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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just got a new printer so I got rid of my trays to make room on my desk.
Now all of the ancients are residing in little baggies. What you guys recommend now, bags, vinyl flips, or 2x2s, etc?
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Moderator
 United States
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Safe vinyl flips with safe 2x2 paper to write on and insert into the one side of the flip. John1 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
When life settles down and I have time to do it, I plan to put all of my "collections" (e.g. not random disjointed coins) into saflips, into binder pages, and make a table template in Word to have the info *behind* the coins in a sheet protector, so I don't have to get them out to see the reverse. Also have pages of info between the pages of coins to expand on the history etc beyond what will fit in a 2x2 box. I sorta have that setup for my Japanese coins, and I rather like it.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2624 Posts |
2x2's and a binder for me.
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Valued Member
United States
338 Posts |
I like the white cardboard 2X2s.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
2x2's in pages in album. I use a zippered binder so if something falls out of the page, it isn't lost.
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
I also use 2x2's and a binder.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
564 Posts |
Sorry for the long reply I was going to a new coin shop one hours away. Oh not a new desk, a gigantic printer took the spot for my trays!, I can't go out of my place for the coins. So I took a piece of everyone ideas and did this, went to the closest coin shop about one hours away, bought two small lighthouse albums, typed up the description, and placed the coins in, not as much freedom as in trays but what you guys think.     |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Excellent! ...providing that's acid-free archival paper.
It does look good, though.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Separate tickets alongside the coin displayed are a better way of showing the information that describes the associated coin. Museums do this. Museums also use trays and do not use flips of any sort, because the coins become much harder to see under a plastic film, especially from a distance.
Trays have a disadvantage; I have occasionally seen an auction lot where the coin has been described as suffering from 'cabinet friction'.
I will readily concede that the information shown on a 2x2 flip that contains the coin is much harder to present neatly.
From time to time, I do a major or minor reorganization of my collection. When this happens, all the information that is on the flip is relocated with the coin, without any change.
You will find that the majority of ancient coin collectors will favor the use of Mylar / cardboard 2x2 flips, in archival quality NON PVC album pages.
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Moderator
United States
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Personally I use 2x2s, but your flips and albums are a really nice way too!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
564 Posts |
The paper is archival acid free but the only thing is it is the thinner cardstock which slides in and out of the pockets if put side by side.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Your first reply suggested, "Safe vinyl flips with safe 2x2 paper...."
"Vinyl" is polyvinyl-chloride aka PVC which will react with coin metals, particularly silver. It is not considered safe to store coins in it for the long term, even though many dealers use it to ship coins from point of sale. Be forewarned, PVC emits gasses that will effect a coin even when the coin has been placed in a neutral holder that has an open side permitting the gasses to make contact with the coin.
Preferable is the use of a polyester film (eg. Mylar) in a two pocket 2x2 flip which will allow long term storage. It is more brittle than PVC, and for that reason not liked by some collectors.
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