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Rest in Peace
Canada
1360 Posts |
I've said it before, that I collect coins, not boxes. I'm not a flipper - though I've sold a couple of coins. I'm not a stacker - most of my coins are one-offs. My question however, for others like me, What do you do to store your collection? Except for the current year, which I keep displayed in a small China cabinet, I've been storing the coins separate from their boxes. This brings us to my question - What do you do with all the boxes? My Box Collection:  My Coin Collection:  Edited by Dcadon
03/25/2022 9:02 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
735 Posts |
I have all the boxes stored in another box  But I do keep all of my boxes. There just away in storage. I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set | Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? |
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New Member
Canada
17 Posts |
They're all packed away in storage. I always think I'll one day display them all like a store or museum type display. But until I get the space. Just in storage. And maybe once a year look through my collection
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
867 Posts |
I had my box of RCM boxes stolen from my storage in 2014. It would have been worth it to see their faces when they opened up all the empty boxes....although there was enough other stuff for a hit or two of meth, so I guess they would have been pleased anyways. |
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 United States
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Just make sure wherever and whatever you store your coins in is coin safe/friendly. Out gasing and such. John1  Edited by John1
03/25/2022 7:33 pm
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Valued Member
United States
425 Posts |
I stay with the uncirculated coin, Specimen and Proof Sets, and they stay in their original government packaging, stored in those mint set boxes you can by from third parties. They hold the three sets each year nice enough.
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03/27/2022 5:14 pm
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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I take the coins (in their capsules) out of the R C M original packaging and place the coins in Lighthouse Coin Trays; I store the original packaging in file boxes. I've been storing my Canadian SD collection this way for the last decade+. This allows me to view the view the coins easily, while allowing me to re-unite a coin with its original packaging if need be. Here's a poor-quality image I took about 10 years ago for my response to a similar topic:  Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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03/28/2022 07:57 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
665 Posts |
I use a very similar system for my SDs and proof precious metal coins. For base metal proofs, I keep them in a Lighthouse Grande Binder with Encap plastic sheets. These are sized to allow you to keep a capsule in each slot (Poor photo of my Base Metal Proof Loon Dollars)  I also use the Lighthouse blue binders for circulating coins... I am working on a complete set of 1c -> $2 from Victoria to date. Many of the earlier coins are in good or fine condition but... that is the hunt  Incidentally, I also use the Lighthouse blue binders for the US ATB Quarter series, the National Park Series and the Presidential dollar series. |
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Valued Member
United States
425 Posts |
Having a father from Nova Scotia and a mother from California, I collect the coins of both nations. For Canada, it is mostly proof, specimen and uncirculated sets, along with a few other items. I use the Guardhouse proof set and uncirculated set boxes, the black ones. There is also a larger box of the same color, I suspect Guardhouse as well, that I use. All of my uncirculated sets from 1960 to 2022 fit in one box, and there is still room. The width is perfect, and each set is in original packaging with a glassine envelope and index card for backing. These boxes hold eight of the older proof set boxes (1981-97) perfectly as well. The newer proof and specimen set boxes fit in the proof set boxes, three each. I have way too many boxes...or is that coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2408 Posts |
As most of you know I sold almost all my coins and in retrospect I would have trashed all the cheap plastic and maroon clamshell cases. Based on my experience, I was able to sell bare encapsulated coins (with COA) just as easily as the ones with cases and original packaging. NOTE: Some collectors do care and will ask for the original packaging. To avoid any deception, clearly indicate on your listing what is included - AND - what is not included. Trust me, it will sell regardless. Why? Because you'll be able to save on shipping and pass those savings to the buyer. On the other hand, wooden, metallic or special edition cases have value and should be kept IMO. You might consider selling them separately. For example, I sold some $350 gold coin cases for ~$100 USD. Save yourself some space and trash the stash of cheap cases. This stuff just collects dust. Perhaps the RCM should offer bare encapsulated coins / COA. Maybe they do? Anyway... those are my Two Cents, dated 2022. Edited by canadian_coins
04/09/2022 5:06 pm
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