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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AngelKitty, post: 1438289, member: 37889&quot;]Did a search but didn&#039;t really find a thread like this, so...</p><p><br /></p><p>What kind of holders do you prefer for your coins? Flips? Envelopes? Some kind of plastic capsule? Slabs, graded or ungraded? Shoebox? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Why do you prefer what you do? Have you tried several and found that one protects your coins better/looks nicer?</p><p><br /></p><p>As a kid I used to be all about those cardboard flips. Everything went into cardboard flips with sometimes misspelled labels, from wheaties to silver and gold coins. A few years ago, I moved my most valuable and beloved coins to AirTite ring holders, but left everything else in cardboard flips. A large portion of my collection is still in cardboard flips, but now I&#039;m moving the best my collection into Lighthouse Quadrum 2x2 holders, because they:</p><p><br /></p><p>-IMO, are way more attractive and show off the coin better.</p><p>-Are sturdier than cardboard;</p><p>-Are uniform in size, no matter the size of the coin inside, allowing for easy stacking/lining up. The AirTites were sturdy and attractive, but they weren&#039;t uniform in size, which made me a sad panda.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m going to leave most of the common foreign and damaged/off-quality US coins in the flips; the better-quality and rarer US coins, precious metal, error strikes, or just things I really really like are going into the Quadrums.</p><p><br /></p><p>This &quot;bisontenioll&quot; half dollar is staying in its ~16-year-old flip for the giggle value, though:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]176644.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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