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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 23062048, member: 105571&quot;]I thought I&#039;d give an update to this thread.&nbsp; The first photo shows my finished toilet paper roll/spring-loaded application as used on one of my type set boxes.&nbsp; I&#039;ve made a number of them to fit different lengths required and they work quite well.&nbsp; To remove a coin, slightly compress the TP roll against the spring pressure and remove the slab.&nbsp; By modifying the TP roll, I can get the gap down to about two inches.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also wanted to address another issue I&#039;ve had with storing coins in boxes, particularly with my US type set where each coin is unique.&nbsp; If it&#039;s in the box, how do you know what coin it is and where do you slot the next coin in?&nbsp; With three 50-coin boxes that&#039;s a problem. When I had these coins in 3-ring binders with slab pages, I simply used a paper loop around the slab with printed information as to the type and I could see each coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>There was another potential problem with coins in a box.&nbsp; If the row was full, I had to wedge one more in there to keep the slabs from rattling which made it extremely difficult to remove a slab.&nbsp; Leaving the row loose let the slabs rattle against each other.&nbsp; Solved both problems at once by making separators out of heavy acid-free artist&#039;s paper.&nbsp; Not quite card-stock weight but much stiffer than regular paper.&nbsp; Each separator has the date and type designation at the top where it can be easily read without pulling a coin.&nbsp; And, where warranted, the balance of the card can contain any other information I find pertinent.&nbsp; Second photo shows that.&nbsp; A simple excel file with the border of each card printed to the dimensions needed guides a scissor cut.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1545679[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1545680[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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