffered from cabinet friction. Ex museum coins for auction usually note cabinet friction in the lot description, if present.
Museums long ago never had access to modern coin storage materials.
The one great advantage that cabinet storage has is that you can look at the coins 'in the flesh', unimpeded by any protective clear covering between the coin, and you, the viewer.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The wood looks like cedar, pine or a combination of both. I don't know the chemical break down of the woods and the effect this could have on the coins. First, identify the wood then ask a chemist or somebody on CCF forum should know.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8517 Posts |
Slap some Morgans in there and show us pics in 20 years or so.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1554 Posts |
I think it would be great for storing coins! Although I'm surely no chemist, I think the wood would be gassed out by now.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1721 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
The wood is certainly not AUSTRALIAN RED CEDAR, which is one of the finest cabinet timbers in the World is very rare now in new furniture. I has a deep brown to rose colour, and is a carpenter's delight in workability and ability to take a high french polish. It is rot proof and fire resistant because it contains a resin which resist bugs and fungus and only allows charring in a fire.
Such a natural resin ain't any good for coin storage, however. I would assume that it may be chemically active enough to affect the patination on coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My uncle had 100's of old cigar boxes, I sure wish I was able to get some of them after he passed away, but they were all thrown away by realitives that didn't know better. I called them up and asked - but was too late. I love this box way older than anything he had!
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have plenty of cigar boxes made out of different types of wood, but none so neat at the one that captainkurt has posted. Some day I hope that I am lucky enough to come accross one just like it.
I use my boxes for a multitude of purposes. I have been picking them either free or for maybe $5, 10, or 15. You just can't find a handier storage box for the money. The real kicker about the whole thing is that they are sturdy and in some cases have some real neat graphics. I have a lot of coins resting in them (inside of stapled 2x2's). My kids are always trying to take them home with them for their own projects. I keep telling them to get their own and not to steal mine.
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