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<p>[QUOTE="bradgator2, post: 4135940, member: 110679"]Yeah, I thought long and hard about this before I started it. My 2 main thoughts:</p><ul> <li>The coins I pulled out where in roughly shape. I dont know if they were originally placed in there that way, or the original frame setup caused it. It had a very old cardboard backing and a very old cheap metal frame. Considering there is no ASE slot, I am thinking this was made late 70s, early 80s. Anyway, I was reluctant to place very valuable coins in it for fear of damage. </li> <li>I wanted this to be fully displayed and flashy, not tucked away in a storage bin. So I was concerned about the total value. Although my office is secure, it is certainly not "steal proof". Even in this state, it's got a book value of roughly $700.</li> </ul><p>I do have much better examples of all these stored away properly. But nothing else has the "pop" of seeing them all together in a single glance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bradgator2, post: 4135940, member: 110679"]Yeah, I thought long and hard about this before I started it. My 2 main thoughts: [LIST] [*]The coins I pulled out where in roughly shape. I dont know if they were originally placed in there that way, or the original frame setup caused it. It had a very old cardboard backing and a very old cheap metal frame. Considering there is no ASE slot, I am thinking this was made late 70s, early 80s. Anyway, I was reluctant to place very valuable coins in it for fear of damage. [*]I wanted this to be fully displayed and flashy, not tucked away in a storage bin. So I was concerned about the total value. Although my office is secure, it is certainly not "steal proof". Even in this state, it's got a book value of roughly $700. [/LIST] I do have much better examples of all these stored away properly. But nothing else has the "pop" of seeing them all together in a single glance.[/QUOTE]
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