...IF....you use Capital Plastic coin boards....

topstuf

Approximately what percentage of turned coins can you ....STAND.....before having to tear it all apart and ...STRAIGHTEN.....them?

dragon

For coins that don't fit snugly into their openings, I think I remember reading that Capital at one time recommended a thin layer of clear nail polish to slightly reduce the opening size to prevent coins from rattling or rotating.

dragon

jbsteven

dragon

you have to be kidding right? Seems like there would be some chemicals that should not touch a coin in nail polish.

ss350camaro

<< <i>a thin layer of clear nail polish >>



That doesn't sound like a good idea to me?? Seems like the chemicals in the polish would be bad for the metals.

dragon

No, I wasn't kidding, I think I remember reading that either on Capitals website or the instructions with one of their holders. Maybe once the nail polish dries it's ok.

WaterSport

I Love Capital Boards...But you have to handle them gently so the coins do not end up looking like a square dance took place!

I have sanded some openings to make them bigger, but just lived with holes that were too big.

WS

dragon

Ok.....I just looked at the instruction sheet from a custom Capital holder I recently bought. If the opening is too lrge, it now says to use "a thin, narrow strip of clear mylar or acetate as a shim"

I could swear I remember them once saying to use clear nail polish though....

JrGMan2004

If you have a coin that doesn't fit... take a SafT Flip, and cut it into little strips, and put them around the edge of the hole so the coin fits snuggly...

topstuf

That's what I did when I used to use em. Took slides outta albums and cut strips off the ends for shims.
Worked fine except the shims would also work loose occasionally. But.....get em ....just right...and they work great.
Not so great for small coins.

BillJones

My experience with them was that the board for the eight piece gold type set worked quite well. The $2.50 gold coins, especially the Indian would come lose from time to time, but overall the holder was quite nice.

The 12 piece gold type set board was not worth a darn. Capital Plastics do not work for thin coins like gold dollars and half dimes.

I purchased an Indian cent board when I was YN after I completed my Indian head cent collection. It wasn't very good either beause virtually all of the coins rattled. I was not a believer in their nail polish suggestion.

One of the last Capital holders that I still use is my set of $2.50 Indian set. They come lose now and then, but it makes for a niffty display.