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<p>[QUOTE="YOC, post: 1847658, member: 58941"]Great advice so far, thanks. 2 x 2 flips.. what are these please?.</p><p>What does the wood fume do? if it tones, then I'm ok with that, I want my coins to continue 'ageing'. If it brings on BD/encourages dampness, then no.</p><p>I have a few silver coins, but they are mostly bronze, so toning is not an issue for me. couldnt have them in a (took me a while to work out the abbreviation) sdb, I need to handle them often. I'd hate to lose a collection, insured or not, but I'd rather not have coins I cannot handle whenever I walk past them. (sadly I pick them up ...alot!)<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I also have to see them, no doubt about that, and handle them easily. So, I have to have open trays or drawers, with some means to store them, be it a cabinet or tray holding system. I have heard about trays with sloping shelves running the width of the tray tilting the coin towards the viewer. Anyone heard of these?</p><p>I think a cabinet from 19th century would run into the thousands....maybe not an option for me. Maybe an adapted slide/specimen cupboard....I have seen them for a few hundred?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="YOC, post: 1847658, member: 58941"]Great advice so far, thanks. 2 x 2 flips.. what are these please?. What does the wood fume do? if it tones, then I'm ok with that, I want my coins to continue 'ageing'. If it brings on BD/encourages dampness, then no. I have a few silver coins, but they are mostly bronze, so toning is not an issue for me. couldnt have them in a (took me a while to work out the abbreviation) sdb, I need to handle them often. I'd hate to lose a collection, insured or not, but I'd rather not have coins I cannot handle whenever I walk past them. (sadly I pick them up ...alot!):oops: I also have to see them, no doubt about that, and handle them easily. So, I have to have open trays or drawers, with some means to store them, be it a cabinet or tray holding system. I have heard about trays with sloping shelves running the width of the tray tilting the coin towards the viewer. Anyone heard of these? I think a cabinet from 19th century would run into the thousands....maybe not an option for me. Maybe an adapted slide/specimen cupboard....I have seen them for a few hundred?[/QUOTE]
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