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Message:: [QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 1968599, member: 39084"]Usually I store my coins "naked" in their trays a safe deposit box -- i.e., not in the 2x2 flip since I don't want anything affecting the long-term storage of the coins.  However, when I display my coins in their trays, I too use 2x2 flips with custom-created slips.  (I also retain the original slip from the dealer or auction house and place it in the same 2x2 flip.) Since I have a color inkjet printer, I customized my slips using a page-layout program (a very old copy of PageMaker), which helps me differentiate the various fields of information that I include on the slip.  Here's an example for the most recent Titus sestertius that I acquired: [ATTACH=full]348813[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]348815[/ATTACH] None of my slips include any size information; I rarely see this in the auction descriptions and ancient coins are so non-circular that I'm not sure where I'd measure the size anyway. The bottom line of the slip includes the RIC reference (if appropriate) or other reference works, as well as the estimated condition of the coin (VF, EF, about EF, etc.).  I don't include the provenance on the slip but keep all that information in a separate spreadsheet with accurate reference to the dealer or auction and lot number.  Of course, that information is also on the original slip that I include in the 2x2 flip with the coin when it's displayed.[/QUOTE]