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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1173680, member: 19463"]I have pretty well decided that there is no single way to store ancients. I love trays but a large collection in trays really fills up a big bank box quickly and I have a half dozen coins too thick to fit in a stack of standard trays. I hate flips. Paper envelopes work well and pack in boxes well so that may be my favorite way now that I have photos of every coin and don't need to see each one as often as I used to prefer. It is amazing how my opinions on this have changed since I got the complete photo set done. Being able to carry the entire collection in enlarged form on a thin netbook (iPad would be better) gets more appealing as my old eyes get weaker, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>One nice thing about that system is that you can place some coins in AirTites or some other holder that also fits in the boxes in order so the only problem coins are those too large for a 2x2 envelope. There are very few of those. </p><p><br /></p><p>For really thick coins, I rather like the little plastic tubs that have foam inserts that can be cut down to accept thicker coins but, like trays, they take up too much space to use for a large collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1173680, member: 19463"]I have pretty well decided that there is no single way to store ancients. I love trays but a large collection in trays really fills up a big bank box quickly and I have a half dozen coins too thick to fit in a stack of standard trays. I hate flips. Paper envelopes work well and pack in boxes well so that may be my favorite way now that I have photos of every coin and don't need to see each one as often as I used to prefer. It is amazing how my opinions on this have changed since I got the complete photo set done. Being able to carry the entire collection in enlarged form on a thin netbook (iPad would be better) gets more appealing as my old eyes get weaker, too. One nice thing about that system is that you can place some coins in AirTites or some other holder that also fits in the boxes in order so the only problem coins are those too large for a 2x2 envelope. There are very few of those. For really thick coins, I rather like the little plastic tubs that have foam inserts that can be cut down to accept thicker coins but, like trays, they take up too much space to use for a large collection.[/QUOTE]
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