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<p>[QUOTE="cherrypicker, post: 137199, member: 3734"]Based on that info.-I would probably say to put them in 2x2s. The sizes might be a little off-but nothing too noticeable. If you have a coin that you absolutely LOVE to look at and are worried about it getting damged-2x2 probably isn't the best. Especially with a brilliant copper coin surface-maybe look into something with a bit more protection. But 2x2s definately offer adequate protection for those kinds, I think. </p><p>POSSIBLE PLAN:</p><p>Put common coins in cardboard 2x2s and from that group choose the ones you want to be on display-maybe a lot, a few, or all of them, and put them in coin album. Then maybe get an anit-corrosion slipcase for that album. For the ones you don't want on display, they make boxes for the 2x2s that you can put them in and pack them away. For the more expensive ones, or ones that you really like to look at and want to keep in pristine condition, consider paying an extra dollar for a better holder. </p><p>There are lots of ways to do it-every collector does it differently and I don't collect world-so maybe there are a few tricks that they have of their own <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Here's a link to where you can find most/all that stuff that's run by a fellow CoinTalk member-but JP's also has all them too.</p><p><a href="http://www.coinsupplystore.com/site/1648271/page/45029" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinsupplystore.com/site/1648271/page/45029" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinsupplystore.com/site/1648271/page/45029</a></p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cherrypicker, post: 137199, member: 3734"]Based on that info.-I would probably say to put them in 2x2s. The sizes might be a little off-but nothing too noticeable. If you have a coin that you absolutely LOVE to look at and are worried about it getting damged-2x2 probably isn't the best. Especially with a brilliant copper coin surface-maybe look into something with a bit more protection. But 2x2s definately offer adequate protection for those kinds, I think. POSSIBLE PLAN: Put common coins in cardboard 2x2s and from that group choose the ones you want to be on display-maybe a lot, a few, or all of them, and put them in coin album. Then maybe get an anit-corrosion slipcase for that album. For the ones you don't want on display, they make boxes for the 2x2s that you can put them in and pack them away. For the more expensive ones, or ones that you really like to look at and want to keep in pristine condition, consider paying an extra dollar for a better holder. There are lots of ways to do it-every collector does it differently and I don't collect world-so maybe there are a few tricks that they have of their own :D Here's a link to where you can find most/all that stuff that's run by a fellow CoinTalk member-but JP's also has all them too. [URL="http://www.coinsupplystore.com/site/1648271/page/45029"]http://www.coinsupplystore.com/site/1648271/page/45029[/URL] Bill[/QUOTE]
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