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Valued Member
United States
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I decided to put my coins in a display case, sealed in air tight capsules. Below each capsule I wanted to label the coin, i.e AUGUSTUS 27BC-14AD. Any ideas as to what I should use that would look nice. I do not want to use plain old white labels, adhesive or otherwise. However I do want each label to be around 2 inches long and half an inch wide.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Once they are on display, does that mean you won't be able to see the reverse of the coin?
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Valued Member
 United States
356 Posts |
The problem of every museum and display case, but technically I can with ease open the case and see pick the coin up and see the reverse.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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The problem of every museum and display case Not if you use a "floating frame"  |
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Valued Member
United States
356 Posts |
Alas, I have a display case that measure 22X34 and I plan on putting about 100 coins in it, and giving each coin a 2X2 Space in its clear capsule. So I cannot use the really nice double layer display shown above.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Nice Victor, do they do floating frames thin enough for coins?
Caesar, I would think about this carefully before you spend your money. What will the visibility be looking through the "glass" of the frame plus the coin capsule?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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do they do floating frames thin enough for coins? Yes, the frames use a silicon membrane which is very snug, but can stretch to accommodate a variety of items. Below is a frame that I use, it is about 3x3 and you can easily view either side of the coin  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I think it would depend upon the color of the background. You could try to find some ancient-looking paper -- something sepia colored -- and there are pens that have caligraphy tips that are pretty easy to use. Or you could do it on your computer and print it on the paper of your choice. But I think that would look nicer than the ususal white cardboard labels. Good luck with the project. Post a pic when it's done.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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People have MANY different preferences when it comes to the display of coins.
It primarly comes down to HOW you wish to display them , at what level of security. A display may exhibit ONE coin only, or lots of them.
How 'bout this approach?
Put all of the coins you wish to display into a standard diameter screw capsule, with an insert inside each capsule tailored to each coin. Mount the capsules in holes in a velvet lined see both sides display board between two sheets of glass or polycarbonate glass in mounted in matched back to back timber picture frames.
Write each coin up with a printed label to explain each coin, and attach those below each coin capsule. Keep the writing short and standard in format, unless you wish to write a detailed history for each coin. Most commercial print shops have label makers for this job. It is possible that the writing could be in other than black.
I have seen a display set up in a museum with a similar display approach; it looked really nice.
This type of display could work equally well for just one coin, or many.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The floating frames work if the coin is in a capsule, but do not work well for coins by themselves. I got one and you can get them to stay sometimes but if it moves at all they'll all fall to the bottom. They're neat frames though.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Thin cardboard, covered with colored paper both sides could solve the problem. Leave a hole of exactly the right diameter for the coin or capsule to fit into.
Also gives a base for the printed label to stick to.
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't wish to be too obvious but what about two examples of each coin?
Most of my coins have a good obverse (in one instance) and a good reverse (in another).
Putting the two good sides together provides not only a view of both sides at once, but the best side of each at the one time.
Just a thought.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I am currently changing my way of keeping coins. I used to keep them in double flips with the label in one side and coin in the other. These were stored in albums in sleeves that were meant for trading cards. Some of the heavier coins used to "escape" because the sleeves were too flimsy. After I mislaid one coin for several weeks, I decided to change my storage.
I bought some Lindner coin trays and some acid free round labels. I can keep the trays separate, or stacked and they are easy to access, open and handle. I also have an aluminium case for the "good" stuff. Flips with the labels are kept in boxes in "date/reference" number order and the coin labels have the same date/reference. It is easy to find the label if you want to know more about the coin.
Most of my really nice coins are too small to be displayed easily. They would need to be lit to be shown off properly. The cost would probably be prohibitive.
But I am always open to new ideas. I will be very interested to know what you finally come up with.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
435 Posts |
I use Lindner coin trays too. Just a hint Pishpash...you can save on the purchases of acid free round labels with a 1" hole punch and some sheets of acid free paper or card. For some reason I find punching the disks a real pleasure!
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10/06/2014 09:58 am
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
3626 Posts |
Thanks for that, I have put one in my Amazon wish list, I will have a proper look when I get home. |
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Valued Member
United States
356 Posts |
The problem with the velvet trays, which I like is that the coins will have no description underneath them. Ideally, the coin is displayed with the name of Emperor and some details below him.
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Posted 10/05/2014 6:57 pm
