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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 2996924, member: 84744&quot;]Thanks for all the comments and suggestions, everyone!!&nbsp; And for the frankness and honesty too; as well as the lies when you voted for &quot;as good as bacon.&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Note that the info on the back side is primarily for showing the coins to interested non-numismatists.&nbsp; They can browse a bit and have a quick look at the back for interesting tidbits, usually historical ones.&nbsp; (This coin is a bit of an exception in that regard.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] and [USER=76440]@Carausius[/USER], on provenance:&nbsp; I have way more info about each coin in my database, including detailed provenance where available.&nbsp; The ID# on the flip picks out a unique database record; I also have any associated paper (receipts, tags, etc.) stored in an envelope with the ID# on it.&nbsp; But I will include any interesting provenance info on the flip.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] and other other envelope fans: Yes, I see the attraction of paper envelopes!&nbsp; In the end I opted for flips for two reasons 1) the envelopes don&#039;t look so great in my trays when I want to show them off in groups <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, and 2) I can&#039;t see the coins when I want to quickly browse my collection on my own. (See <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coin-storage-advice-needed.310127/#post-2979712" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coin-storage-advice-needed.310127/#post-2979712">this post</a> for the boxes/trays combo I use.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] and [USER=39084]@IdesOfMarch01[/USER], on lightening up the monogram: Thanks for the suggestion!&nbsp; I should experiment more with this.&nbsp; The screenshot of the flip design is 23% opacity, I also tried 15% opacity and it was too light.&nbsp; I should try something in between.&nbsp; (Note that it is lighter on the actual printout, the screenshot is misleading.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=82549]@gsimonel[/USER], a non-serif font on the back: great idea, thanks for the suggestion!!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=24633]@cpm9ball[/USER] [USER=76440]@Carausius[/USER]:&nbsp; Carausius is right, they&#039;re double flips so there&#039;s no ink&lt;--&gt;coin contact, and the insert is easy to read by flipping the coin side out of the way.&nbsp; [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER], I&#039;ve had the same experience with old Pegasi tags!&nbsp; These are non-plasticized PVC flips, which I believe are safe.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=39084]@IdesOfMarch01[/USER], on the monogram being too busy:&nbsp; Thanks for your frankness, much appreciated!&nbsp; I came very close to including &quot;too busy&quot; as a poll choice. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I totally agree, something like [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER]&#039;s awesome monogram would be great.&nbsp; Here are some basic ideas from a shutterstock search (though I like one of my own better):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]740627[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>On the cons side, the more elegant monograms look weird and too modern on a coin, and I would really like to put it on a coin, at least for some purposes.&nbsp; Plus I like the Byzantine reference (see <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Monogram" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Monogram" rel="nofollow">here</a> for some sample Byzantine monograms).&nbsp; I am still torn, though! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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