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New Member
United States
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The Way I Store & Display My Coins. In 1984 had my collection stolen (inside job teenage family member). Luckily he sold it to a reputable coin dealer that bought it and then he called me right away the same day. Recovered most of the money when he came home. I had that reputable coin dealer inventory and appraise it. Since then I locked it up. Now when I open it up I can see all my coins. Works for me.   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Moderator
 United States
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That is pretty nice and it looks like you have room for storing more rolls on the bottom left of the cabinet.  "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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
Very nice! You are super organized. Keep it up and you might start wearing steel toe boots when adding to your collection.
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Valued Member
Canada
496 Posts |
Ya need a better locking system.Those apparently are easy to pick or cut off.Nicely laid out in there. Almost had my collection stolen but I had most of it buried under piles of other possessions.I got to it before the thieves came back.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4085 Posts |
Yes, not to sound like a jerk and I like the display, but I could break into that in 30 seconds using tools in my garage.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ya need a better locking system.Those apparently are easy to pick. I have a guilty pleasure hobby of lock picking. Mostly padlocks. Most of the time you get what you pay for. Don't hesitate to stop at a local locksmith and drop some change on a lock that he would recommend. I like the cabinet. Looks nice and organized. Edited by chafemasterj
12/13/2019 4:37 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A neighbor had something like that for his Gold coins. His Grand son, also a teenage, easily broke into it and sold off all the Gold coins. My neighbor had him arrested and the kid ended up in jail and now has a prison record. The kid is now in his 30 and can't get a job due to that record and is about to also now loose where he lives. And all due to those simple locks. Of course a little blame is due to parenting too.
Same grand father bought a safe for more coins. Went on vacation and some crooks with a moving van not only took that safe, but most of his furniture too.
I wonder just how many people have had coin collections stolen.
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Valued Member
United States
419 Posts |
Nice display!
Sadly I keep all but a few coins in the bank. Back when I was a dealer about 40 years ago everybody knew where I lived so I kept nothing at the house. Been following the same procedure now that I am back into coins. Not much fun having to go to the bank to play with me beauties but I sleeps better.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Excellent display in a nearly full cabinet.
What plans do you have to expand future storage / display capacity?
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United States
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Very nice!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2023 Posts |
That is a great display but I'd worry about protection from the environment -- temperature changes and humidity and all that. All the extra protection makes it harder to appreciate what you have, but keeping them looking nice over time has to be worth something.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Excellent display in a nearly full cabinet. My sentiments exactly... you're running out of space, man! Crisis! |
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New Member
 United States
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Thank you for all the replies.
I still have plenty of room to add more in the cabinet.
I have added Proof Sets and have all from 1952-2019 and P&D Mint Sets 1968-2019, so I have the recent modern examples that I wanted.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What was the original purpose of that cabinet?
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Posted 12/13/2019 2:01 pm
