Storage dilemma

farthing

I now have nearly 200 Conder tokens, many in nice UNC condition. I keep 1/3 (the cream) in Airtites with white rings, the remaining are in 2x2s with 2-3 in paper envelopes (too thick for 2x2s).

I'm not completely satisfied with either solution. In an Airtite I no longer have the attribution with the token - and believe me that can be a problem if you have many varieties of the same token (think Anglesey Druid pennies). At least the tokens are easy to view and well protected but to view the edge you have to open up the Airtite and remove the ring. Storage is a bit of a problem, I have stacks of 'em around.

In a 2x2 I have the attribution written on the cardboard and can still easily store and view the tokens in a binder. However, to check the edge requires cutting the token out of the 2x2 and then putting it back in a new one. And if I want to change the type of information I write on the 2x2 I'm anal enough to have to redo all of the tokens (I've done this twice already).

In a paper envelope I can also have the attribution written on the envelope + any pedigree or acquisition information I wish to write down. However, they tend to get stored out of the way and looked a less frequently and it is less convenient to look through my collection than with Airtites or 2x2s.

What are your thoughts or suggestions?

coinkat

Well, can an airtite fit in a kraft coin envelope and then the attribution could be on that? I have most of my British 1d in airtites. I kinda like them

ajaan

Tape them into an album.

Stork

NGC slabs in an Intercept slab box?

koincollect

Cointain and then if you like in an album. If you do not like the album idea then in paper envelops.

farthing

Thanks for reminding me Cathy! That was on my original list but forgot to add the option.

Don - Thanks for reminding me of my childhood storage method with Lincoln pennies!

TwoKopeiki

<< <i>Tape them into an album.

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Make sure you push it in with your thumb for that special toning, too

On a serious note - I prefer flips to 2x2's.

1960NYGiants

Farthing -

I store my Canadian Colonial Tokens in mylar flips in archival pages. I created a 2x2 "insert" page that I place in an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet protector and have that in the binder behind the token page. This allows you to view the token on each side and have the data you need handy.

I created the form in MSAccess but it can also be done in MSExcel (resize the and/or merge cells) or MSWord (create a table). Just play around with margins and column widths until it looks right. The effect is when the page with the tokens lays on the page with the data blocks it looks like each token and data block are aligned as if the data was actually a 2x2 insert.

I'll try to take a photo and post it later.

coinpictures

I second the mylar flip suggestion. They're not as soft as PVC flips, but you have no long-term archival worries. The ones I use have rounded corners, which are nice.

1960NYGiants

Here are two quick photos:

farthing

Gene - Thanks for the photos, an interesting solution to all three issues, convenient storage, ease of viewing and access and handy attribution.

satootoko

My system is similar to Gene's, but I use 2x2s for the circulated coins, with only the KM#, denomination, country and year/mint on the 2x2. The more valuable coins are either in the slabs I bought them in, or Airtites with 2x2 real-size photos in the album.

Doogy

<< <i>NGC slabs in an Intercept slab box?





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that is my way of doing it. the Intercept Shield slab box is perfect for NGC/PCGS slabs, and the price is right too!

Stork

I was kind of kidding -- I don't really have a problem with slabs of course, but I didn't think the conder guys went for them. NOT that I shop for these, but I've not seen too many in slabs. Am I wrong about this?

BTW I like the Gene method for the raw coins, and the Roy variant allows for more protection for the ones you aren't willing to take out of a slab.

For now, for my Japanese, I have a Dansco , but for it I'm looking for dupes for anything in a slab I don't want to crack out. The rest of mine are in non-PVC flips or slabs in an Intercept box while I wait to figure out what to do with them.


Cathy

farthing

There is one established seller on eBay (cwtguy) who sells Conder tokens in NGC slabs and does VERY well for prices realized. Other than this seller tokens in slabs are extremely rare on eBay. I imagine that most all serious collectors would crack them out since the edge is critical for attribution in many cases and NGC is not 100% accurate on their attribution. My only slabbed token from NGC has the wrong D&H number listed on the label.

However, if PCGS would slab Conder tokens I would likely send a number of mine in because of the true view photo service.

Writersblock

I currently store mine in cotton pouches in paper 2X2 envelopes but I agree that it can make viewing much more difficult. Eventually I would like to acquire a nice coin cabinet and go back to the old traditional way of storage, in an individual recess in a tray of a coin cabinet, with a paper disk below the coin that has all the data on it.

If I wasn't storing them in the cabinet or the cotton lined flips, then I would use the method shown by Gene. It solves a lot of the problems and it looks rather nice.

MrEureka

How about Abafil cases with paper tickets sitting below the coins?

farthing

Interesting solution to the problem Andy. The case would also solve my problem with keeping my medals in something other than large cookie tins!

Any knowledge on the effects on long term storage of copper in these cases?

MrEureka

Any knowledge on the effects on long term storage of copper in these cases?

Sorry, no. Can anybody else enlighten us?

Iosephus

I use an Abafil case for my medals, though I've only had it for a few months; I guess I'll find out its long term effects eventually. I will say that the case is very, very nice and I plan on buying more as my collection increases.