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<p>[QUOTE="acanthite, post: 516233, member: 6647"]I can only speak from my particular method of searching, which is to look at a very specific range of dates, and look at many examples of the same coin. In the end I like double-row boxes more. In fact, the best would be boxes in which the flips had the date and dealer's grade written across the upper portion (thus easy to see without pulling the flip out). Flips in the boxes are quick to inspect with a loupe. </p><p> </p><p>The problem with pages in binders is that the plastic gets scratched up and to really see a coin well you have to work it out of the sleeve, which takes time. And flipping pages in a binder takes up more space at the table.</p><p> </p><p>The down side to boxes, I would guess, is that coins can disappear much more easily. So it only works for lower-end stuff.</p><p> </p><p>One display method for more pricy raw coins that works for me are single binder pages loose in a display case. That way the customer can ask for a whole page rather than making the dealer pull out multipule flips. Pages displayed this way don't get scratched up. And the dealer can see right away if a coin is missing from the page.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="acanthite, post: 516233, member: 6647"]I can only speak from my particular method of searching, which is to look at a very specific range of dates, and look at many examples of the same coin. In the end I like double-row boxes more. In fact, the best would be boxes in which the flips had the date and dealer's grade written across the upper portion (thus easy to see without pulling the flip out). Flips in the boxes are quick to inspect with a loupe. The problem with pages in binders is that the plastic gets scratched up and to really see a coin well you have to work it out of the sleeve, which takes time. And flipping pages in a binder takes up more space at the table. The down side to boxes, I would guess, is that coins can disappear much more easily. So it only works for lower-end stuff. One display method for more pricy raw coins that works for me are single binder pages loose in a display case. That way the customer can ask for a whole page rather than making the dealer pull out multipule flips. Pages displayed this way don't get scratched up. And the dealer can see right away if a coin is missing from the page.[/QUOTE]
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