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Thoughts on these walnut slab pages?
Alltheabove76
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beautiful
will they be velvet lined?
How do the slabs stay in place when turning the page? If they are designed for a PCGS slab, perhaps a snap in border could be included? I dunno.
It would seem also that the edge with the holes would need to be very slim in width so that the page could easily be turned in a ringed binder.
"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
running like a water color in the rain...."
They are pretty, but plastic or cardboard slab boxes hold a lot more per volume and are lighter. So much easier to put in a safety deposit box or safe.
They definitely have a cool factor to them, but I don't know how much real world application most would find from them.
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The encap plastic pages put another layer between your eyes and the coin and are very difficult to take a coin in and out of.
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That was my first thought.
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They stay in place and are friction fit.
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Not my thing. I want less volume, not more.
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Did you seal the wood? I've read that certain types of wood will off-gas vapors that can react with some coin metals.
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They’re quite attractive. But I imagine a binder holding three or four of these would be pretty unwieldy.
They look cool 😎
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Dave
They’re not space efficient and for a lot of us who keep our coins in the SDB they’re of no use. If I had a few slabs that I wanted to keep in the house great but otherwise not for me.
Way too bulky.
@PerryHall said: Did you seal the wood? I've read that certain types of wood will off-gas vapors that can react with some coin metals.
Good point. Like my rubber band threads, I choose to take every precaution to avoid anything stupid from happening, even if it might seem unlikely. Coupled with the extra space for storage mentioned above and these get the "pretty, but no thanks" response from me.
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Doesn’t plastic outgas as well? Somehow coins survive it…………….
Beautiful and excellent craftsmanship, kudos. This would be great for a limited display of a small type set, the different mints where Morgan dollars were produced as an example. A small gold coin type set, special date set, or unique/old holder set would also be cool in one of these. Would be a neat display to show young budding numismatics. Lots of fun possible uses, not good or practical for storage of larger quantities of coins.
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Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
The plastic used in slabs doesn't outgas. Perhaps you are thinking of PVC which is not safe for coin storage.
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"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
It is kiln dried walnut which already has very low emissions because it cooks out the volatile oils that cause degassing, and they are sealed with with shellac.
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is it all the same slab for each page or is this special for one of your varied collections?
This one is made to house 28 coins of a type set collection of gold coins.
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looking forward to seeing the holder for the pages
No. SOME plastics outgas. Hard plastic slabs do not. If they did, they would cost the coins.
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Adapt those for a wall display.
No offense intended - just giving honest feedback....
Nice concept but the execution is impractical.
That tight fit won't survive over time. As slabs are inserted and removed the fit will get looser and looser. There is also the chance that moisture could expand the wood and make it very difficult to remove the slabs.
I could see a desk display on an easel where a loader fit would allow the slabs to be easily removed and viewed.
It'd be a real annoyance to have to pry the holder out every time you wanted to look at the other side of the coin.
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I think something like this would be good for a dealer display.
Collector, occasional seller
Maybe. But dealers have an even bigger space problem than collectors, in most instances. I think it would be better for a collector who wanted to display a few slabs.
It's useless for storage for anyone.
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Cool yes
Not practical
Not for me, but they’re handsome.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
They’re beautiful, but not practical. I would also worry about the chemical reaction between the metal and the wood. JMHO.
Edit to add: I also don’t like how you can only see one side of the slab.
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This is kiln dried walnut sealed with shellac. There is no off-gassing whatsoever.
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Is shellac inert? 🤔
Yes, once fully cured, shellac is chemically inert. Shellac resin itself is inert, it is dissolved in denatured alcohol to make it liquid. Once the alcohol has fully evaporated, you are left with a hard natural resin shell that does not off-gas.
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I appreciate the effort it entails. Beautiful wood encompassing gold coins.. I like it.
I love wood products, but these would seem to have a Flintstones feel to them.
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If I only owned like three certified coins, then . . . . maybe??
But from a practical standpoint, I have no use for something like that.
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