I have been a quite busy collector lately, and with the Covid-situation, you have to stay active at home. I've now been making collectors cards, meant for coin boxes for 2x2 quadrum capsules. Do any of you make cards like this, and do you have any templates or ideas for templates? I started out with simple squares with a double frame line. I'm hoping that if I print them on both sides, the right sides will match. I'll find out tomorrow, I guess. I'm still just experimenting. I started on a different template with a Nero watermark, but I'm not sure I want to use it. I think that if I find some nice paper that also fits the copy machine at work, this can look pretty good. What do you think?
I hand write mine because it is easier. Also I don't put on things that are obvious or insignificant to me. I would rather have the ability to match up coins with labels if separated than have things like 'Roman Imperial'. I also would use a price code that I can remember rather than marking cost openly. Tag design is something that should fit the collector. You do not need to like mine and I have too many coins to change them all now. My daughter teaches 1st grade and has off two weeks. I understand how you can do high school online but 1st grade will be harder.
They look nice. I just stick with a general description of the coin. Ruler, denomination, obverse/reverse description. I wish I would've kept better records in the beginning about how much I paid for coins. Oh well, live and learn.
I’ve been thinking about making my own item number system. That may be better than «Roman Imperial», and I agree about the obvios things. I also agree about putting the price on the label. Better to have that in a separate document. Useful feedback, thanks.
Of course! I was trying to upload the file, but CT wouldn’t let me. It’s easy, though. Just make a text box in the size that you want, and copy/paste. I realize I probably have to mirror the cards on page two to get them right.
I will probably use «RIC #1, RIC #2, GC#, GIC, RRC», etc. The coins that already are in the collection will be numbered according to date of issue. New coins according to time of purchase. Something like that.
I use a Word template for mine; nothing fancy, just a 2x2 text box with some standard fields. I don't have a numbering system, even though I probably should. It is only one sided; I sometimes hand write extra information, such as pricing, to the reverse. I do the Roman ones a little fancier, using a custom font for the text.
I hand write mine, use date codes, have my own cost codes. I use a lot of abbreviations, and write for my usage. Further information, write ups, history, provenance depth, etc. are archived in database and/or email directories (my personal cloud).
I store, and carry with me everywhere I go, twenty of my very favorite Ancient coins in a “Shoulder Bag” (along with my ID cards, Credit cards and a few bucks). Coins are in archival quality paper envelopes (tested for pH suitability) and, in turn, strips of three vinyl flips cut from standard commercial sheets. I hand print a very brief generic coin description on the outside of each envelope so that I can quickly identify them. I insert accompanying dealer tags, detailed coin description cards, etc. inside the envelopes. My coins are well protected from the elements and I can easily get them out and fondle, admire and study them (a never ending process) whenever I want, and wherever I am.
I enjoy handwriting my own 2x2 inserts with all of the normal attribution info on the front. On the back I detail when and where I purchased and the price without codes. I don’t plan to sell my coins but if I did I would then obscure the price. Making your own inserts via handwriting or computer printing is great because it can feel like you’re officially joining the coin to your personal collection. I also keep a pendaflex folder with receipts but in the long run those will likely get separated from the coin and insert which is why I place as much info on those 2x2 cards as I can. If I mess up I’ll use a little white out like you can see here.
Mostly I handwrite flip inserts, but when I use computer-printed ones I have a template (just a word processing table with cells the right size) that puts the fronts and backs side-by-side like this on a regular-size sheet of paper. Use sulphur-free paper or your silver coins will tarnish over the years. Type one flip-front at the upper left and the flip-back of that same insert next to it as the second cell in that row. Fold vertically rather than cut into two. So one sheet of paper can serve for ten 2x2 inserts (which are really about 1.75" square). I assign each coin a unique number: two-digit-year dot sequence-number-in-that- year, so 20.15 is the fifteenth coin bought in year 2020. Data on the insert are a basic identifying description on the front. That's one cell. The the right of that cell in the next cell, I put my ID number, weight, Reference-book ID numbers, seller (including auction and lot number, if relevant), and price in a simple code. Also, comments if the coin is special in some way the affects value that might not be obvious. In the last few years I have also added a rainbow color-code (by hand with colored pens) for its approximate value (I am getting old and I want to make it easy for my heirs to know what to do with the coins.) Red is the high-value end (worthy of a fine CNG auction) and violet is the low-value end (good luck getting rid of it). I have notes on how the colors are assigned to values of the coins. (If you assign actual dollar values, then inflation or deflation may make them obsolete, but I figure relative values will remain close to constant, so the color might stay unchanged.) I agree. I also have, for each coin, a "coin card" with a its photo and far more information than can fit on a flip. I am not claiming this is the best way to do this, but I have been active a long time and it works well for me. One thing I really like is having the date and place of purchase. When I have a coin home, its flip prompts memories of when I got it.
I use Word with a table with the right sizes (like others) and can fit 20 per page. I also occasionally add additional notes in the cell next to it and not cut it apart but rather fold it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U8nKnAgx46kzXtsc4jKHGNu0ySBidwP_/view?usp=drivesdk (It doesn't render correctly on Google Docs, so might want to download and open in Word)
