Hi everyone, I'm working on a coin storage project in school for my Resistant Materials (carpentry & metalwork) GCSE. To gain extra marks I need to obtain results from a survey, so would you fill in this short questionnaire for me. To answer, either post your answers in a reply, or email me at EDITED---its not always a good idea to post an email address on an open forum where anyone can get it...spammers too! Thanks Q1. Do you collect coins from: A certain period, e.g. Pre 1900 A certain country A certain currency, e.g. US state quarter dollars Anywhere, anytime Other ………………………………….. Q2. How do you store/display your collection now? In an album with plastic coin slots In a wooden/plastic box with trays Other …………………………………… Q3. Do you like to display your coins in order of: Country Date Denomination No order Other ………………………………… Q4. Do you ever encounter problems when adding coins to your collection? Yes No Q5. If yes, what problems occur? ………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… Thanks again!
Q1. Do you collect coins from: I collect high grade (XF+) type coins. I also collect by date and mint mark for anything 1850+ (mostly collector type coins - G+) Q2. How do you store/display your collection now? In an album with plastic coin slots or 2x2's Q3. Do you like to display your coins in order of: Display them by type, date, mint mark, variety Q4. Do you ever encounter problems when adding coins to your collection? Yes Q5. If yes, what problems occur? Some of the coins I want cost too much! :goofer:
Hi Neil and to CoinTalk. I think all of us will be interested in seeing the responses to your survey. Perhaps you will find it so interesting that you'll become a collector too. Here are my responses: Q1. My primary collection consists of Japanese coins from 1867 to the present, but I also have a one coin per country collection, and several specific topic collections, such as brass coins, bids on coins, etc. Q2. I primarily store/display circulated coins in 2"x2" cardboard holders with mylar windows, in three-ring binders, 20 to a page. Uncirculated and all gold coins are kept in protective plastic holders, with pictures of them at the appropriate places in the albums. Everything is kept in a well-hidden safe with copious amounts of silica gel. Q3. My primary collection is displayed in date order within denominations. The OFEC is in country order and if there were multiple governmental regimes, they examples are in date order within the country. My speciality collections are in sequences appropriate to each collection. Q4/5. If you are referring to problems integrating new acquisitions into existing albums, I generally leave space for items I intend to acquire in the future, but frequently have to completely rearrange specialty collections.
Welcome to CoinTalk! Here are responses from both of us: Q1. Do you collect coins from: My focus is 20th Century Type Coins and Lincoln Cents at the moment. My six year old daughter's focus is "coins with Queen Elizabeth on them" plus Canada Small Cents, Lincoln Memorial Cents and some miscellaneous world coins. Q2. How do you store/display your collection now? Mine is primarily in binders and Dansco albums. My daughter's coins are primarily in a binder with 2x2 pages plus some Whitman folders. Q3. Do you like to display your coins in order of: Mine are by Type/date for the 20th Century set; by date on the others My daughter's are generally by country except for the folders Q4. Do you ever encounter problems when adding coins to your collection? I don't, my daughter does Q5. If yes, what problems occur? Rearranging all the coins in the binder! Good luck with the survey.
