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<p>[QUOTE="jb_depew, post: 3450593, member: 88227"]Here are a couple of budget cabinet projects I put together. Each was around $20 plus a little more for supplies.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first I use as my coin cabinet. Originally it was musty-smelling, beat up, and the drawer bottoms were warped. I sanded and refinished it with shellac, replaced the drawer bottoms with masonite, and created some partitions with masonite strips, which I then felted. I have a very organized "digital catalog" using Google Keep Notes, so my cabinet isn't the pinnacle of neatness. A person could use the same technique with felt and quarter inch masonite to create individual coin pockets if desired.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/teRJS05.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/V5lqiOM.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Tm7BKmR.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The second is a cheap Danbury Mint JFK half dollar coin chest, which ironically I use not to store coins, but stone cabochons in my lapidary shop. I replaced the cheesy etched glass with replacement glass cut at the hardware store, and tore out the coin partitions, re-felting it with the left-over felt from my other project.</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/H7Tj4I5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/mg4H6nF.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>With a little elbow grease, it's totally possible to create a workable coin/display cabinet in the sub-$50 range.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jb_depew, post: 3450593, member: 88227"]Here are a couple of budget cabinet projects I put together. Each was around $20 plus a little more for supplies. The first I use as my coin cabinet. Originally it was musty-smelling, beat up, and the drawer bottoms were warped. I sanded and refinished it with shellac, replaced the drawer bottoms with masonite, and created some partitions with masonite strips, which I then felted. I have a very organized "digital catalog" using Google Keep Notes, so my cabinet isn't the pinnacle of neatness. A person could use the same technique with felt and quarter inch masonite to create individual coin pockets if desired. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/teRJS05.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/V5lqiOM.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/Tm7BKmR.jpg[/IMG] The second is a cheap Danbury Mint JFK half dollar coin chest, which ironically I use not to store coins, but stone cabochons in my lapidary shop. I replaced the cheesy etched glass with replacement glass cut at the hardware store, and tore out the coin partitions, re-felting it with the left-over felt from my other project. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/H7Tj4I5.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/mg4H6nF.jpg[/IMG] With a little elbow grease, it's totally possible to create a workable coin/display cabinet in the sub-$50 range.[/QUOTE]
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