Does anyone else showcase their coins?

All of us have some form of storage and protection for our collection but does anyone else showcase their coins? Years ago I obtained my son's old CD cases and converted them to displays. I removed the wire dividers, added glass shelf's and wired in lighting. These now display my less valuable pieces while the bank has the rest. I normally re-merchandise them twice a year, cleaning and changing items on each glass shelf. Other than four other people and my dog, it is solely enjoyed by myself. Sometimes I'll even buy pieces just to complete a theme or enhance it. So I ask: Does anyone else visually display their collection? If so, would you like to share your efforts with us? I am always looking for new ways and better ideas to do this. I have several other smaller displays but thought it appropriate to start here. Please post.

 

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I sometimes like to showcase some of my rarer world gold coins by placing them on my desk or something of that nature butnothing as cool as your display that you have going on.
P.S where did you get the carossuel?

 

I won't lie, I have thought about it. Maybe one day, if my plan of having my own place, living in the middle of nowhere pulls through I would consider it. Your display looks awesome by the way! Applause to you!

 

Lower value items? All those coins and notes are probably 4-5x the value of my entire collection!

Nice display, Ive wanted something like this for awhile.

 

fred13
Everything on that shelf pertains to The Chicago's World Fair. The Farris Wheel debuted there for the first time so I thought it would make a nice back drop. I acquired the photo from a seller on eBay. I found him listed under Columbian Exposition. He has the negative and can reproduce the photograph for you. I think it was only $10 for this large print.

 

That is a beautiful display set-up. Congratulations!

 

Nice display Sam.

 

Really beautiful. I love it! I really like the way you use old currency as a backdrop for the coins. That should be in a museum.

What is your favorite part of your display? What do you find yourself looking at the most?

Also it makes me wonder, do you pack it away when going on vacation?

 

Yes I do pack it away when I go on vacation. Off to the bank and my son's house for safe keeping. That's one of the times I change the display. My favorite is not pictured here. I used one case to feature currency from Territories, Possessions and Commonwealths once, or now, controlled by the United States. I included medals and postage as well. I also included pre-statehood related items for Hawaii and Alaska. One of the Hawaiian coins is my avatar.

 

Very nice!

I have a large glass trophy case that I have considered using for coin/stamp displays.
The biggest concern I have is 'light contamination'. Even coins can be sensitive to too much light, but stamps/currency are rapidly deteriorated by light. Just a thought. Even mint packaging or the 'guts' of TPG slabs are probably very light sensitive.


Edit:
I use the word "rapidly" in a relative sense, of course.
As compared to items stored out of light.


Edit2:
I just thought of your solution to light contamination!
Gold is extremely stable and unaffected.
Just be sure to only fill your cabinets with gold!

 

Man that is so cool! Such a wide and varied collection. I just took a close look at all your full sized images. Tell me what is your favorite stand for holding coins. It looks like you have used black ones and clear ones. What brand and style do you think is best (I could use some) -- but dont want to waste my time and money trying all the different ones on the market. Also how did you prop up the PCGS slabs, i couldnt see the stand you used. Any info and caveats would really help those of us that might want to set up a small display area of our own (and I have a lot of slabbed coins). Thanks so much for posting this ... It's great food for thought.

 

I really like your display. Coin collecting is so fun, but having to hide it all away for fear of theft/etc takes a lot of the fun out. It's nice you're able to compromise and have such a wonderful and incredibly thought-out display.

 

Very nice display, I like it.

 

Wow, that's a great set up!! I have thought about doing some sort of set up, but with three young kids running around, I don't think that's a great idea now. Perhaps one day I will.

 

Beautiful display case, absolutely stunning. I can tell you put a lot of work and thinking into it, it's nicely organized. I don't have a display myself at the moment, but will have one in the future for sure once I get settled down.

 

That's a beautiful display, looks like an exhibit at one of the ANA shows!

I "showcase" my collection on my website!

 

Amazing display and I love how everything is laid out.

I used to do this with action figures, autographs & rare trading cards but as my interests changed that stuff got sold off/put away.

I would love to do this with some of my favorite coins but safety concerns are what stops it the most.

As charmy pointed out, my collection is online, offline its in a SDB.....

 

I had the 1883 Hawaiian Dime once. Mine was Unc. and I paid around $300 for it. I do have to say, though, that it was probably one of the coolest coins that I ever owned. Too bad I sold it without taking any pics. I do work for the dealer that I sold it to, however, and I get to see it occasionally when he has it out for sale.

 

Very pretty presentation! You have a good eye for this sort of thing.

Leaving my coins on display for guests, cleaners or tradesmen to see makes me very nervous. I lock most everything away in a very safe place. But I take photos of everything and can easily see and share them.

How nice it would be if we could trust everyone...
Lance.

 

I found large easel stands for the ATB's at JP's Coin Collecting Supplies. I try and order some of the harder to find stuff from him, all at once. He is a bit heavy on delivery charges. The large easels hold the slabbed ones nicely but not the ones in the Z-airtites. The stand is made for a flat base not round. I lay my Z-airtites flat on the glass but you don't see them unless your standing up looking down. You may not have noticed them from the angle of the picture, but they are there. There is one other stand I buy, but I need to go back a couple of years to look for the original bill of sale. It is "L" shaped and gives the coin some elevation. It's great for being seen over the tops of the smaller easels. I'll see if I can get you more information on them.