Got A New Coin Cabinet

I love it :-)

Well done indeed!

I have 1 1800's cabinet under lock and key where a few of my Large Cents are.
Other than that, all are in my safe which only my wife knows about.

Yes, very nice Bacchus. Good to see an alternative to slabs and albums occasionally!

And a good thing your new purchase came with the felts. I've occasionally cut out my own and it would take me a long time to fill a cabinet like that I can tell you!

I'm looking at the construction of the cabinet and am wondering about the drawers. Do they just rest on the piece of metal that's in the recess, or does the drawer have a slot in it that accepts the metal piece? I have been wondering how to store/display slabbed coins and I think an upgraded version of this classic design could be the ticket. A friend owns an Amish made furniture store and I bet he could get something made fairly cheap for me.

I know I am late on the conversation, but what I would consider is taking the doors off and fliping them around so the sides that have the lock now are on the outside and screwed into the hinges. This way there is fresh wood on the middle where the doors swing together, and you can put install a more modern key lock to solid wood, and not worry as much about the damaged lock and the skeleton key. You also don't have to worry about finding new wood and staining it to match.

I really like this cabinet. It makes me want to build something similar in the next few years. I would also have to design a few thicker drawers down low to store coin rolls as well. And anything like this I would want some way to bolt it to the floor or wall where it stands so it can't walk off. (I know you said you had a solution to that but I don't have such a room just yet)

Thanks for sharing.

Love the photos.