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Bobsav21

Hello everyone,

My name is Bob and I've been collecting coins on and off since around 1965 or so.
My last active period was in the mid 80's. I have some spare time on my hands now and would
like to sort and catalog my "vast" holdings which presently resides in a hodge podge of holders
of various descriptions. My question is "what is your favorite way to store your coins"?
I was thinking "airtites" or the new (to me) Coin World "slabs" . Does anyone have any suggestions
they would like to share with me?
Thanks in advance.
Bob

Louis

Welcome to the boards...what are your questions?

FC57Coins

Welcome to the boards.

The answers are Yes, No, and the number 27.

Enjoy!

darktone

Welcome Bobsav21! do you collect gold? mike

DCAMFranklin

Welcome to the Forum Bobsav21. We're waiting for your questions. Enjoy your time here!

wingedliberty

Yes, its AT
No its not AH
MS64FB
FBL, I don't think so.
Almost CAM.
ACG sucks

Brian.

TWODOGS

Just store them in a big pile on your kitchen table.

cherrypickincoin

It depends on the value of your holdings. For expensive pieces I would recommend the Coin World slabs. For common coins it's easy just to store them in mylars. You can get albums, binders, etc. All depends on what you want to do.

jonesy

Welcome to the Forums Bobsav21!!
Glenn

numonebuyer

For my raw Morgans, I use the Eagle brand holders. I then store them in Eagle brand containers that look quite nice.

I have never used the Coin World holders, but they do look nice.

Numonebuyer

P.S. Here is the link to the Eagle brand home page if you want it.

cherrypickincoin

That's quite a few Morgans to be leaving out on the kitchen table. Make sure someone doesn't slip the 89-CC into their orange juice or between their peanut butter and jelly and take it home with 'em!

cladking

Welcome aboard.

Bobsav21

Hello Mike

I have a few pieces of "gold" and some "bullion" type stuff. I never really got into it
because at the time I was looking at it the prices were sky high.

Bob

Bobsav21

Thanks numonebuyer,

I tried the "Eagle" holders when they first came out but I had trouble keeping them
snapped shut with my morgans.
Maybe I got a bad batch or something.

Thanks

Bob

numonebuyer

I have had a couple of the holders that would not stay shut, but only a couple.

Numonebuyer

Bobsav21

I just checked out your "collection" page, very nice job and a very very nice collection
of Morgans, congratulations.

If I might ask, do you use a particular software program for you inventory or is it something
you made up.
I started something with Excel but It didn"t turn out the way I wanted. I'm by no means
a "excel" guru and got hung up when I was trying to "link" images to a particular "inventory"
number. Never quite got it to work right.
Maybe I'll give it another shot.
But if anyone out their could recommend a good program I would appreciate it.
Bought a couple from E-bay but they turned out to be junk.

Bob

TWODOGS

If you subscribe to Coin World you can pick up the Coin World slabs pretty cheaply through Amos Advantage. You can buy a kit ANACS size that comes with 32 slabs and assorted inserts plus a box that holds 25 slabs. That's the kit I got, seeing as I don't have a plastic storage box for my ANACS slabs anyway. $34.95. Quick and fairly cheap shipping. You can also get the larger type for a little more.

Shamika

Welcome aboard Bobsav21.

I noticed you said your last active period was in the mid '80s. Are you familiar with the certified grading/slabbing that's been going for the last 10-15 years?

Bobsav21

Reply to Shamika

Yes I am familiar with it, It was those " new fangled plastic things" that started showing up about the
same time I drifted away from the hobby. I'm sure it has brought about some kind of "standard" in grading and It seems to have opened up a whole new slant on collecting. I own some slabbed stuff that I've picked up but I think the "slab wars" are beginning to drag the hobby down. From what I saw at a local New England show recently it seemed it was the slabs vs the non slabs. It appeared to me that the "slab"guys were the ones touting "investment" and the non "slab" guys were the "collectors".
They are neat little holders though :-)
I learned the hard way back in the 80's about "Rare Coin investing", I've come back to "collect" coins.

Bob

drainbamage

Since collectors often do not sell their coins (unless they find a better coin to replace it with) they do not quite operate like dealers. It is also more than just the holder. It is very good to have a professional third party. who is totally neutral to the situation, grade a coin. After that coin is in a slab and graded, both parties pretty much have to accept what it has been graded as. The 2x2 holders are great, but it gives the classic option of writing on there what grade they think it should be and not what it is.

Many excellent or rare coins in 2x2 holders end up being slabs.

LucyBop

Be BOB A Lula!!!