Housing my thirty coins. Just a “quick down and dirty” photo: Click on image for enlarged view (more readable tags) I use an Abafil case. Twenty As/dupondius size or smaller coins in top tray, twelve approx. sestertius size coins in bottom tray. To the right are two standard coin book plastic pocketed insert sheets that match the Abafil trays and which display general coin identification cards with auction house/dealer/previous owner information tags and attribution/provenance information cards in the coin pocket underneath the general information card. These plastic information sheets are loose and are intended to be used when viewing the coins in the Abafil trays (like a “box of chocolates” ID sheet). Whenever I take coins with me when I leave the house I carry them in a “Shoulder Bag”. I put them in archival quality paper envelopes together with accompanying attribution tags and, in turn, vinyl flips cut from standard commercial sheets. I write a brief generic coin description on the outside of each envelope so that I can quickly identify them. The coins are well protected from the elements and I can easily get them out for examination, etc. I am not overly concerned about anyone cutting the strap on my shoulder bag and absconding with my coins, because the strap incorporates strands of tempered steel that resists all kinds of cutters - I had the clerk who sold it to me demonstrate that before I bought it. My “coin carrier” shoulder bag.
Certainly a great way to carry your coins with you @jamesicus ! Thanks also for posting the thirty coins!
Nice collection @jamesicus. Maybe you already mentioned this in another post, but which 10 of these 30 are more recently added?
I am no fan at all of those standard coin book plastic pocketed insert sheets for storing coins but using them to match your tray display is a great idea. It would not work as well with 70 space denarius trays but 40 space trays could be matched up dividing the tray into left and right halves and putting tags back to back. I miss my 'tray days' but there came a time my collection had grown too large and I am not yet to the place where I can cut down to 30 or even 300 coins. I am glad to see you upsizing to 30 and enjoying those very special coins.
Actually not all of my original twenty are still here. I gifted a few to my grand children and replaced them with coins that are more suitable to my current needs in order to maintain my twenty count. Now I have also added ten coins. I will try to remember to identify them as I use them in posts. Of course, I have a considerable archive of photos of coins I have owned in the past that I use to illustrate my current posts. I will try to remember to identify those as such also.
I do not like them for storing coins either, but they are working out quite well as I am using them - so far. Time will tell how successful they are - a lot of my ideas work well initially, but then I discover unanticipated glitches. I am much more satisfied with thirty coins - still quite manageable for me in my present circumstance. I do like the fact that I can hand a “box of chocolates” identification sheet to anyone who is interested in looking at my coins and ask if there is any coin or coins they would like to see (based on the generic labeling on my ID card), or if they would like me to select one or more coins and have me tell them about them. In either case I find having the dealer/seller tags bearing catalog descriptions, provenance information - plus my own historical notes, etc. - filed underneath my top ID card to be very helpful. I hope that makes sense.
You could assemble a photo montage showing the 12 or 20 and place it facing the box of chocolates list. You would have to decide if you wanted the photos to be life size or all the same. Life size seems obviouly better but hard when the coins can vary in diameter by 10x. That is why I did my old 99 1/2 favorites page in same size. The problem woul be less severe with 20 sestertii and asses.
New to the Board. Still in works. Nice collection and very well cleaned. Did you use BTA to preserve them?
Welcome to Coin Talk @Michael W. Bradley! Whose coins are you asking about please and what is BTA? When I acquire a new coin from a dealer or fellow collector I soak it in distilled water with mild dishwashing liquid added for a few minutes while gently using a soft tooth brush to remove any surface grime (If I suspect the coin has been waxed or oiled I first soak it in Acetone). I then rinse the coin in fresh distilled water for a few minutes. Finally I lay the coin on a paper towel and dab (not rub) the upper surface with surplus paper towel and leave it to air dry. After an appropriate amount of time, and after checking to be sure the coin is perfectly dry, I add it to my collection. Thereafter I do not clean or use anything to preserve any of my coins.
