Good morning everyone, For a very long time I have searched the ends of the world trying to find a coin box I would be happy with. I have bought boxes from companys around the world but never have I seemed to be happy with them. So last week I decited it was time to design my own. This is a photoshopped version to use as refrence. These are the drawers part. My collection is split in two parts. Tokens " that are not in airtites " and error collection that is. Tokens Every hole is custom size for each coin. I know the coins I will buy in my lifetime as these are rare so I know what extra holes must be made and in what size. Errors I keep all my error coins in airtites and the three sizes will be made I have been researching what material I can use and I have found out most of what i´m suppoed to look out for. I´m hoping that this will turn off my brain as I´m tired of seeing plastic storages as well as bad designs. Siggi
I don't know what your using for materials but they can have, will have, a great affect on your coins. Woods, glues, and lining material are all critical !
Looking nice Christ GDJMSP I know what yous saying and I am currently looking into the right materials. All these can be a factor like you say and I wont go near this if I cant find all the right materials. I have seen the effect on coins from old members at my club that made their own boxes. Thanks for the tip
I keep telling myself that, too, but I keep wondering about all of those 19th century collectors (the wealthy ones) who used fancy wooden cabinets to house their collections. Chris
I'm thinking about doing the same thing except I'll be using volara foam sheet. BTW, is the volara foam sheet that I can buy at poker store the same as the one that airtite uses?
You sure about that ? Or do you get to see the coins they want you to see ? Many of the coins in those collections ended up having very unsightly toning, you seldom ever see those. And if you do they've probably been dipped. And what about all those with the rub (light wear) on the high points ? Those coins are precisely why we have coins being graded today as MS when they have wear on them. When it comes down to it there's not much in the positive vein that can be said for the old storage methods. But there is a whole lot of negative than can be said about them.
Cabinet friction is not a concern. I've designed a thinly-padded lining that will eliminate that. Besides, the medals it will house will eventually be slabbed anyway. I've been keeping most of the medals in this map chest for about 5 years now, and I check them regularly for any changes in the patina. So far, so good! Chris
This is correct. I do believe I had learned that mahogany would be the least to cause problems with metal. Probly learned it from the man I'm quoting from above.
OK, if you say so. But regardless of what the lining is unless you have something there to restrict the movement of the coins against that padding they are going to get wear eventually if raw. Slabbed coins of course will not show wear. However, you still have the issues of unsightly toning occuring even with slabbed coins since the slabs are not airtight. And that wood your cabinet appears to be made of is not mahogany, so there is danger in that. Basically everything in the cabinet can degas and cause harm or unsightly toning to the coins, the wood itself, the liner material, any padding, the glue etc etc. People quit using coin cabinets years ago for good reasons. None of those reasons have gone away. I will grant you, coin cabinets look cool and have a certain aesthetic appeal. But the question is, will your coins have that aesthetic appeal 10 or 15 years from now ? But to each his own.
Chris, first of all understand something. My comments are in no way intended to even try and convince you of anything. My comments are to provide information to others who may read this so that they may make an informed decision about their possible actions. But hey, I was supposed to be dead 3 1/2 years ago and I'm still here, but I understand your point. So we just don't know about that either. But as to whether it matters or not, what about the people who may own the coins, medals in your collection in the years to come ? To my way of thinking we owe those folks an obligation. But not everybody feels that way.
I think cuban mahogany is the best choice for me. I´m trying to see how far I can go with out using glue.
