Capital coin holders

EJB

Going to make a Birthday cameo proof set in a capital holder. Recieved the six coin holder today, three of the coin slots were tight. I mean real tight, half the coin not flush. I got these stright from Capital Plastics so I know they wern't seconds...Has anybody had this problem, If it's commen I'll figure out a different way of gift packaging...Thanks in advance... Got it to work but had to use a dremmel...

kyleknap

Quite often. Capital makes (or used to make, anyway....) a little triangular tool that you can use to file out holes that are too small. Also, you can just use standard filing and boring tools to open one up a little bit if necessary...I've had to do it many times.

Kyle

EJB

Ya, I used a dremmel, It worked but I don't like to handle proofs that much.

Conder101

Proofs, due to their higher pressure strikes, have thicker rims than business stikes and sometimes wire rims as well. They can also be slightly wider than business strikes because the reeded edges fill more completely. The holes in the center piece are intended to be slightly tight to help keep the coin from rotating, and they ae also very slightly beveled. The high rims on a proof will often contact the edges of the hole earlier than those of a business strike.

mozin

Get a piece of dowel and some fine sandpaper. Fasten the sandpaper around the dowel with a rubber band. Stick it into the hole and ream it out. Have another drink while you are working.

solid

I specialize in gift packaging of coins, now including raw coins.

Let me know if I can help!

Ken

stev32k

I have a capitol plastic type set holder. Every hole where I put a proof had to be enlarged.

DHeath

Brent-Krueger sells the hole cutting tool for $1.80. Link to page

BillJones

Capital Holders work well for coins that are the size of nickels and larger. They work poorly for coins that a dime sized an smaller. Quite often they rattle. The others are ight about the coin fitting tool for openings that are too small. It works well. Openings that are too large pose a harder challenge.

Don't even think about putting a silver three cent piece in a Capital Plastics holder. It won't work. Gold dollars don't do well either.

AND I've never had a multiple hole holder work perfectly. The best one for me was the eight piece gold type set holder. The worst was the 12 piece gold type set holder and one I had for a set of Indian cents years ago. Many of the coins rattled in the holders, and that's the pits.

tmot99

<< <i>Ya, I used a dremmel, It worked but I don't like to handle proofs that much. >>




I have had problems too. When putting circulated coins in, frequently the holes are too big. For this, I have some mylar film that is inert. I cut a small strip and out that around the coin to make it a bit thicker. You can't even see it in the holder. For the holes that are too small as in your case, you can get the special tool. However, my opinion is that it's just a sharp metal edge. If you have a small pocket knife, you can do just as well. Or as others have said, a little bit of sandpaper.