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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 4254747, member: 44316&quot;]Mostly I handwrite flip inserts, but when I use computer-printed ones I have a template (just a word processing table with cells the right size) that puts the fronts and backs side-by-side like this on a regular-size sheet of paper. Use sulphur-free paper or your silver coins will tarnish over the years.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1085070[/ATTACH]Type one flip-front at the upper left and the flip-back of that same insert next to it as the second cell in that row. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1085102[/ATTACH] </p><p>Fold vertically rather than cut into two.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1085098[/ATTACH] </p><p>So one sheet of paper can serve for ten 2x2 inserts (which are really about 1.75&quot; square). </p><p>&nbsp; I assign each coin a unique number: two-digit-year dot sequence-number-in-that- year, so</p><p>20.15&nbsp; is the fifteenth coin bought in year 2020. Data on the insert are a basic identifying description on the front. That&#039;s one cell. The the right of that cell in the next cell, I put my ID number, weight, Reference-book ID numbers, seller (including auction and lot number, if relevant), and price in a simple code. Also, comments if the coin is special in some way the affects value that might not be obvious. In the last few years I have also added a rainbow color-code (by hand with colored pens) for its approximate value (I am getting old and I want to make it easy for my heirs to know what to do with the coins.)&nbsp; Red is the high-value end (worthy of a fine CNG auction) and violet is the low-value end (good luck getting rid of it). I have notes on how the colors are assigned to values of the coins. (If you assign actual dollar values, then inflation or deflation may make them obsolete, but I figure relative values will remain close to constant, so the color might stay unchanged.)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree. I also have, for each coin, a &quot;coin card&quot; with a its photo and far more information than can fit on a flip.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I am not claiming this is the best way to do this, but I have been active a long time and it works well for me. One thing I really like is having the date and place of purchase. When I have a coin home, its flip prompts memories of when I got it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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