Capital Plastics Holder Improv for Platinum 1/2-OZ. Set

PipestonePete

I had checked with Capital Plastics to see if they could make a custom holder for a 3 coin 1/2-oz. plat set. I was quoted a price of around $80-$90. So I went searching for any other Capital Plastics 3-hole holder that had 27-mm holes. The closest that I could find was a discontinued SBA holder (26mm)....but it was less than $15. I had to do some beveling but it worked out. Now I just need to find out how to remove the printed SBA text. I might just have to place label bearing plat info over the existing text. Any suggestions?

BBQnBLUES

I've tried to deal with Capital Plastics on a special order about a year ago & they quoted an outrageous "estimate"..

Forget about trying to remove the hot stamped gold text from the insert...

You might want to contac a fellow forum member LINK and see what he can create..

Let us know the outcome..

PipestonePete

ttt for the weekenders. Has anyone had any luck removing text from Capital Plastics holders?

Overdate

Considering that the coins comprise the rarest modern set and are worth over $2k combined, maybe it would be worth the $80 or $90 for a custom holder, especially if custom text is included.

Aberlight

Using any chemical such as paint thinner or brake fluid to remove the paint may harm the coins at a later date. Have you considered lightly sandblasting the black plastic. If this isnt an option then lightly sanding the black portion. I did this on a capital holder once. Lightly sand the entire surface of the black plastic by hand. By sanding all of it you keep it uniform in appearance. You should sand in either a constant direction or consistent circles An electric sander may get away from you and over sanding would be a problem. In you last step of sanding use a very high number grit of sand paper to smooth it. Start out such as 650 or 800, then 1000 and then 1500 and even 2000 if available. Avoid the lower numbers as it will be to coarse and smoothing it out will be difficult. The higher number will require more strokes, but remember you are removing just a little at a time rather than over doing it. From there you could lightly polish the plastic using an old white shirt. There is plastic polish available, but then you come back around to the concept of chemicals and possible future ramifications. Although you only need once side removed I would do both to keep it uniform. The final finish would actually be more of a matte finish compared to the semi gloss that you currently have, but may actually be very distinct next to your satin finish coins. I did this on white and once the clear plastic is remounted I did not notice it.

7Jaguars

Wow! I like the Linked holders.

A couple of years ago I had Capitol do a couple of custom and very large size holders - one of them had enough openings and labels for 36 half dollar sized coins. Good quality but if memory serves, it was about 100-120 for it - probably a lot more now I would guess.

MORGANHUNTER2

You could always go out and buy a new piece of black plexi glass and drill the holes yourself.

Of course you need a steady hand or a drill press and the bits to do this- I use Forstner bits myself when burning holes in wood and plexi, and for smaller holes I have a set of high carbon drill bits that does the trick for the screw in inserts.

and of course you need to be mechanically inclined to do such things, some folks just are not into the DIY thing.