How do you display your ancients

I don't really display my coins for security reasons. Instead I keep them in a felt lined box I got from Staples. All are kept in paper envelopes with the attribution written on the outside of the envelope. When I have an urge to look at a particular coin I just pull it out of the envelope and hold in hand. And I keep the box in a small closet in my office, not very intrusive or attractive to potential miscreants. I do intend to keep more valuable coins in a safe deposit box in the future, but have not done so yet. But I really have enjoyed reading about how everyone else stores/displays them.

 

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What a fantastic display!

 

I like to use Kointains for basic protection but I sometimes have difficulty getting them to snap together correctly.

 

I have written to Lighthouse but I don't think I'll ever get a reply about increasing the depth of their Quadrum coin 2X2's. These are only suitable for modern milled coins, whilst ancients have depth to them and are quirky. Many of my Athens New Style coins are too thick and the largest need a 36mm cut-out. Those malleable plastic 2X2 coin display things-as used by Roma coins for my last purchase- will fit a Quadrum case but they might struggle with a 36mm coin diameter and they are a bit too thick-but maybe the only choice. Is there any entrepreneurs out there who will make thicker depth Quadrum type capsules with thicker inserts? Lighthouse don't seem interested in ancients. Binders are not really suitable and don't look too good.

 

I have written to Lighthouse but I don't think I'll ever get a reply about increasing the depth of their Quadrum coin 2X2's. These are only suitable for modern milled coins, whilst ancients have depth to them and are quirky. Many of my Athens New Style coins are too thick and the largest need a 36mm cut-out. Those malleable plastic 2X2 coin display things-as used by Roma coins for my last purchase- will fit a Quadrum case but they might struggle with a 36mm coin diameter and they are a bit too thick-but maybe the only choice. Is there any entrepreneurs out there who will make thicker depth Quadrum type capsules with thicker inserts? Lighthouse don't seem interested in ancients. Binders are not really suitable and don't look too good.

 

Here's one more approach: I have a select few of my coins in their non-pvc flips sitting on tiny plastic stands (frequently used to display fossil/mineral specimens) and placed here and there in my house. A few live on my desk (I always keep a Cnut coin there to remind me about trying to stop the tide from coming in); others are here and there on shelves around the house. I switch some of them out from time to time.

 

I have designed a folding flip with viewing hole.




As you can see from the sample denarius I usually just write the information with a pencil because I am too lazy to type descriptions into software and print it. Occasionally I will do fancy labels like the ones I did for my collection of tin coins from Palembang. My blank labels have my contact information printed on them.

The interior area is good for additional provenance and other information that would make the public sides of the flip too crowded. The price also goes there. I don't want the price visible and I also don't want my heirs to reverse-engineer a price code.

 

Thats a very good idea, this see through design! How do you properly make the holes?

 

Early attempts to make the holes with scissors produced sloppy results.

I purchased two square punches and a round punch manufactured EK Tools on Amazon.

These punches can make professional-looking holes very quickly. I print a template on card stock that tells me where to make the cuts, where to fold, and where the center of the hole should be.

 

Thanks!

 

Does anyone use the Littleton book to display their Coins of the Ancient Roman empire?

 

I do use this folder. I bought it several years ago for $10 at a coin show. It's about 3/4 complete. I put the coin in a Kointain shell and then in a plastic flip to keep it from moving around. I also insert a description of the coin in the slot in tiny tiny print.

 

Yes, I do. See my prior post #9 earlier in this Thread...

I use those books for my Emperors. I use the BLANK Littleton Albums (same dimensions), for the rest of my collection (the far majority of my collection is non- Emperors).

 

That is a fantastic collection. How many years did that take?

 

Excellent display and annotation system - thank you for the information.

 

Ed,

How do you keep the coins from slipping in between the halves of the insert (or outside it for that matter)?

 

Like these fellows!

 

Notice that the insert is in the pocket that normally holds the tag. It only looks like it is framing the coin. The coin rests in the other pocket, as usual.

If you do nothing coins tend to stay in place, especially if the coins are thick and your flips are stiff. However, enough of them moved that I looked for a solution to hold each coin in the center of its flip pocket.

A friend of mine who used to work as a dealer gave me a used flip sealer similar to this one. Instead of using it for its intended purpose I would "seal" a line or a V below the coin to keep it from descending beneath the "frame".

This did not work for the non-PVC Saflips brand 2x2s that I prefer. They would "seal", but the seal would break. It is possible the brand of sealer I used didn't get hot enough for Saflips. I gave up without finding a great solution. If anyone tries this and finds a sealer that can melt a permanent bond in E&T Kointainer-brand Saflips let me know.

 

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