No better way to spend a saturday evening

Paul: Took some quick shots this morn. They may not be the best, but shows what I meant in my post. It is nice (for me), that I have 6 to a page. I can focus on a coin or two without the distraction of several coins on a page. I can easily pull out any Saflip without worrying if it is going to break (it is not folded in the 2x4 slot. Any coin can be pulled from the Saflip to view in-hand. Coin envelopes, tags, slab identifiers, etc. are with the coin in the slot or in the Saflip. As I turn the page, I can see both sides of coin and tag. As you can see, I separate each album page with an acid-free 100+ lb. page. Those act as backdrops for the coins and add padding into the Album. All export documentation, receipts, provenance, etc. etc. are in file binders. Works for me...

(Used iPhone for pics...sorry for blurriness. Showing some of my Carthage Silver/Gold and some Empress Silver)

Open Albums, Album Covers
(My bare feet and legs removed from pic for your viewing pleasure)


Some Carthage Silver / Gold Obverse page, 6 slots, 2x2 Saflips stored open, in 2x4 slots


Some Carthage Silver / Gold Reverse page, 6 slots, 2x2 Saflips stored open, in 2x4 slots


Silver Empresses - obverse page


Silver Empresses - reverse page


Albums and Covers

 

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Hmm, I like that arrangement! Are those pages standard 3-ring binder size? Can you post a link to the source?

Once I tried making my own custom-partitioned binder pages from plain pocket sheet protectors. That didn't work out very well

 

Easier to access the inserts and the flips don't break as easily? Hmm. If I stick with flips-in-boxes maybe I should change everything to the 2.5" Saflips. I wouldn't have to trim my inserts either.

 

Hmmm? ... Gandalf, I'm pretty sure that those are the cool ol' coin albums that are "not" traditional 8.5" x 11" size ... your albums look like they're probably more like the good ol' 7" x 8" numismatic albums? (like my cool Canadian quarter album, below) ... correct?




... oh, and those are my cool homemade laser-printer coin pages in the background (yah, sometimes geeky + OCD = cha-ching)

 

It is more of a Franklin Planner size album...9 x 8.5" closed, approx 2" rings.
I get 8-16 album pages to an album (DEPENDENT on how thick my coins are!), each separated by acid-free 110+ lb. card stock, and I put the corrosion retardant pages in front and back. I add an album cover, to seal it all up. LOTSA coins can be safely and compactly stored in a dry environment.

And, yes, sometimes I trim inserts due to the Saflip tightness... But I have NO problem getting envelopes and Saflips in and out of the album pages.

I get most of my album supplies at:
- Wizardcoinsupply.com
- Littleton.com
- Amazon.com

Typically, my setup is:
33416 Littleton Ancient Album Pages (5 pack) $5.79 (get 2 packs per album)
33395 Littleton Album Blank Binder $7.19
33432 Littleton Corrosion Protection Pages (set of 2) $5.59
33430 Littleton Custom Slipcase for 2" Album $5.59

I also cut my own card stock and holes to fit the binder (3-hole punches are adjustable, and I use a Rotary Paper Trimmer to cut large quantities of card-stock [yeah, I developed the Rotary Paper Trimmer...on all the major retailer shelves]).

 

Ipad pic but this is my way. All done in chronological order I.E. B.C. - 1901 A.D.

All labels are my style except the Forvm on top left and Orbiana *Civitas*.

I just have one flip side inserted while the coin side can be flipped over easily.

Never had one 2x2 fall out of a binder for the many years I have done this.

Still would love a 2x2 envelope with a clear window on the front & saw one from the 1960s, but they don't seem to be made anymore.

 

I've been making my tags this way for many years:



I get 10 per page (for 2x2 size). Print on card stock, cut out, fold them over and they look nice. In the old days there was a reaction with soft flips when using toner but I have never had that with liquid ink which I now use (and that issue only presented itself after many years of storage).

Sometimes I make mistakes, like the tag above. It should not read 'silver' but 'fouree'. An easy fix. For my personal collection they look like this:



I use Abafil trays for my coins so I have two sizes, most fit in the smaller 1 3/8 inch square size but for larger bronzes 1 7/8 square. Fits my needs really well. I can put a lot of information on each tag.

If anyone uses MS Word, I can shoot my templates if they want a pre-made place to start.

 

Yeah, I know. Eventually I'll change them all out for self-sealing 2x2 lighthouse cardboard holders and get rid of the sight of those staples permanently.

Little by little. My priorities now are to finish my new professional labels for all my coins, re-do my catalog database, and get a professional looking coin folder (the ones that have a cover and look like an old book once closed. Once I do all that, Ill buy the self-sealing holders and that should just about complete the revamped image of my collection.

You have to understand, this has been a natural progression of trying many different things and thinking about how to do things. I'm finally on the right track to making it all come together and look professional, but I had to figure it out myself through trial and error.

 

What's up with that C. Claudius Pulcher denarius in the middle of the bottom row?

 

This is great. I think I like this setup overall the best. Combine it with @Sallent's label system and @stevex6's more extensive description pages (not to mention the gun safe), and I think we might have a winner. The only thing I'd be a little worried about is the environment of the gun safe itself.

@Ken Dorney's setup looks perfect and show-ready for a dealer. I think trays are far better suited for displaying an inventory than a personal collection.

 

It looks like a great idea. I'd like to implement a similar system. Sans vodka, LOL

 

Looks like a great collection Ken!

 

Just another mystery of history! It was clearly cut in ancient times, but for what purpose? I can only imagine. A denarius was likely too much money to just destroy idly out of boredom, so my guess is that is was to be incorporated into jewelry or even in some donative religious purpose.

I really like the weird and unusual. Bad strikes, mint errors, alterations, modifications, change cuts, etc. They just show an interesting human side to the coin, not just the monetary aspect, the one who issued it, etc. I shows a glimpse into the mind of those who used them.

@Ken Dorney's setup looks perfect and show-ready for a dealer. I think trays are far better suited for displaying an inventory than a personal collection.[/QUOTE]

Largely for a dealer, yes. But as we all use different methods of storage the common flip insert will likely remain the most common form of labeling. And as my collection is intentionally small I do use trays. Works very well for me.

 

Yes, please do post some pics.

 

See post #41

 

I like to use the Dansco albums, mostly because they fit in my bookshelf (whereas 3-ring binders do not)

Ancient & medieval on the left. The small albums on the right are my British decimal collection which I'm keeping in air-tite albums. Starting to put my US collection in Dansco albums as well, but will take some time:


I may need to follow @Alegandron 's example of the cardstock between pages, as mine are a little difficult to see.


I do like @Sallent 's idea about putting the seller's tags between my tags, but at the moment I've opted for a system of keeping the seller's tags labeled with my inventory number in a separate 3-ring binder. The idea is that some day I will print out the files in my database which are designed to fit on an 8.5x11 piece of paper, and contain much more information about the coin (call it a confession to @stevex6 's system...)


(And as I post this I just realized I'm a jerk and didn't pass on the old tag for the Asper I sent to @John Anthony ... If you bought it and want the tag, let me know and I'll mail it to you!)

 

You're just using the blank Dansco binder with pocket pages?