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<p>[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 3798058, member: 99239"]Displaying and storing are two different things. The storage has to be physical but you can display virtually. I look at the photos of my coins much more frequently than I do my actual coins. Having it all organized in "the cloud" makes it all that much more convenient and accessible.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've thought about, as a mental exercise, what the ideal storage setup would be where you could put a coin collection safely for a year or ten thousand. I picture an archival vault with custom racks made of acrylic and lined with teflon on the contact points of the coins. The whole vault would be flooded with argon gas and built below ground surface. Being inert, argon gas would prevent the deterioration of the coins indefinitely and since argon is heavier than air even imperfect sealing would keep most of the gas trapped there. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ok, enough silly talk.... time for me to hit the sack :-D</p><p><br /></p><p>Rasiel[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 3798058, member: 99239"]Displaying and storing are two different things. The storage has to be physical but you can display virtually. I look at the photos of my coins much more frequently than I do my actual coins. Having it all organized in "the cloud" makes it all that much more convenient and accessible. I've thought about, as a mental exercise, what the ideal storage setup would be where you could put a coin collection safely for a year or ten thousand. I picture an archival vault with custom racks made of acrylic and lined with teflon on the contact points of the coins. The whole vault would be flooded with argon gas and built below ground surface. Being inert, argon gas would prevent the deterioration of the coins indefinitely and since argon is heavier than air even imperfect sealing would keep most of the gas trapped there. Ok, enough silly talk.... time for me to hit the sack :-D Rasiel[/QUOTE]
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