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Valued Member
United States
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My dad recently told me has a modest coin collection so I finally got the chance to check it out. Neat stuff in there! Anyway, I volunteered to organize it better than it just floating around in plastic bags. I was gonna put them all in cardboard 2x2's but it seemed kinda overboard for them as this isn't anything rare or valuable, I don't think. Any suggestions on an inexpensive way to put them all into some kind of general album to keep them decently protected? Thanks.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well you could start denominational albums for them.......get a 3 ring binder notebook and the plastic Mylar holder sheets and those cardboard 2x2's that you mentioned.......coin tubes.......there's lots of ways to organize and "display" even "less than valuable" coins....but it'll cost a little bit to do anything with them.
What all does he have ?........Morgans...Peace....Buffalo Nickels...any Seated stuff ?....any Barber stuff?.......Indian Heads.....Wheaties ?....You can organize ALL of this kind of stuff.........even if it's "low grade".....
Just a question of "how" you want to "see it" really........
Edited by eaglefoot
05/05/2008 3:55 pm
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Valued Member
United States
486 Posts |
It depends on what he has to protect. I would suggest putting scrap silver coins or wheat pennies in a jar or seal-able bag, I would put any coins worth more than a few dollars in cardboard 2x2's. And for any really rare coins you should consider having them graded by a professional grading service. -PP
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Moderator
 United States
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I agree with Eaglefoot, start some denomination date or date/mint albums. You can either use the 3-ring binder and 2x2s he mentioned, or you can use the specific Dansco or Whitman albums.
If you want to save some cash before making a serious investment in albums, you can start out with some folders and move them to albums later.
IMHO, it is not a question of rare or valuable they are, it is a question of how important this collection is to your father and how much enjoyment he would get out of having it better organized and protected. Some things you just cannot put a price on!
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Valued Member
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Great suggestions all. I'm highly considering again the 2x2's and a 3 ring binder as you are all correct in saying its more about how important this is to my father. From what he said, his father gave him a good amount of these coins. So that makes it doubly important for me, enough to present them nicely enough to keep them around for a long time so spending a little bit more seems perfectly fine with me now that I think about it that way. Question: Last time I tried putting halves in cardboard 2x2's and then putting them in a 3 ring binder and plastic pages didn't work out so well. After a few days, I pulled the binder off the shelf and the pages were sagging down at the corners from being so heavy. Any way to prevent this with those heavier coins? Which leads me to my next question of, is there something better than regular 3 ring binders you buy at office superstores to hold these plastic 2x2 pages? Thanks again all. One day I'll shoot pics of some of his stuff and share them on here, but for now, I'm gonna keep them secret. I'm thinking of doing a contest in celebration of my 50th post!  EDIT: Or, what do you guys think of this one? http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default...tID=8ANC1928Edited by st3rling
05/05/2008 7:15 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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if they are unc's put them in 2x2 if they are circ get coin tube's you can put 10.00 of halves in one tube quarters also.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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I don't stand my albums up as the pages buckle from the weight. Lay them down flat on their backs. Name the spines so you can see what's in each album, or have a different coloured cover for each denomination.
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Moderator
United States
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quote:
After a few days, I pulled the binder off the shelf and the pages were sagging down at the corners from being so heavy.
Yes, that is a drawback... quote:
I don't stand my albums up as the pages buckle from the weight. Lay them down flat on their backs
 And every drawback has a solution!  Edited by jbuck
05/06/2008 10:46 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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My suggestion is to first find out exactly what is there. Then as already noted if not to valuable, place most in those plastic coin tubes. If your not interested in displaying the coins, there are cardboard boxes made especially for 2x2's. Some have two rows, some one row, some are about a foot long and some shorter. I think they are made by Whitman but not sure. Any decent coin store should have them. If you put the coins in 2x2', then you could sort them in the boxes and have a little piece of paper sticking up saying Cents, Nickels, etc. Folders for coins are not the best way to go. Glue on the back of the slots is not to good for coins. Albums are great but expensive and only good for displaying purposes. Sounds more like you just want to sort out the mess so keep the cost down until you know what you have.
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks for the additional ideas all.
The collection isn't that large and I'd like to let each coin be seen, so the coin tubes aren't gonna work. I think I'm gonna stick with cardboard 2x2's in plastic pages. Though that other thread about the type of plastic pages and 2x2's that should be used for the long term is kinda scaring me into buying non-coin stuff such as those photography supplies that were linked in that discussion.
About what I have, I'm pretty sure I know what I have. I'm no expert (not even a novice!), and just a n00b at this stuff, but I don't think I see anything rare or valuable to anyone but our family. But hey, what do I know, I'll post pics of them for fun when I get them organized. I'm sure I'll learn something about them from all of you knowledgeable people. Just being able to share them is a win for me. Thanks again.
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