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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gavin Richardson, post: 2771308, member: 83956&quot;]Here are some further thoughts about my Lightbox hard plastic or acrylic coin tray. Again, these are different from the wooden Voterra wooden trays.</p><p><br /></p><p>Several months ago, I had intended to upload a full YouTube review of these boxes since I hadn’t seen anything about them of consequence on YouTube. It was going to be a very positive review.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I shot some cell phone video, and just when I was about to splice the video together, I noticed a small crack in the front of one box. It was only cosmetic and did not affect the functionality of the box, but for a $25-30 new case, I wanted one without blemish. “Fine,” I said. This will give me an opportunity to comment on customer service since I had ordered from Lighthouse directly. So I emailed customer service seeking a replacement box, and to their credit, they got one out right away. No questions asked. And they even told me I could keep the original cracked box.</p><p><br /></p><p>So when I opened up the replacement box, guess what? A crack, exactly in the same place as the original box: in the front of the outer case of the box. So then I felt really weird. I didn’t think I could give these a ringing YouTube endorsement since I had received two damaged boxes in a row. But I felt churlish going on YouTube and negatively commenting on a box they had sent me for free. So I just decided to scrap the review altogether.</p><p><br /></p><p>But in this more targeted forum, I don’t mind sharing pros and cons. The con, of course, is that there seems to be some quality control issues regarding the cracking of the plastic or acrylic outer case.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pros are many. Little recessed holes at the top and rubber feet on the bottom allow for stable stacking. The boxes are attractive. Customer service is responsive. Lots to like about these boxes. Even with my mixed experience, I will be buying more.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few FAQs, or at least questions I had. Even goofy questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Q. Can these boxes be tilted up or carried on their sides and still have the coins stay in their squares?</p><p><br /></p><p>A. Unless you have your coins in flips, no. I experimented with pennies. They slid around all over the place. The case does not “seal” the square. So these boxes must be transported horizontally.</p><p><br /></p><p>Q. How deep is each square?</p><p><br /></p><p>A. The trays slightly dip in the center. I stacked 5 U.S. cents in the bottom center square and was able to clear the case. The 6th cent caught the top. On the edges, only 4 cents could clear. But few ancient coins are thicker than 4 stacked cents. I put in a sestertius with no problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do have a little video that I did not delete from my aborted review. Here are links to two brief clips:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/keh0ay96onyj7w7/LIGHTHOUSE%20REV%20CLIP%201.mov?dl=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/keh0ay96onyj7w7/LIGHTHOUSE%20REV%20CLIP%201.mov?dl=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.dropbox.com/s/keh0ay96onyj7w7/LIGHTHOUSE REV CLIP 1.mov?dl=0</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/yl4ha1z1uhpbbxj/LIGHTHOUSE%20REV%20CLIP%202.mov?dl=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/yl4ha1z1uhpbbxj/LIGHTHOUSE%20REV%20CLIP%202.mov?dl=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.dropbox.com/s/yl4ha1z1uhpbbxj/LIGHTHOUSE REV CLIP 2.mov?dl=0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you have any questions you think I could answer, let me know. Again, my comments are only for the 30-square option. Other trays may have slightly different specifications.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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