How to Take Up Unused Space in a Coin Box

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If you get PCGS boxes and NGC boxes, you won't have to worry about it, since they hold the slabs in place.

 

I thought I'd give an update to this thread. The first photo shows my finished toilet paper roll/spring-loaded application as used on one of my type set boxes. I've made a number of them to fit different lengths required and they work quite well. To remove a coin, slightly compress the TP roll against the spring pressure and remove the slab. By modifying the TP roll, I can get the gap down to about two inches.

I also wanted to address another issue I've had with storing coins in boxes, particularly with my US type set where each coin is unique. If it's in the box, how do you know what coin it is and where do you slot the next coin in? With three 50-coin boxes that's a problem. When I had these coins in 3-ring binders with slab pages, I simply used a paper loop around the slab with printed information as to the type and I could see each coin.

There was another potential problem with coins in a box. If the row was full, I had to wedge one more in there to keep the slabs from rattling which made it extremely difficult to remove a slab. Leaving the row loose let the slabs rattle against each other. Solved both problems at once by making separators out of heavy acid-free artist's paper. Not quite card-stock weight but much stiffer than regular paper. Each separator has the date and type designation at the top where it can be easily read without pulling a coin. And, where warranted, the balance of the card can contain any other information I find pertinent. Second photo shows that. A simple excel file with the border of each card printed to the dimensions needed guides a scissor cut.

 

1st.. I love the inventiveness and usefullness of your spring thingie.. I however solved this issue in a bit more "expensive" manner... I bought boxes that hold the slabs in place weather there is 1 slab or 30 in the box... I do however like your idea of "data sheets" for each slab between the slabs and may adopt it myself (will sure make finding a specific coin much much easier lol)
counting the pcgs and ngc slab boxes i presently have room for about 300 slabs total... a bit over 50 empty slots at moment soon will be time to call lil bear for a new case or 2 (Ursa Minorius)(sp)

 

Thanks for the encouragement. I gave up on PCGS and NGC boxes because of the slab incompatibility and the fact that these kinds of boxes take up a lot of space for the amount of slabs to be stored. My storage space was at a premium so the Lighthouse boxes without internal separators take up a lot less space per slab. That, as you can see, created other problems that needed solving.

Your aluminum cases are gorgeous. I just wish I had the space for them.

My next house will have a hidden panic room also designed for valuables storage.

 

Only problem is that the hidden storage room needs to be about the same size as the rest of the house....

 

This is what I do, I ran out of pcgs shipping boxes. So I bought baseball card boxes. I put my slabs in individual ziploc. To add another barrier between the environment. And keep them from getting scratched. I also cut an index card into thirds and write any info like date bought and price paid, varieties or whatever.

 

I think you were on the right path but you didn't need a box that large. I just use these for anything that isn't in an album:



These sleeves have the same air cleaning tech as the box so it's basically double protection. If you only have one slab, you can put it in the box and the other nine empty sleeves hold the filled one till you're ready to use another. They also have a window for you to view the label and protects your slab from scratches. You can get the boxes with the sleeves in them already. A little expensive if you need a lot of them but once you have them you have them.

I see Intercept also has track boxes about the size of yours for $17. If you won't want to buy the sleeves. On their own the sleeves are $11 for a pack of 5. Think they've gotten steep since I bought all mine.

 

For the love of all that is holy.... just break down and get an Intercept track box for $17. LOL You'll feel good about it.

 

I'll never have a slab in my possession that isn't in a ziploc. They don't ever get scratched that way. I didn't even pay 17.00 for all the boxes and ziploc that I have. It would cost me a few hundred to buy enough of these to do them all.

 

Using coins to fill the gaps in your box of noodles could get expensive.