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New Member
United States
14 Posts |
Hello, Any advice on how to display coins? Any ready made displays out there? For collections, sets? I'm wanting to get my coins out of the albums and tubes and display them without spending a fortune.  Thanks. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2600 Posts |
Simple man, I do not display them. 1st, no one else is interested in them. 2nd, People talk and coins on display invite theft. Take them to your local coin club if available and show them off here where they will be appreciated. Jim Oh, and welcome the the forum, I look forward to seeing some of your coins.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
834 Posts |
Sorry I can not help you, all my coins stay in there dansco albums.
Bruce.
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Moderator
 United States
6563 Posts |
the only coins that are displayed are the hundreds of loose coins scattered around my already clutterd desk. I have all of my foreign coins in 2x2 flips put into pages in 3ring binders. And I have a 7070 Dansco US Type Set Album that holds my best of the best for US coins. I also have a hodgepodge box with random commemoratives and proof sets. Once I finally get a house I'm going to get a large safe to store the majority of my coins. Unfortunatly in this day and age there is no such thing as "display". All I am concerned with is preserve and protect for the future. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
819 Posts |
I ran out of room for binders. Therefore, I keep my special collections in the plastic pages, in three-ring binders, and the rest of them are sorted into the red boxes for 2x2s. I have sets of boxes for each continent, and then within the boxes the coins are sorted alphabetically, by denomination, and then by date.
For those extra special coins that I like to take out often and look at or are interesting enough to non-numismatists, I keep in a little wooden hinged-top chest. I got it at a local crafts store. With wood though, be careful. Sometimes the various lacquers can give off fumes that might damage your coins. Hardwoods are the best types of wood for displays, if I remember correctly.
I wouldn't display any coins unless you have security for them too. Even friends can be tempted to pick something up and drop it in their pockets. :( A sad commentary on the state of the world today.
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Rest in Peace
United States
3730 Posts |
I have to agree. Mine are in Dansco Albums, and the very few with any value are in my safety deposit box. It's a darn shame, but that's the world we live in. I do have a few on display -- mainly some Australian coins sent to me by members of this forum, and a couple ASE's. They are attractive but not worth enough to risk going to prison for. When I really want to look at (or do research) the few coins I own which have value, I go to the bank, sit in the little room, and look them over. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7123 Posts |
My safe has drawers ,, they are all nicely displayed in airtites each type with its own little place to call home ,, If I want to see them I just open a particular drawer and there they are .
Metalman
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Pillar of the Community
United States
581 Posts |
I will add to the chorus. There isn't much reason to display them. Really, no one cares!!! And for those people who come into your house, this just demonstrates that there is probably more where that came from. If you really have to do it, try to make it into something that looks like it was a gift or something similar
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1091 Posts |
Display? Yep, most of mine are in a box. When I want to 'Show Off' my coins... I take a picture of them and post them on this forum. I then get feedback from people who are interested in coins and it means a lot more than the bored looks of those who could not care less. So take of picture of your favorites and post them in a thread. After you have 50 posts you can set up your own "Album" and put your collection there for all here to see. Here is an Example... https://goccf.com/t/16359Edited by toast
06/25/2007 05:15 am
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Moderator
 Australia
16816 Posts |
For the most part, I agree with toast and Jim1953 - coin clubs and right here on the forum are the best places to show off your collection. Sad, but true. I do have a small display of cheap numismatic-related items that tour the local council libraries as a promotional thing for the local coin club. The libraries have locked cabinets to keep them in, which they've acquired for displays like this.
Coin clubs are a great place to not only show off your collection in person to people that appreciate it, but you also get to see other collections of other enthusiastic collectors.
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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Valued Member
United States
376 Posts |
The only thing I have "displayed" is a 20th Century Type Set in a Picture Frame, that hangs on the wall of my den/office.
madspec
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Appears that the same questions pop up on numerous coin web sites at the same time. I suspect either a copy or the same people doing the same question everywhere.
As to displaying coins openly, it's been said here already. Not a great world to display anything of value. Same as placing a sign in your home daring people to steal. It's not usually the people you invite over, but as people are people, they talk. And when they talk they tend to make things sound more interesting. So a few coins on display becomes a lot of coins on display becomes a massive amount of valuable coins on display. Soon enough the wrong person hears this and POOF, another home robbery.
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Valued Member
United States
250 Posts |
I use 2x2 Harris holders that have an insert. Gives you a spot for the date and grade. They are also color coded by coin type. IE: green for dimes, blue for nickels. They come in a box of 25 I believe, or you can buy them at Hobby Lobby. The Lobby also carries the blue plastic storage boxes as well.
I don't display any of my coins either. But I do kind of rotate a box or two out and keep them at my desk, just to look at them.
I think you are all right, that for the most part, no one else really cares!!
Have a great day all!!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1091 Posts |
You know what's great about "no one else really cares" is the fact that it doesn't matter what they think, We still enjoy our collection.
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Valued Member
United States
185 Posts |
I'm don't display much either. My coins are stored in the regular places - where they can't be seen. Compared to some people here there isn't much value to what I have but I would still be mighty angry if they got yoinked from me.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1327 Posts |
the only thing I display are my State Quarter Maps and my Pres. Maps. But I do no the either capital or I beleave Harris make them but they do have had plastic frame style holders that are nice. But like others have said most people are not intersted in our love for coins. I will look up links to show you the holder I am talking about. |
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Posted 06/24/2007 11:16 pm
