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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2997073, member: 56859"]I agree with Carausius. While it is visually appealing to keep the flips uncluttered, my concern is that a separate database might never be reunited with the coins should something happen to me before I've properly prepared.</p><p><br /></p><p>I printed my vanity logo to business cards. The cards have to be trimmed a bit both in length and in width, and then folded in half. The rigidity of the card makes insertion into the flip easy and it forms a tiny "book" in which I can insert related ephemera, old tags, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, I can safely tuck away this old BCD ephemera with the coin:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/phliasiaphliusobolprovenance-sm-jpg.335961/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Example of the business card insert (different coin, obviously <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/tifcards-jpg.462115/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Recently I redid everything using computer-printed 1.5" x 1.5" adhesive labels because I didn't like the messy handwriting. In some cases there is too much to write on just one label. When that happens I put the basics on the main label (the one that shows under the coin, and paste another label or two inside the folded card. I love it when the pedigree is so extensive that it takes three labels <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/img_3124-jpg.714647/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/img_3204-jpg.714651/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, this is drifting away from Sevvy's questions. Sev-- I generally like clean and uncluttered logos and designs, but in this case your monogram has its roots in numismatics so that makes it very cool. Yes, the era is slightly off, but it's still quite clever and fun. I like it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The outline of the coin on the ghost logo might be unnecessary though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2997073, member: 56859"]I agree with Carausius. While it is visually appealing to keep the flips uncluttered, my concern is that a separate database might never be reunited with the coins should something happen to me before I've properly prepared. I printed my vanity logo to business cards. The cards have to be trimmed a bit both in length and in width, and then folded in half. The rigidity of the card makes insertion into the flip easy and it forms a tiny "book" in which I can insert related ephemera, old tags, etc. For example, I can safely tuck away this old BCD ephemera with the coin: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/phliasiaphliusobolprovenance-sm-jpg.335961/[/IMG] Example of the business card insert (different coin, obviously :D) [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/tifcards-jpg.462115/[/IMG] Recently I redid everything using computer-printed 1.5" x 1.5" adhesive labels because I didn't like the messy handwriting. In some cases there is too much to write on just one label. When that happens I put the basics on the main label (the one that shows under the coin, and paste another label or two inside the folded card. I love it when the pedigree is so extensive that it takes three labels :D [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/img_3124-jpg.714647/[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/img_3204-jpg.714651/[/IMG] Anyway, this is drifting away from Sevvy's questions. Sev-- I generally like clean and uncluttered logos and designs, but in this case your monogram has its roots in numismatics so that makes it very cool. Yes, the era is slightly off, but it's still quite clever and fun. I like it :) The outline of the coin on the ghost logo might be unnecessary though.[/QUOTE]
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