I've been putting together some year sets lately, because I like seeing the history of design changes put into context of specific years. Up until recently, I've been able to use a fairly traditional penny-nickel-dime-quarter-half holder set up like: However, that doesn't really work once you get back far enough in time, obviously. The nickel is gone in favor of the half dime, and there are other more rare denominations like the three cent silver that I'd like to include. Does anyone know of a good holder for older year sets? Even if its just something more home-made, I feel like I can't be the only one with this problem but I haven't been able to find anything out there. Right now I'm working on: 1857 (small cent, 3-cent silver, half dime, dime, quarter, half dollar) 1868 (cent, 2-cent, 3-cent nickel, 5-cent nickel, half dime, dime, quarter, half dollar)
First, welcome to the neighborhood! You can contact Capital Plastics for custom-designed holders, but I have to warn you that some of them aren't cheap. Chris
Look for Air-Tites for each denomination, and then employ a custom-cut acrylic slab to encase each, arranged as you wish.
I can't remember who, but someone here has a custom shop set up. Maybe they will chime in and possibly be interested in helping you out with a custom set up.
Capital does make some nice holders......but....there's always a but.....when you are putting together a special set I feel you need to explore all options . There's no use settling for something that is just ok for now. Displaying one's coins is such a personal thing. You want something that "pops" ! We'll at least to your liking. It truly doesn't matter what others think . I would recommend to research all available items on the market. Then decide if they really work for you or is there something you can do to enhance the display to your liking. Not trying to play the devil's advocate but you may want to think about this. At one time I had an 1938 Proof nickel wasn't an ordinary 38 proof it was #21 of 150 of a set of souvenir cards that Felix Schlag had made and signed. These were given to family and close friends of his. It was the size of legal paper nicely framed. However I didn't want to hang it on the wall. One reason its value. So for years it sat in a safe for safe keeping. Until the day I sold it. My suggestion now is one I wish I had thought of years ago. Have you set(s) imaged ,by one of the many numismatics photography experts here. Then have them printed on some nice stock and framed. Place the real coins in a safe place,and enjoy the coins in your collection visually daily. True not quite the same, but safer and you can enjoy your coin displayed every day. Just a thought
Y'know, I'm finding increasing numbers of reasons to buy a drill press. Just not sure where to put it in one room. And drilling acrylic cleanly is no joke.
The trouble is even with a drill press you need to hone the diameters to fit the coin correct. And that could take some doing and a slip could be costly .
Air Tites is a good idea - looking into it now. Where would I go to find the custom-cut acrylic you suggest?
Did you see that show the other night about doing a 3-D skeleton of Big Foot? THAT cost some serious bucks. "Big Foot Captured". History Channel I think.
Tommy I don't believe that the op wants a 3 D laser copy of big foot holding his coins..... the living room ceilings are a tad bit to low! As for the acrylic you might try Google under SuperDave's Custom acrylic shop in Philadelphia Pa. Tell the guy who answers the phone you saw it here and receive a 20% off on your first order. Not available in sector R and Q after curfew .
Um, you have to find the custom-cut acrylic in the mirror. Acrylic wants to be scored rather than drilled; I've found best success using a hole saw backwards (less likely to dig in) at a very low rotational speed. When I did this in the sign industry, I had a metal plate as a jig with a hole in it the size of the holesaw drill arbor. I clamped the acrylic to the plate at the right spot centered on the hole, and the hole held the arbor bit and kept the hole saw from wandering on the work.
I love the decades of the 1850s and the 1860s when it comes to coins. My two favorite decades to collect, then the 1840s, then... It's gonna take a long time. Don't complicate yourself. Use 2x2s and a Mylar album page.
