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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3253764, member: 10461"]I keep everything in a safe deposit box nowadays, so I look at and share my coins on the Internet more than in person. Sounds kind of sad, but the coins are safer than they'd be in an album at home, and looking at the photos of them is actually easier and better for me since my eyesight is not what it once was.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k" rel="nofollow">CollectiveCoin</a> is a nice free, easy-use-platform for showcasing coins online. Some people with even more tech savvy make neat "virtual albums" for their coins, and have whole websites devoted to their collections.</p><p><br /></p><p>(If you want one example of a website that will knock your socks off, look at our own [USER=44357]@AncientJoe[/USER]'s amazing <a href="https://www.colosseocollection.com/p167157959" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.colosseocollection.com/p167157959" rel="nofollow">Colosseo Collection website</a>.)</p><p><br /></p><p>But since the topic is about <i>physical</i> storage and presentation rather than web display...</p><p><br /></p><p>I use a double-row Intercept box for slabs. It fits inside my safe deposit drawer, unlike a slab album would.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's my pile, outside the box.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/20181116_035513-jpg.846562/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is what the box looks like.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cdn7.bigcommerce.com/s-67a79/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/2416/2925/Intercept_Slab_Storage_Box_50ct__77965.1448470165.jpg?c=2?imbypass=on" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One day I might get a fancier album to put them in for show-and-tell when I'm visiting numismatic friends, since the Intercept box they normally stay in is kind of plain and utilitarian.</p><p><br /></p><p>I used to have one of these Lighthouse giant albums. Might get another for those show-and-tell occasions.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/iNkAAOSwvktaaPka/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I realize, of course, that you might not have all slabbed coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>For raw, uncertified coins, I use a zipper binder and 20-pocket pages for coins in flips or 2x2s. The zipper part is important, I've found, because coins in those standard pocket pages have a tendency to escape sometimes, especially if they're bigger, heavier pieces. If you have a <i>zipper</i> binder, it will prevent the loss of any coins that fall out of the pockets.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the typical 20-pocket pages with 2" x 2" pockets.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.jakesmp.com/assets/images/manufactures/bcw/evp-01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The binder I put the pages in is red leather with brass corners. Pretty nice looking. It's a vintage item I found on eBay, though, and I've never been able to find another quite like it.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like this, except it zips up. The one shown below is nice, but is not a zipper binder.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71Hx36pTx6L._SL1485_.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Of course many folks just use the boxes which store long rows of 2x2 holders. Those are great for carrying around a lot of coins, and economical, but they're rather lacking in display appeal. If you want to show and tell, you should have a nice album rather than a bunch of boxes, in my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff">.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3253764, member: 10461"]I keep everything in a safe deposit box nowadays, so I look at and share my coins on the Internet more than in person. Sounds kind of sad, but the coins are safer than they'd be in an album at home, and looking at the photos of them is actually easier and better for me since my eyesight is not what it once was. [URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k']CollectiveCoin[/URL] is a nice free, easy-use-platform for showcasing coins online. Some people with even more tech savvy make neat "virtual albums" for their coins, and have whole websites devoted to their collections. (If you want one example of a website that will knock your socks off, look at our own [USER=44357]@AncientJoe[/USER]'s amazing [URL='https://www.colosseocollection.com/p167157959']Colosseo Collection website[/URL].) But since the topic is about [I]physical[/I] storage and presentation rather than web display... I use a double-row Intercept box for slabs. It fits inside my safe deposit drawer, unlike a slab album would. Here's my pile, outside the box. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/20181116_035513-jpg.846562/[/IMG] This is what the box looks like. [IMG]https://cdn7.bigcommerce.com/s-67a79/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/2416/2925/Intercept_Slab_Storage_Box_50ct__77965.1448470165.jpg?c=2?imbypass=on[/IMG] One day I might get a fancier album to put them in for show-and-tell when I'm visiting numismatic friends, since the Intercept box they normally stay in is kind of plain and utilitarian. I used to have one of these Lighthouse giant albums. Might get another for those show-and-tell occasions. [IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/iNkAAOSwvktaaPka/s-l1600.jpg[/IMG] I realize, of course, that you might not have all slabbed coins. For raw, uncertified coins, I use a zipper binder and 20-pocket pages for coins in flips or 2x2s. The zipper part is important, I've found, because coins in those standard pocket pages have a tendency to escape sometimes, especially if they're bigger, heavier pieces. If you have a [I]zipper[/I] binder, it will prevent the loss of any coins that fall out of the pockets. Here are the typical 20-pocket pages with 2" x 2" pockets. [IMG]https://www.jakesmp.com/assets/images/manufactures/bcw/evp-01.jpg[/IMG] The binder I put the pages in is red leather with brass corners. Pretty nice looking. It's a vintage item I found on eBay, though, and I've never been able to find another quite like it. It looks like this, except it zips up. The one shown below is nice, but is not a zipper binder. [IMG]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71Hx36pTx6L._SL1485_.jpg[/IMG] Of course many folks just use the boxes which store long rows of 2x2 holders. Those are great for carrying around a lot of coins, and economical, but they're rather lacking in display appeal. If you want to show and tell, you should have a nice album rather than a bunch of boxes, in my opinion. [COLOR=#ffffff].[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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