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Valued Member
United States
62 Posts |
I'm trying to figure out a way to display my coins without having them just laying around everywhere...
How do you do it? Do you have a display case?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
757 Posts |
Most people don't display their collection. Having small valuable items out in plain site usually isn't a good idea. Some people can't handle the temptation and will try and walk away with them. Not trying to sound paranoid, but my wife doesn't even know the extent of my collection.
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Valued Member
United States
343 Posts |
Heh. I was going to say in my safe. I agree with davec.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2850 Posts |
I don't display my collection. I would love to, but there's always someone out there that wants to take what isn't theirs. 99% of the people I know don't know I collect at all.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
757 Posts |
People definitely know I collect, but that's about all they know. I typically have a few random items on my desk that are new purchases, but the vast majority is stored away. I also have a nice alarm system, motion lights, and security cameras around my house/property. Not to mention the things that go BOOM that are strategically placed around the house. I'm not paranoid, I'm prepared. I've worked very hard to have the things I have and I plan on keeping them  If you advertise what you have jealous people will decide they need it more than you and try and take it. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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a few people know I collect but they are mainly my family, people I sell to and a couple others. not even my best friend knows I do, he just thinks I do quick flips on numismatic items and PMs.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Valued Member
 United States
62 Posts |
Wow, that's interesting, I wouldn't have thought that, but it makes sense if you have a big collection...
I won't get a safe anytime soon (it would be much more than my collection at the moment), but does anyone have any ideas for a small, <$500 collection? Maybe keeping them in a book or something? For my certified coins, I'd like to display them somehow...I don't have many people over, so I'll take the risk...if someone stole them, I'd probably know who it was...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I am thinking of making a custom display case for certain coins I have in my collection. It will probably cost more to make than the coins I want to display though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1959 Posts |
Short answer is: I don't. For all the reasons mentioned above. Few people know I collect coins.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
849 Posts |
This what I use for my silver dollars. It is hid away - not out in public view. For my other denominations I use albums but don't keep them out on the coffee table!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I don't display them.
They are all fully identified, in annotated mylar / cardboard 2x2's, in non PVC album pages.
About 1,500 coins from about 400 BC to about 1950, are arranged in date order, irrespective of country, culture or denomination, in a working, living reference collection.
Computer in the middle, numismatic library to the left, stacked coin albums to the right. The albums are stashed in boxes under a bed when not in use.
The collection is a World numismatic time line statement from ancient to modern times.
Unfortunately, about 50 coins are too valuable to take a place in the main body of my working collection, and are stored in a small safe. They are also arranged ia a mini time line date order statement.
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12/16/2015 01:43 am
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Valued Member
Slovenia
459 Posts |
I also don't display them for several reasons. There's of course the possibility that something goes missing. There's also fact that I don't like to brag. Also my girlfriend and I live in a small apartment and there's no room for any display cases or whatever. And lastly: we have a cat. Cats and coins are like a disaster waiting to happen :)
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Valued Member
Canada
276 Posts |
My opinion as well, I do not display coins either.
davec13 comments are spot on.
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Valued Member
United States
62 Posts |
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This what I use for my silver dollars. It is hid away - not out in public view.
For my other denominations I use albums but don't keep them out on the coffee table!
Yeah that seems like a good idea... Space is also kind of an issue for me, so I may go with an album or something. Would you mind if I saw some pictures of the albums people use? |
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United States
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 United States
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And display them well.  |
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Posted 12/15/2015 5:43 pm
