How to physically store large size foreign medals

USCGCraig

I collect medals from Denmark and am looking for ideas on how to physically store and catalog especially the large medals. The small coin size medals fit well in a PCGS box using either PCGS flips or crown size flips. But what about the big ones? I know how to store them to protect their surfaces. Just need ideas on how to efficiently store and catalog as I need to see these beauties in order to determine if I need them or not. Unfortunately, I don't read or speak Danish so I must use the old Mark I eyeball.

I look forward to everyone's ideas.

pruebas

I don't have all that many large medals, but the ones I want to keep, I am slowly getting slabbed in oversized holders. It is the safest way to store them. And it will allow easy selling when the time comes.

But they are darn heavy in their plastic tombs! I store them in the oversized NGC storage boxes (even though the PCGS ones don't fit in the slots).

WildIdea

When not traveling or anything that would slide them around, stackable felt lined trays seem to do the trick for me.

USCGCraig

Good stuff. Keep them coming. Hopefully everyone can get some ideas. I'm slowly going to get the better pieces graded but it's spendy and I have almost 100 Medals so far.

1960NYGiants

I have medals of various sizes. Some are in 2x2's in pages, some are in crown size flips in pages, some are in slabs in slab boxes, and the larger are in original boxes or sleeves and stored in shoe boxes. The key is identifying what size the piece is and making a note in my inventory list of which book, slab box, or shoe box it's in.

pruebas

By the way, I don’t know if you are also including plaquettes in your collection (by that I mean rectangular or non-round medals), but I tried sending one to PCGS and it showed up on the orders page graded, then the next day they removed the grade and said “No Service/Refund” and the plaquette was returned unslabbed.

I never could get an answer as to what happened, but all I can think of is they couldn’t find a way to encapsulate it.

WillieBoyd2

I suppose that one would have a similar problem with graded US five ounce silver "coins".

tcollects

I've always held a fondness for coins entombed in Lucite, so that would be my recommendation

then you can show off your collection in items that are useful around the house, like plates, toilet bowl seats, chair backs, etc.

7Jaguars

Uhh, I would rather not have my favorite medals ending up IN a toilet seat....LOL