Coin problem!

I have a cabinet that I want to eventually set up at a new residence, same cabinet, same coins. How would you store these coins for moving to a new state? It's a converted Secretarys desk.



Was just hoping for some input from the community.
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Do you have some of that shipping foam? Cut to size for the drawers and pile them up to fill out to the frame, then tightly wrap with Saran Wrap.

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I am doing that for miscellaneous coins thru out the house. Either error or condition. These are coins that I have photo'd and had no place to put them, Ones that glare back at ya when uou open the drawer. If I chose that way it would be sized paper flips for movement.

I have thought about that one. I worry that a fast shift might stack the coins. I would have to add a thin piece of strength, Plywood to pin the coins.

Thanks, it is only as long as the computer hangs out. My platform is about to be unsupported. And Uh, my retirement might not let me buy another for a while. I don't want the coins to slide.

 

Cardboard is easy to cut to size. You could cut partial sizes to fill the empty space and then stack more on top to fill out the depth of the drawer. Hopefully no sliding, no stacking.

 

I like the cardboard idea. Also, watch those bumps.

 

Card board? isn't that full of off gassing material?

 

Hmmm, you could put down some plastic wrap, then the cardboard. If you plan to set up the cabinet right away when you arrive, I wouldn’t think there would be enough exposure to be an issue.

 

Hey Pickin'! I'll generously offer to come get them and hold them safe for you..... No seriously, I was going to suggest what @BuffaloHunter said. I have this twelve Caesars set that I like to carry to and from work in my briefcase (I like looking at it) and I have a little piece of foam I lay over the coins before I put it in my case. Works great.

 

Congrats Randy! I didn't know you had finished the set. I would gladly loan you my set temporarily, but in the end, it would still have to be packaged for a move.

Ps, All great ideas, I am going to give the packing a try without worrying about dealing with them individually. I will make a dry run to test it out. Thanks for the ideas.

 

No worse than the wooden desk you've currently got them in. And it would only be during movement.

Is there an method to the arrangement/placement in each drawer? Is each drawer a theme, or do they go together? Or is this just a bunch of drawers of cool coins?

Depending on the organization system you have, you can probably just put each drawers worth (carefully) into a ziploc bag. As long as you are careful with the bag and not flinging it around, they'll be fine.

 

My take on cardboard: just make sure it isn't contacting the coins. Outgassing is a thing, but contact is more likely to cause damage, especially in the short term.

You're in a not-very-humid setting, right? That's helpful, at least.

 

I have seen maybe a few .9999 silvers change but very light and hardly noticeable, the majority have been in there for 5 to 10 years. Yes, I have been lucky, I fear that I will have to change my storage method when I move.

 

Yes, we have a steady humidity under 20%. Even when it rains for a day or two the humidity hardly goes above 50% and it is short lived. I will be moving to a much higher relative humidity.

 

A good friend of mine moved from Virginia to Colorado, then back. When she got to Colorado, she had to give up wearing contact lenses - too dry. But she also no longer needed her hair dryer. She never did go back to contacts when she came back, but definitely had to dust off the hair dryer...

 

That's my point for your transport problem... a bit of felt or a bit of cardboard for a week or two will have absolutely no impact on anything.

If you were to leave these on your collection for 20 years that may be a problem. But simple shipping methods for a couple of weeks will pose literally zero risks to your collection.

Anyone who argues it will: please place these materials on coins for 2 weeks and document the results.

 

Which part of the country are you moving to? We'd never ask town or such, but region. I live in an incredibly humid part of the country (South Carolina), so I might be able to give you tips

 

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