How do you store your coins?

ASUtodd

I am trying to figure out a way to store my coins in a manner that is satisfactory to me.... Basically here is the deal. I hate the stapled shut 2x2's, I think they look like crap. I also hate storing coins in plastic sheets because of the plastic touching the coins. Therefore if I store them in sheets I need them in 2x2's, which I stated earlier I hated. So I find Whitman's snaplock 2x2's. I kinda like these but the ones I do have let the coin shake a bit, not real thrilled about that (plus they don't fit in the plastic sheets). I also have a few Kointainers (Some actually will fit in the plastic sheets). I like the idea but I am worried about storing my coins for the long haul in these containers. Now I have found Airtite holders. One problem, they are all round...I wish they made them in a square for easier storage in boxes (ones that look like 2x2's not graded coinslabs). So I FINALLY find the Intercept Shield square coin holders... problem here is the expence (and they don't fit in plastic sheets that I can store in a 3 ring binder).. Other my Us Mint Albums and Whitman Albums, anyone have any ideas, suggestions, or thoughts on how you store or would store your coins??? (Boy I sure am picky aren't I?) Thanks!
Todd

coinpictures

I don't think any perfect solution exists.

For my raw Morgan and Canadian dollars, I've gone this route. At $1.29 + S&H, it's not cheap, but not ridiculous either.

For labeling I got this toy which is working swimmingly. I printed out some samples and have exposed them to direct sunlight, and after almost 2 months show no sign of fading.

ASUtodd

I found some similar to those but I don't want the top part. I just a plain old square... It would be nice to find someone that made either a really thin plastic coin holder (similar to Kointainers) or someone that made a page/sheet that would hold them. I think I'll buy some blank Dansco albums and blank pages in the sizes I need and put them in there....... Thanks for the idea!
arg...
Todd

Rickc300

I use the 2X2s you hate and storage boxes... I decided against the pages pretty early on because I collect by date and mint and a new coin could mean shuffling hundreds of coins in order to create an opening for it. I thought about labeling all the pages I needed and as a coin was purchased just sliding it into its opening but the down side would be pages and pages with few or no coins in them. I settled on the 2X2s and storage boxes for space considerations and because any coin can be found in seconds and removed from the 2X2 for inspection... You could make your own using a commercial plastic cut to fit the coin and then sandwiched in between 2 sheets of plexiglass then drilled and tapped to accept plastic screws. I have thought about doing this for some small sets or year sets to sell. Packaging sells! Here is a page I had saved but never got around to looking for the products listed. The photo shows what you are looking for as well as what I just described Coin storage holders...

Let us know what you come up with and happy collecting!

Rick

TwoKopeiki

I have a Lighthouse case with a number of trays that fit inside. I have some for slabs and some for 2x2's. It looks like this:

Sapyx

I use 2x2s, for the most part; they live in photographic slide album pages. Ancients, high-relief coins and medals, very heavily worn coins and other items which would lose visibility if placed in a 2x2, get stored in 2x2-sized mylar flips instead.


<< <i>...I hate the stapled shut 2x2's... >>


What about the self-adhesive 2x2s? Are they any better?


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Yes.

wybrit

I use Airtites for my raw coins. They are problematic for any kind of display, but I'm more interested in preservation than displaying.

Iosephus

Abafil cases:

7Jaguars

I use stapled 2x2s but make sure the back sides are tamped down with needle nosed pliers. Also if they are handled a lot, one of the other techniques must be used...

pendragon1998

For cheap coins, I use carboard 2x2s, stapled with a flat-cinch stapler to help avoid staple scratches which occur if you use a regular stapler. The flat-cinch stapler is definitely worth the $20 or so it costs. I use the one that takes standard staples. The 2x2s go into heavy duty cardboard or plastic 2x2 storage boxes available here.

Nicer coins go in AirTites. The company that makes them makes slotted, plastic storage boxes with nice chip board holders with velour on one side for holding the airtites in the box. AirTite also has a line of albums that hold AirTites. I usually buy my AirTites at JP's Corner, a pretty decent online store.

Daltonista

Minimalist all the way, just Saf-T-Flips and chipboard 2x2 boxes, since the bulk of my collection is stored in a large safe deposit box at a local bank...so heavy and placed so high (at chin level) for the girls who walk me in and out of the vault they can't lift it.

At home, I have few fabulous old boxes designed for photographic slides...two in steel, and three or four bigger ones made of plywood covered with some phony leather stuff (naugahyde?) with removable/sliding trays. All those boxes have discrete slots the individual slides fit into that are perfect for 2x2's...again Saf-T-Flips (inert, non-PVC). Will be glad to take some photos for anyone who wants to see what they look like.

More background here, and my source for Saf-T-Flips is here.

Love that Lighthouse rig, Roman! Where are they sold?

Tom

oldshep

Here is how I do some of mine - it's a hobby cabinet:




Shep

ASUtodd

I think I have found the answer to my troubles!! Link
Todd

satootoko

Sounds good.

Gazza

Just couldn't resist it any longer