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Valued Member
Canada
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Hi
This is not a how to sell its a how to store/ display
I find I see a coin I like I order it arrives I look at it then I stash it away not to be seen again for the fear someone will see them and decide I'm a target
Am I normal or paranoide or is there a solution I have not thought of. I do enjoy admireing alot of my coins but its a pain to take them out of the hiding spot then the outer box. maybe I am overly cautions
what do others do
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
Yes Chuck...I think we all do.
I never discuss my hobby with anyone outside the local coin club
or a couple of family members.
I cautioned our son growing up to not discuss it with his friends.
So, most of the collection lives in our safety deposit boxes....
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Valued Member
United States
392 Posts |
I have coins in secure location too, but I really enjoy coins I have on hand. I have a silver panda in capsule on my desk like a paper weight ($25). I have a tupperwear container of roll find coins in 2x2 that I can look at anytime. Since I found them it's not a great loss if I lost them again. I also collect some cheaper coins and that cause me no worries unless I overpaid for them.
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Valued Member
United States
294 Posts |
Half of my fun of collecting coins is show and tell. Everyone knows I am collector that how I have acquired a lot of my coins. As far as protection I have insurance spread sheet and pictures of my collection. They are stored in a safe protected by security system cameras dogs and my 2nd amendment right.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Very unfortunate but that is one of the problems with any collection of stuff worth anything. Always reminds me of how many say they use Dansco Albums because they look so expensive. Then hide them away and no one sees them anyway. Almost everyone I know that has a collection of anything, hides them away due to the type of places we live. Oddly enough some collections are just to big to hide like a car collection. Although large even oil paintings get stolen. What a shame we live in such a society where you can't show off what you have.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I found a way to hide my Whitman and Dansco Albums in plain sight. My paranoia stops me from saying anything more.  |
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Valued Member
 Canada
65 Posts |
It really is too bad that this is the state of our world.
It is good to know I am not alone, Very few no about my collection.
Thank you for all of the replies
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Valued Member
United States
314 Posts |
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I never discuss my hobby with anyone outside the local coin club or a couple of family members.
I cautioned our son growing up to not discuss it with his friends. GOOD ADVICE! And don't post about your coins on things like Facebook or Twitter either! And keep really valuable coins in a Safe Deposit Box or a House Safe.. and get insurance if it is a truly valuable collection! |
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Valued Member
Belgium
54 Posts |
I rent a safe at the bank as most collectors do that I know.
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Moderator
 Canada
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I rent a safe at the bank as most collectors do that I know. I have two large safety deposit boxes at my bank, as it is hard to be an author of numismatics, and keep my hobby a secret. My solution to keep my collection secure while enjoying them and being able to share them is the PCGS Registry Sets and Collector's Showcases (you can make up any thematic non-competitive set you want). So, for example, if anyone wants to see my collection of Canadian special modern proof strikes, I just share this link: https://www.PCGS.com/SetRegistry/co...howcase/2314 And so on... while I do enjoy the Registry Set game, being able to store my coins securely at a major bank safety deposit box, but still able to admire, study and share my collection is probably the main reason I cough up the certification costs, especially with expensive error coins. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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