Here are some coins I recently won at auction. I got the Augustus for 25 Euros. I hope that wasn't too bad of a deal. I thought 25 Euros for an Augustus is probably a good deal. I know some of his coins in fair condition can go for about $40 but I'm hoping this was a pretty good deal. The other coins I am quite confident I got an excellent price on.
Nice wad of coins. Great buying spree. I am sure they are fun to lay out on your desk as you attribute and catalog them.
Thanks. How do you catalog and store your coins? I put them in archival flips with the dates, mint, obv/rev description etc on a paper slip and they go into stackable plastic safeT boxes made for 2x2 flips.
There are many ways to properly store a coin collection. However, I find it more economical to either store them in paper envelopes, or 2/2 flips, and then placed in a 2/2 holder storage box. That is also a very compact way to store your collection. Here you can see the process as I was converting from my previous album storage method to this method. You do not have to go down the paper envelope route though, 2x2 plastic flips will work the same in a storage box. In the final photo, you see approximately 104 coins, and there is till room for another 30 to 40 coins. There would be room for much more (around 200 coins) if it wasn't for me storing the original tags that came with each coin in the upper left section of the box. In the space that would be taken by one album, you could fit two of these boxes and store up to 400 coins (far more than the album will ever hold.) Not seen here are the labeled dividers for each category of coins. I will do that later as I want to separate the coins for easier location of each coin (ie. a section for Roman Republic, Roman Imperial, Proman Provincial, Greek, Near East, etc.)
Some very nice coins @MerlinAurelius. I don't see any that I would not like in my collection, even the examples of which I already own. Oh, and 25 Euros for the Augustus is a good price. Personally, I don't like the boxes for my coins. I'm not sure how you know where each coin is or how to keep them so you can put your finger on any particular coin. I keep my coins in three ring binders and reflect in my catalog exactly where each coin is placed (example: Book 2, page 3, line 1, position 3). Each binder holds coins from an arbitrary period, ie., First Century AD. BTW, I use Excel spreadsheet for my catalog and have it saved in 4 different locations (I had a computer crash a couple of years ago and had to rebuild the catalog). I will just show one of my examples of one of your coins, as I don't want to hijack your thread. M SERGIUS SILUS ROMAN REPUBLIC AR Denarius OBVERSE: EX S C ROMA *, head of Roma right REVERSE: horseman galloping left with sword & severed head held aloft, Q below horses leg, M SERGI below, SILVS in ex. Struck at Rome 116 BC 3.66g, 18mm Syd 534, Cr286/1, Sergia 1
I use 2x4 open Saflips in Albums so that I have the attributes for each side as I view the coin. 6 Saflips per page. Provenance captured in Saflip and/or customs and other provenance papers captured in a folder. Album: Desiccant Pages in front and back; 6 slot open Saflips as 2 x 4; Attributes on front and back in top pocket of Saflip; can flip page to see obv and rev. and attributes on both side for each coin; Each album page separated by 100 lb archival card stock.; Album slides into Archival safe Album Cover. Perfect for my Home Safes as well as my Bank Safe. Easy to view, present, store. Card stock gives a background, as well as "padding" between the album pages. Desiccant pages in books, desiccant packets in Safes. Easy-access active Glocks, Rugers, S&W's program in place.
@Bing I am going to make color coded labeled dividers for each category of coin (ie. Roman Republic, Roman Provincial, Greek, Medieval, etc.) and make them just a bit taller than the paper holders so I can see the color and the label. The box has enough lid space to accommodate it. Then I'll know where each category of coin is, thus simplifying the task. I also intend to organize coins in each category based on date minted (or maybe alphabetically by city/ruler), simplifying the task of finding the right coin even more. Eventually as I get enough coins, I might have one box for all Romans (RR, Imperial, and provincial), one box for all Greek, one box for all Eastern, and one for medievals.) And of course, I can employ the hand crafted divider method to sort them out further. It really isn't that hard to do with a little creativity, cardboard, scissors, a ruler, and a small felt marker or label maker.