Waddaya think?

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by LostDutchman, Jun 28, 2012.

  1. LostDutchman

    LostDutchman Under Staffed & Overly Motivated Supporter

    I left it blank because I'm not sure if we are going to be able to do it or not. I need to talk to the vinyl guy. I'm working on a few more ideas.
     
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  3. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    Okay! I'll be the only one to disagree. I don't like either. They're too overpowering.

    I would prefer to see framed prints and/or photographs of the various mint buildings and their floor plans - Old Philly, New Philly, Granite Lady, New Orleans, Carson City, Dahlonega, Charlotte, Denver, West Point, and even Fort Knox and the Treasury Department. Probably all of these could be obtained from government archives. These could be hung randomly covering the bulk of an off-white partition beginning about 5' up from the floor.

    Chris
     
  4. rev1774

    rev1774 Well-Known Member

    +1
     
  5. LostDutchman

    LostDutchman Under Staffed & Overly Motivated Supporter

    shop poster3.jpg

    Last one for today... Gonna sleep on this and crank out more tomorrow.
     
  6. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Sure you can, and it's easy. Just make your vinyl print. Then when you go to put it on the wall, you cut the print down the center line of the door casing, save the cutout. Trim the wall portion to the door casing just like you would any vinyl wall paper. Then paste the cutout you saved to the door, just like you did the rest to the wall. Then trim about a half inch bigger than the door all the way around. This will allow you to fold the excess over the edges of the door and glue it down. That will keep the edges of the print from peeling up with use of the door like it would if it was trimmed exactly to the edge of the door.

    I've done the exact same thing numerous times to hide doors in vinyl or paper murals ;)
     
  7. LostDutchman

    LostDutchman Under Staffed & Overly Motivated Supporter

    I'll rephrase... I need to make sure the vinyl guy can do it right... haha!
     
  8. LostDutchman

    LostDutchman Under Staffed & Overly Motivated Supporter

    hopefully he can cause that last one would be cool with the door done.

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  9. jcakcoin

    jcakcoin New Member

    I'm a fan of the first idea with the four coins side by side, however a copper and a proof would be nice additions,

    How about reducing the size of the coins and making the background black???
     
  10. largecent37

    largecent37 Coin Collector

    I like the first one best.
     
  11. aandabooks

    aandabooks Member

    If you go with coinage, I think you're going to need a flying eagle cent.

    I really like the third one though. Nice historic image.
     
  12. protovdo

    protovdo Resident Whippersnapper

    I like everything minus the toned Morgan. Doesn't really go with it, IMO.
     
  13. BadThad

    BadThad Calibrated for Lincolns

    I like the buildings best. I'd probably go for something more relaxing, like a nature scape of some sort.
     
  14. silentnviolent

    silentnviolent accumulator--selling--make an offer I can't refuse

    The last one is the most appealing to me. It's all about atmosphere...
     
  15. BooksB4Coins

    BooksB4Coins Newbieus Sempiterna

    With all due respect, I couldn't care less about how a shop looks... only with what is in the case and how the man behind the counter handles himself. As for the wall, I find all to be distracting and unnecessary, although I do applaud your thinking outside the box. I would go with something more simple and along this lines of what cpm9ball suggested.



     
  16. Moonshadow

    Moonshadow Member

    I like the first one- it's colorful, interesting, and represents several top quality examples of US coins.
     
  17. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    I agree with Doug! I think that wall is a great conversation piece and anybody who visits your store will tell others about it. That wall might actually attract new customers simply by word of mouth.
     
  18. kaosleeroy108

    kaosleeroy108 The Mahayana Tea Shop & hobby center

    I think it screams ya know shark tank... you want to produce a warm enviro to invite peopl not scream here piggie piggie
     
  19. bradarv90

    bradarv90 Member

    The one I like in my area has a painting of a gold coin on canvas and a bunch of Cincinnati notes in frames, hung up. I think it's fairly artsy, but not flashy at all.
     
  20. rlm's cents

    rlm's cents Numismatist

    I like it also, but how about something in between the first two. Something 2 or 3 coins high in stead of 1/2 a coin or just a menagerie.
     
  21. Coinsnake

    Coinsnake MorganMan

    I like both of them for different reasons:

    I like the first one because of the variety and different colors in the coins and because there's a giant Morgan obverse.

    I like the second design because of the number and layout of the coins.

    Whatever you do, you should definitely make certain that there's a big a** Morgan on there somewhere! ;)

    I still like them both.

    If I owned a shop, I'd use this pic:

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    If you wanna use it I could use an MS 1881 Carson City ;)
     
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