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Do you have any creative ways to enjoy your coins?

I am curious how other collectors enjoy their coins outside of the typical activities of viewing your coins, posting on social media and show and tell with fellow collectors.

For example:

Do you print and frame photographs of your coins? Frame the coins themselves? Display your coins in another creative manner? Assemble educational materials or other historic items to go with your coins? Commission artwork of your coins?

Personally, I have a miniature easel on my desk and rotate the coin on display on a regular basis. But I am looking for more and better ideas!

What else are folks doing?

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  • seatedlib3991seatedlib3991 Posts: 700 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have a wooden dinner tray next to my computer. just about every other day I set out some sort of coin display. right now I have all my New Orleans coins out. I am waiting for an 1844-O Seated Quarter I just won to show up. just waiting for the new arrival. James

  • lilolmelilolme Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Previous link below and with others showing some nice displays. Since then I have made and 8 coin one and one for a special set of coins with paperwork that I have on my shelf of stuff/junk.

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1083304/coin-slab-display-option

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=_KWVk0XeB9o - Ruby Starr (from 'Go Jim Dandy') Piece Of My Heart
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    https://youtube.com/watch?v=D0FPxuQv2ns - Ruby Starr (from 'Go Jim Dandy') Maybe I'm Amazed

    RLJ 1958 - 2023

  • LukeMarshallLukeMarshall Posts: 1,981 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Growing up I was always fascinated by my Grandpas "money Tray" that was hanging on the wall.

    It was red felt with a $1 silver certificate, Red seal $2 , $5 treasury note and a $10 Gold note all glued to the felt one on each corner.

    In the center there was various Silver dollars, morgan and Peace, that were arranged like a Spade (they were big card players) . There were 2 rows of silver half dollars, a row of Quarters and two rows of Cents- One of which was somewhat crusty and kinda looked like a 1943 copper to my young eyes (I stared at it for a long time trying to make it out)

    One year for Christmas , my grandma made all the grandkids a 'mini money tray' with a 1976 $2, some bicentennial coins and other randoms on a smaller framed picture with green felt. I thought that was really cool too...

    It's all about what the people want...

  • NeophyteNumismatistNeophyteNumismatist Posts: 1,064 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I place all my slabs in Lighthouse coin slab albums. When I build my sets, I leave open spots in the slab albums (same as a Dansco would have holes). This helps me to now exactly which coins I need. If I want more flexibility, I can leave a few extra spots (and I do leave a few random spots open, so I can expand without having to move all the coins.

    I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @tcollects said:
    I enjoy putting all my slabs on the floor of my living room and rolling around on them naked when my family is away from the house, I think this is the true purpose of slabs

    (love your thinking) ;)

  • oldabeintxoldabeintx Posts: 1,895 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @tcollects said:
    I enjoy putting all my slabs on the floor of my living room and rolling around on them naked when my family is away from the house, I think this is the true purpose of slabs

    Sort of a perverted Scrooge McDuck, as it were.

  • oldabeintxoldabeintx Posts: 1,895 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’ve arranged display sets according to Coinage Act, including currency when appropriate. Omitted commemoratives for the most part. For example, the 1793 Act made foreign coins legal tender. It was renewed until 1857. I’ve included a large number of foreign types in this pretty much open-ended set. I use Lighthouse boxes for display.

  • renomedphysrenomedphys Posts: 3,605 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sometimes I pull a few out of the SDB and take them to coin shows for no good reason other than to use them as conversation starters.

  • emeraldATVemeraldATV Posts: 4,543 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What would you do with this as given.

    Play ball !

  • tcollectstcollects Posts: 1,037 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MWallace said:

    @tcollects said:
    I enjoy putting all my slabs on the floor of my living room and rolling around on them naked when my family is away from the house, I think this is the true purpose of slabs

    Remind me to never buy any coins from you. 🤪

    I could be anybody, you never know where your slabs have been

  • skier07skier07 Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Unfortunately for me I mostly enjoy my coins at the bank in their newly remodeled SDB cubicles.

  • BarberianBarberian Posts: 3,541 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 22, 2024 6:12PM

    @skier07 said:
    Unfortunately for me I mostly enjoy my coins at the bank in their newly remodeled SDB cubicles.

    Nice! The last time I was at my bank, I had to sit down on the floor (I'm 6'5" 280 lbs.) in the SDB vault and search for coins while hiding my activity from bank workers. One time on the way to a FUN show, they couldn't get the box out of the frame, so tellers started banging away at the frame and box with rubber mallets and prying tools.

    3 rim nicks away from Good
  • TrickleChargeTrickleCharge Posts: 174 ✭✭✭

    @tcollects said:
    I enjoy putting all my slabs on the floor of my living room and rolling around on them naked when my family is away from the house, I think this is the true purpose of slabs

    Always wondered how some slabs get so scuffed up.

  • MapsOnFireMapsOnFire Posts: 223 ✭✭✭

    A couple of you guys and girls have come close to my fun. I fill my tub with slabs and loose coins, add some water and a lot of bubble bath, and just sink right in. My snorkle allows me to soak my head too!

  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 19,931 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Waiting for someone to post a picture of themselves having a tea party, having invited three of their coins to join them around the table.

  • emeraldATVemeraldATV Posts: 4,543 ✭✭✭✭✭

  • BikergeekBikergeek Posts: 408 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @tcollects said:
    I enjoy putting all my slabs on the floor of my living room and rolling around on them naked when my family is away from the house, I think this is the true purpose of slabs

    "Oh Dad, I just came back real quick because I forgot my teddy bear. Dad? Daddy? EWWWW, MOMMMMMMM!!!!!!!"

    New website: Groovycoins.com Capped Bust Half Dime registry set: Bikergeek CBHD LM Set

  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,793 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've enjoyed making stuff like this:

  • WingedLiberty1957WingedLiberty1957 Posts: 2,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like doing coin art for my walls ...

  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,774 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I bought a mess of low grade common date V nickels which I spend.

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,615 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sometimes trading one shiny disk of metal for a whole big stack of green and white paper is most enjoyable!

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

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