Anyone else stores ancient coins this way?

I recently changed how I store my coins and thought I'd update this thread. I liked the SAFLIPS but I was getting tired of having scratched, broken and scuffed flips and if you like actually getting the coins out and handling them, SAFLIPs don't last terribly long. Because of this, I've switched to paper envelopes with handwritten info, which have the advantage of(so far) holding up to handling better than the flips, especially for larger coins like bronze asses. They also have the advantage of being much more compact, especially for the 20%-30% of my coins with no envelopes, tags or other provenance info to keep with them. For provenance information, I store everything related in one pocket of a cut-in-half flip(or in the original envelopes for coins that came in them) and they're all numbered using my collection accession numbers. I could store them in the envelopes with the coins, but I don't know about the paper and inks used and would rather keep them separate just in case.

My goal with this method is that I can keep any provenance information and tickets at home and keep the coins safely locked away in the safety deposit box when my collection gets to the size that it matters. As much as I liked using nice printed tags I've actually decided I much prefer the handwritten ones, after getting over the initial bump of handwriting all of them, because it allows me to draw out all monograms and ligate letters in legends much easier than I could when I was trying to print them out.

 

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I keep mine in cardboard holders as you have pictured, I use the adhesive type but on the bigger coins use a few staples as well. I like them as they keep the coins a bit more air tight (hopefully keeping humidity out), the biggest drawback if you can call it that is every 2-3 years the coins need to be moved to another holder as the window can become a bit murky obscuring the view of the coin, but they are cheap so not a big deal.

 

I've changed my format too.... As i showed in this thread. I found the lighthouse coin flips unsatisfactory for displaying low-contrast bronze coins - the plastic makes it hard to make out the detail. So I've gone with keeping the coins "raw" in coin trays. I'm quite happy with that at the moment.

 

I still have mine in Saflips. Only change I have made over the years is moving them out of the binder and into a box. I've thought about using paper envelopes but I'm not exactly sure if they are acid free, especially the colored ones which I like.

 

I am transitioning to coin trays. The empty flips and other stuff I store in a 3# coffee can (of course inflation has reduced the size to 34.5 oz, kinda like the RR As during the Punic wars).

I do not have a good way to store the bulky aes rude and bars.

PS - the mouse trap in the back of the photo is labeled "complaint button" (only the button fell off). The spring mechanism is disabled. I saw one in my Dr's office and built one for my man-cave. My wife banished it when our grandson was born.

 

LOL on the Complaint Button! Yeah, I had to sanitize my house too for all the Grandkids... Bummer... 5 of them between 1yr and 7yo can be pretty creative...