Hi everyone, Saw this ad today from Danbury Mint on Instagram. I think it's kinda neat. The Statehood Quarters, ATB Quarters, and Innovation Dollars all combined into individual slabs for each State. And then I saw the price. Over $30 per 3-coin card. At that rate, I'd be broke before they send me the Delaware set. But then this gave me an idea: Why not do my own?! I already have all 50 States plus 6 Territories (thanks to @Beardigger ). I'm well on my way for the National Park Quarters. I have the 2018 and 2019 Innovation Dollars. I just need a DIY slab that can hold 3 coins. Any suggestions? Thanks and have a nice weekend!
Here's another one from the Danbury Mint that's pretty cool. But way beyond my budget. Each silver quarter is encased in a plexiglas slab.
I would get airtight holders for them. 100 quarter size would cost about $40. Get some for the innovation dollars too. Then I bet with your photoshop skills you would be able to design a holder, and have one of the office stores print it onto a cardboard stock for you. Or Skip the airtights and see if the office store could actually MAKE a custom 3 coin flips for you using your graphic design. I can't imagine that would be too difficult. Just throwing out some ideas here. Maybe check with Snapfish too!
Yesssss.... I can do my own design and then print on heavy cardboard, and then drill holes and "insert" the airtites. Hmmmmm.... the wheels are turning. But very slowly these days. It would surely be cheaper than paying over $1,800 for the whole thing.
Might also contact this company just for fun. They could probably do it for you too. Just don't know how much it would cost. https://www.translinesupply.com/custom-products.aspx Also there is a DIY video on Utube on how to make a coin flip. https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/...=ed5bb06a220816e4eb5d62997aafc1f9&action=view
Wall panels from Lowes or Home Depot, a drill and gold transfer lettering from Michael's. Less than $30 plus your time.
And what do you do with these when the US Mint starts the next state quarter series? They will be obsolete and unwanted.
Using Caps and Caps blank pages you can do some fun things. Here is my ATB P D S collection. The blank pages come with a backing that can be labeled with any info.
No. I am not sure if I care for getting too deep into the series. They are talking about having ATB Part 2 and I am not interested. You can very well set these up to include any configuration desired.
I am an admitted pawn to the danbury mint's marketing schemes and ploys to win over the hearts of people who are so fond of whatever your collecting interest are. I have purchase John Deer tractor items from them, firefighter items from them (trains, plaques, etc.) and anything else that grabs my eye. It comes at a premium for sure. I think my firefighter train set was probably in the 100's of dollars but it's something I wanted so I bit the bullet. I absolutely love that they are putting together the three coins you show in your first post. The presentation is fantastic and lovely at that, however you are correct about the price. HOWEVER, collect what you want and if that floats your boat then go get it! Thanks for the alert of the silver quarter set in plexi glass. That really caught my eye. I love things like that and they would look good in my office. My family will know of the resell value so no need to correct me on that. Collect what you want and if it makes you happy seeing that overpriced silver quarter set on your desk then get it. Life's short. Very short. Do what makes you happy!
Laser cutter https://www.ponoko.com/laser-cutting/wood/MDF This is just one of 1000s of sites offering a service, but they've been in business a while. You can custom generate templates to cut a sheet of MDF for the "cards" and laser "engrave" the words at the same time. Semi-pro tip - make the holes just a fraction of a mm small (you can't quite make perfect circles - close but no cigar) and then smooth it out with a little sandpaper. If you want to work in plastic, look into crush ribs for a perfect fit. https://hackaday.com/2020/10/15/adding-crush-ribs-to-3d-printed-parts-for-a-better-press-fit/
