Custom Coin Disply for type set. Ideas?

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  1. downlow

    downlow Collection Collector

    I've a collection of all the US coins depicting a buffalo or bison.

    All in Air-tites.

    I want to devise some sort of under-glass display for all the coins from the smallest coin (2008 proof 1/10 oz gold buffalo) up to the largest (2001 Buffalo proof silver commem) and eveything in between; Statehood quarters, buffalo nickels, westward 2005 nickel, Commem 1/2's, etc.

    (If anyone knows of any ellusive US coins with a buffalo/bison that I may have forgotten please let me know.)

    I only need to display 1 side of the coin obverse/reverse (all reverse as far as I know) which shows the bison.

    How can I get a professional appearance without sending EVERYTHING to an actual framer?

    Does anyone have any experience/expertise in this.

    My first thought is to router/drill out fitment holes/ports in a thin softwood of about 1/8 inch thickness to fit the diameters of the air-tites.

    Then apply velvet over the board and sink the coins into the "wells".

    Then take it all to the framer once I've done my fiddling around.

    HELP... thanks in advance :bow:
     
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  3. Dollar1948

    Dollar1948 New Member

    Get these below. Look for sliding drawers within the link called "coin boxes."
    You should have no problem finding them in the U.S, as I saw a dealer at a flea market in a hick town called Sweetwater Tennesse a couple years back
    I use them for my Canadian Dollar and Lincon BU Red collections, all of which are also encapsuled. They have got tons of sizes as you can clearly see.
    I pay about 30 bucks Canadian for one of them. The Lincoln cent one hold 48 of them.
    http://www.unitradeassoc.com/lindner2008/lindner2008-coinboxes.pdf
    I find it a nice presentation, and you can also get an aluminium case for them to fit into. Link below as well.
    http://www.unitradeassoc.com/lindner2008/lindner2008-coincases.pdf
     
  4. Collect89

    Collect89 Coin Collector

  5. Vess1

    Vess1 CT SP VIP Supporter

    Capital plastics has really nice holders and they will make a custom holder for you. I saw a guy at a coin show that had a capital plastics holder that must have been 2 ft x 3 ft and he appeared to be finishing up a complete MS Jefferson nickel set in it. So I'm pretty sure they could accommodate you.
     
  6. Collect89

    Collect89 Coin Collector


    Here are some copper colored quarters in the Lighthouse box. Click to zoom-in.
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    This depicts how the Lighthouse boxes can stack like ½” 3-ring binders.
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  7. downlow

    downlow Collection Collector

    Excellent thanks guys
     
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