New Australian Collector

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For longer-term storage of uncertified coins, I use 2x2 holders stored in archival-quality pages in binders. It's a fairly compact means of storage and allows for easy viewing of all your coins.



Everyone will give a different answer on this one, and even for myself my preferences and interests have evolved and taken various twists and turns over my 55 or so years of collecting.

Currently my primary interests are U.S. type coins, silver classic commemoratives, and U.S. type currency (U.S. fractional currency is an exception - for that series, I'm trying to build a complete circulation-issue set). I still have a collection of foreign coins, but I'm not actively working on that as my focus has narrowed to U.S. issues only.

What got me into collecting as a youngster was primarily the historical aspects of old coins. I also get a lot of satisfaction in the whole process of building my various sets.

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I also prefer the 2x2 flips. You can get 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ones as well which are better suited to crown size coins. You can write on the flips as well.

My main interest is foreign (non-Canadian and US, since I am from Canada and US coins do circulate to a small degree here) due to the huge diversity of coin types, even more so when you get older than the 20th century.

My tastes too have changed as well over the decades.

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