What Is The Best Way To Store And Display Coins?

Welcome, can we see pics of these filled jars please. So sorry to hear about your dad, the reason I ask is because that is a method unscrupulous ebay sellers use to scam buyers. I'm not saying that's what you have, I'd just really like to see an actual, legitimate "junk drawer" glass jar of coins filled over the years by a casual collector

Thanks for such quick responses. I have not photographed anything yet, but I can take some quick snaps to include here. I hadn't thought of scams on this forum, but I guess it happens everywhere. I've been doing some online research trying to learn what I need to look for, which dates, etc. And although my primary reason for wanting to have everything in some kind of container (album pages or whatever) is to display and protect them, it was also because I didn't want any sticky fingers handling the coins and secretly taking them home. My dad's collection is eclectic to say the least. He even acquired several Nazi coins during WW II, as well as a number of other European coins from that era and earlier. There are several very nice Morgan silver dollars, a few Barber coins of different denominations, a good number of Liberties, quarters and halves, a bunch of Mercury dimes, a good number of Buffalo nickels, a boatload of pennies, and a very pretty silver piece that is larger than a silver dollar marked 1 oz Fine Silver. I've already taken all of them out of the jars and have them separated by denomination and type--Mercury dime, Roosevelt dime, etc. They are in plastic bags, which I know is no good for storage, but they are lying flat with little or no jostling until I can put them in flips, album pages, or plastic coin tubes. I'm also beginning to create an inventory list so that I will have the facts at my fingertips. No matter what storage/display system I end up with, the entire collection would be too heavy for me to lug to coin shows, but I could take the better pieces and a list of the rest. One of the photos I'm including shows a few of the pill bottles that some of the coins were in. One photo of the coins shows some of the silver dollars, the 1 oz silver piece, a Barber half dollar, a V nickel, and two Indian head pennies. The other coin photo shows 1964 Kennedy half dollars and Barber dimes. There are also two shots of coin albums. Just out of curiosity, what kind of scam did this sound like? My dad died eight years ago and I'm only now getting around to digging into his collection. But that's mostly because my uncle recently gave me most of his coin collection (mostly proof sets and commemorative coins), and I decided I really needed to get this organized.

The 1992 coin is called an american silver eagle they started in 1986 and continued to this day, they are very popular as silver investments and as collectibles. If you want to upload more photos please do so. I will send you a PM to give you some contact info I can help you give info on coins and values...I do appraisals on the side so this is up my alley. I will be getting a family friends collection to appraise and sell soon and I am hoping to find some nice stuff.

I would suggest getting a bunch of cardboard flips and sitting at home with some reference material, and then sorting through what you have before you do anything. Anything that appears to be valuable put in a flip. They are pretty cheap. Label the flips with the year and mintmark.

Anything that seems to not be very valuable, get some coin tubes for.

That is a good place to start. Then once you have some idea as to what you have, you can make a more informed decision.

Thanks for your suggestions. I have hundreds of coins to sort through, which is why my first step is protecting the better ones and making an inventory of everything. I was really hoping those clear album pages would be a good solution, but it doesn't sound like it. Putting the better coins in flips and the flips in album pages sounds like the best solution--and the rest in tubes. I appreciate your help.