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Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
Well, I'm looking for a good solution to keep my collection safe, but still able to poke through them and enjoy them.
I've got a wide assortment of coins, from different times, and different countries all around the world. If I see a coin that isn't a normal dime, quarter, penny or nickel, I grab it. (cept modern canadian coins... though I do snag the ones with older portraits of the queen and kings and such)
As such, standard quarter pockets, dime pockets, etc. Just won't cut it. Becuase most of my coins do not fit in these pre-determined sizes. Right now, most of my collection is rolled up, in little baggies and kleenex's in an wooden box from sipping whiskey.
This works fine and dandy, but as my collection grows, it's hard to fit stuff back in the box when I open it up... and even harder to enjoy it.
Another part of my collection, is in a POG (or milk-cap) album. Which really seems to be quite an elegant solution, but I don't know if the plastic the sheets are made of might do damage to the coins in the long run. And... there aren't nearly enough slots in my current album.
I need a good solution for my collection, that will keep it safe, but I still want to be able to look through them freely... But, I don't want to spend all my money on it either.. Any ideas?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
819 Posts |
I store my collection in mylar 2x2s, and keep them in the paper red boxes for coins. All together, the cost per hundred coins is about $6US.
The really special coins I keep in binders, and in plastic pocket pages. This way I can pick up the binder and flip through them easily, but they are well protected.
The only problem is taking the time to put them in the 2x2, staple it shut, then crimp the staple down. If you pick up large lots of coins at a time, it can be a time consuming project to take care of.
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Posted 10/03/2007 8:09 pm
