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I have come to the point where my Canadian silver dollar collection (1935-1967) is almost there. I am just missing the 1948 and hope at some point to complete my set. I have the other years. I have many of the varieties (Arnprior, waterlines, 1947 pointed, blunt, and maple leaf). All of my silver dollar coins range from AU50 to MS63. Some were graded by ICCS. Those I opened and put in my Gardmaster album along with my non graded coins. I do have a graded NGC slabbed 1945 that I have not opened and is in no album.
These coins do not look too bad in my Gardmaster album and I can see both sides of the coins. My other denominations are in the same type of albums.
But because my silver dollars are more valuable, and there are not too many of them, I am wondering about a different (nicer?) system for storage and display. I don't want a binder with 2x2s.
It would be nice to display the year and grade with each coin. I know I can get blank plastic slabs that I can label myself. But then, how to display or store them - in a binder with plastic pockets? In a nice wood box with trays? In a cardboard box?
I am not looking for a public display (showcase) system. I won't leave them out. I just want a nice system for me to look at them from time to time.
Even if you don't collect silver dollars maybe you have had this dilemma yourself with other coins. How did you resolve this issue?
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I have no answers and definitely share that feeling of searching for a better method of display and storage, particularly for Silver Dollars that are the pride of my collection.
I also collect varieties and errors. Presently I do keep the best in 2x2s, 20 per page in a Grande Album, cross-referencing ICCS to indicate the year/variety and grade with an empty 2x2, the actual coin/flip stored elsewhere. I refuse to buy stabbed SDs because then my system would be headed 3 different directions. The original advantage for me was the convenience of coding each SD right on the 2x2 with regard to details of it's origin, while maintaining a master list. However the pages are way too flimsy to properly hold the weight of 20 coins and if it wasn't for the case that the binder is held in, it could be a real disaster if it was turned end for end for risk of falling out.
Recently though, I've been debating about rearranging my system, keeping all decimals of the same year together......a journey through time, per say, The reason I was thinking of doing so is then I could place commemorative medallions in the appropriate time period, for example 1939 Royal Tour, 1953 Inaugeration, Centennial, post 67 collector $1s etc. I wonder, does anyone maintain their collection by year as opposed to denomination?
I'm look forward to suggestions and ideas from others as well!
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For storing my Silver Dollars, I use Quadrum holders along with the Lighthouse case made for them. Any coin graded MS63 or below, I break out and keep in the case. I find it handy to organize and rearrange the coins. There are foam dividers that come with it. I know some collectors don't like these holders but I have never found any problem. For any ICCS flips MS64 and higher, I keep in an album. My few slabbed coins, I keep in a box.   Edited by JimmyD
09/06/2015 11:53 am
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I am not familiar with Quadrum holders. Is that what the second picture is?
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Yes, they are made by Lighthouse also.
The plastic cases come with different size foam inserts for different coins.
The Silver Dollar are the 36mm.
Edited by JimmyD
09/06/2015 9:31 pm
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You can buy album pages to store the quadrum holders, as
well. Nice case. Nice thing about an album is you can
always add a page. Sure like the looks of that 1949 PL and
would like to see the 1956 PL. Nicely organized.
All good JimmyD.
Edited by SilverDon
09/06/2015 10:38 pm
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Thanks for catching that Don.
Your right, just a typo, should be 36mm
I have both and just looked at the wrong one.
Corrected it on the thread.
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Truly impressive Jimmy! I hadn't realized that the foam serves a purpose aside from centring the coin. "......A foam insert inside the Quadrum Intercept products neutralizes "harmful atmospheric substances inside the capsule, so that the coin is stored in a non-corrosive micro-climate," according to the firm......." http://www.coinworld.com/insights/l...olders.html# |
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So I guess I just need to decide if I get more enjoyment out of seeing my (almost) complete set in an album as I have it now with a bunch of coins side by side and row by row on each page, or by seeing them one at a time not even really able to see that it is a complete set yet having the nice ability to handle each one up close one at a time.
I have only collected by album my whole life so don't have the other method to compare it to.
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On the lighthouse.US website, I notice "Classic Grande System Album for Quantrum Square Coin Capsules".....says one binder holds 100 capsules, 20 per page, so either a case or binder is an option.
Punman, I'm also quite certain these are exactly the same Grande binders sold online by Canada Post at a significantly lower price. They are both sturdy and attractive. Considering I already have the binders, I'm going to seriously think about converting some or most of my collection into Quantrum capsules/pages.
Edited by wildflowerAB
09/07/2015 09:39 am
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For myself, I prefer the case.
It holds 100 capsules and seeing that I have more
than 1 of many years, it is easier to keep them all
together than having to move them in a binder when I obtain
another Silver Dollar.
There are advantages and disadvantages to both methods,
so I would say it comes down to personal preference.
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I keep my municipal trade tokens in 2x2 in a case and the only reason I do it is because when I get a new token or discover a variety that I never heard of I do not have to take them all out of their binder sleeves and more them one to the right.
That is the worst way to keep them if you want to look at them. I have so many Saint-Andrew-By-The-Sea tokens and varieties I seldom take them out to look at them because if I miss them up re-organizing would be such a hassle.
Once I get a set done I do put them in binder sleeves and have never worried of me tipping them over and having them fall out. If you have that fear just write on the spin which way is up and put one of those cases around the binder too. Binders are top notch for viewing your collection.
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The older I get, the more I question the wisdom of spending thousands of dollars on pretty coins, only to have them tucked away in locked storage or a bank vault. I bought some wall mounted shelves and a bunch of tiny art easels, on which I've been displaying many coins (the really expensive stuff is still not out of lockup). I'm in the process up putting in a couple LED light strips for accent lighting, after which I just plan to enjoy looking at the coins whenever I walk by :)
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The older I get, the more I question the wisdom of spending thousands of dollars on pretty coins, only to have them tucked away in locked storage or a bank vault. I bought some wall mounted shelves and a bunch of tiny art easels, on which I've been displaying many coins (the really expensive stuff is still not out of lockup). I'm in the process up putting in a couple LED light strips for accent lighting, after which I just plan to enjoy looking at the coins whenever I walk by :)
I understand exactly where you're coming from. It doesn't make much sense to put years of great energy into amasing a personal collection if one can't visually enjoy the outcome. Every once in awhile I notice entire collections set into a glass display that hangs on a wall and I can't help but imagine the owner comfortably sitting in an easy chair gazing at it, perhaps with a glass of wine and cigar, a fire crackling in the fireplace, proudly savouring their lifetime accomplishments while recalling the story that goes with each of those coins...... Since I don't have an appropriate permanent display area, what I do from time to time is take my coin binders out of lock and key for a few days at a time and just set them on the coffee table, much like I would do with a couple of good books, just to flip through. |
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A really easy option is to display a few coins at a time using the original RCM case. If you don't have the holder then clear coin easels work perfectly. Simple to change your display at different times of the year or when you want to look at new coins.  Cheers! |
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