Anyone else stores ancient coins this way?

I've looked at those & they don't seem very practical especially for coins.

 

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I think your coins look cool .... but I am a total fan of "hands-on" ... so unless you're gonna be re-stapling those babies over and over again, I'd keep them a bit more accessible (I can easily slide-out the insert and roll around with my coin)

=> oh, and I can also have pages after pages of coin-info (including printing-out our CoinTalk discussions and then adding them to my binders)

"PRICELESS"



... but sadly, I seem to be my biggest fan (*whatev*)

 

My collection looks like this:

 

LOL you are a geek, Gol! You even catalogue Coin Talk discussions! Do your coin-friends' posts get graded too?

 

ahaha => hey Smeag, no judging

Ummm, but I'm sorry => I'm pretty sure that printing-out and documenting some of our "coin-info" conversations and photos contains a whole lot more valuable info than a few weak pen-letters on a fricken 2x2!!

c'mon man!! (think about it!!)

 

I think the Baby Metal posts should definitely be slabbed. They are priceless!

 

I have 3 of panzerman's dog photos in my binder!!

 

I like that a lot. Are those specially made for lighthouse flips? Where did you get them? I could use one for when I decide to take some coins for show and tell at the Ft Lauderdale numismatics club. Been meaning to do that for a while, and your cases look cool. Is there room for the coin tag underneath where the holder goes?

 

Yep, these trays are specially made for lighthouse flips. I got the cases and trays locally in Australia - http://www.jtsandc.com/prod95.htm
You will probably be able to source something similar locally too.
And yes, there's room for coin tags under the holder too!
So far, this is my preferred storage solution - neat and transportable!

 

That is why I use the single, 9" red ones and many of my boxes have been modified gluing in two cardboard supports making the box stronger and minimizing the tendency of envelopes from sliding under each other in places where the box is less than full. I don't like looking at coins through plastic windows so I use paper envelopes which require opening to see the coin. Since I have photos of all coins, it is easy to research the number telling where to find which coin. You get more coins in paper in the same space as with flips. When your collection passes from minnow to whale, you may start to rethink some of the options. If you choose to have 10 coins at $10,000 each rather than a thousand at $100 each, your choices will also change. There is no right answer. "One size fits all" rarely fits anyone all that well.

 

Let me know when so I could swing by. Would be cool to finally meet someone from here face-to-face.

 

seriously? => man, I can't believe that you dudes prefer 2x2 flips to my set-up

.... oh well (I guess you'd have to actually see my set-up to appreciate it's awesomeness) ... it must be hard for you guys to think outside of the typical coin-collector box, eh?

 

I really like the neatness and color-sorted organisation of TIF's set up.

Mine is pretty similar, if a little less visually-appealing. The coins also go into PVC-free flips and then into various boxes which are carefully labelled by category...

 

How I organize mine, double row boxes and 2x2 SAFLIPs(though I'm considering changing to whatever FORVM uses). I keep all old tags/envelopes with the coins in the other pocket of the flip if they'll fit, if not I keep the envelope tucked between the two pockets. I also have my own tag with info & all known provenance on each one. Last but not least: dessicants. Essential since I have quite a few relatively expensive bronzes. These get changed out at least monthly. I don't even really need them that much since I live in perpetually dry colorado but I would rather not take chances.

 

Ha-ha-ha => the fact that I have a sweet 8.5" x 11" photo of my coin nestled nicely against my actual coin should be enough for you dudes to "gawk" and wonder how I'm so fricken far ahead of you!!

 

I keep my coins in Saflips 2X2 and 2.5X2.5 sizes. These are housed in Lighthouse albums. I keep my auction data/plus my own labels. Right now they are all mixed up, next Winter I will organize them properly. There are 640+AV coins/ 20 Silver Denarius....so far and counting.

 

man, you dudes are relentless and brutal

=> I definitely need to invite you friends over to my house for drinks and a BBQ ... oh, and for you to see how fricken awesome my coin storage technique really is!!

You're kinda like the Flintstones!! (hey, but I love Wilma & Betty)

 

I started with cardboard flips and albums, and still have my first coins stored that way. I'll move them out...one of these days. I still keep my modern coins in albums. My ancients are in clear flips in boxes because...

1. easy to get out and "fondle" them. well...you know what i mean.

2. easy to reorganize. if i get a new arcadius, i just plop him in the box next to his other arcadius buddies...and i don't have to rearrange the whole album to fit in a new coin.

 

=> 100%

=> my break-through technology allows you to merely open the 3-ring binder and place the new coin into its comfy home (how fricken easy is that?)

 

I've thought about going to this method for long term coin storage. How many coins on average can you fit per box using envelopes? With cardboard 2x2s I can fit @ 60 tightly.