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<p>[QUOTE="The Meat man, post: 24491022, member: 135271"]Update! I received a replacement set of felt circles, this time much more the color I had originally wanted. The more vibrant red is perfect IMO, nicely contrasting with the dark wood and highlighting the coins! Much better than the dull brownish maroon felt I had first received.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've also made some progress with labeling each coin, using archival paper and pen. The information I'm able to include is scant but (as I said in the OP) I'm planning to add a personal collection catalog number on the back of each paper so that you can look up each coin in a binder and get the full information. <i>That</i> project will take some time. [ATTACH=full]1551404[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, here are some pictures of the new and much-improved look!</p><p><br /></p><p>This is my "Greek" tray:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_04/IMG_20230407_182535.jpg.c065981ad12728ef66e81148a2807fc8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And my small Chinese collection:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_04/IMG_20230407_182619.jpg.7ef2848ad2b16cbf381a469b721da9e4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the basic format I'm using for the labels:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_04/IMG_20230407_182756.jpg.a6d7345b35409ea0a03ec30a3b8debf6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_04/IMG_20230407_182857.jpg.cbb88110dab0cba016787a541f9c243d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_04/IMG_20230407_183529.jpg.2c3c9f1217eef31a46d81e3101137612.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have yet to label my World coin collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_04/IMG_20230407_182945.jpg.5b673d293bfe61f5e4623d9e5f567f05.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And to finish things off, here is a tray of Roman coins!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_04/IMG_20230407_183610.jpg.6e56047679a1ac3dfa07dc82c378972f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So much nicer! I am very pleased with the new color. [ATTACH=full]1551405[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Meat man, post: 24491022, member: 135271"]Update! I received a replacement set of felt circles, this time much more the color I had originally wanted. The more vibrant red is perfect IMO, nicely contrasting with the dark wood and highlighting the coins! Much better than the dull brownish maroon felt I had first received. I've also made some progress with labeling each coin, using archival paper and pen. The information I'm able to include is scant but (as I said in the OP) I'm planning to add a personal collection catalog number on the back of each paper so that you can look up each coin in a binder and get the full information. [I]That[/I] project will take some time. [ATTACH=full]1551404[/ATTACH] Anyway, here are some pictures of the new and much-improved look! This is my "Greek" tray: [IMG]https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_04/IMG_20230407_182535.jpg.c065981ad12728ef66e81148a2807fc8.jpg[/IMG] And my small Chinese collection: [IMG]https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_04/IMG_20230407_182619.jpg.7ef2848ad2b16cbf381a469b721da9e4.jpg[/IMG] Here is the basic format I'm using for the labels: [IMG]https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_04/IMG_20230407_182756.jpg.a6d7345b35409ea0a03ec30a3b8debf6.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_04/IMG_20230407_182857.jpg.cbb88110dab0cba016787a541f9c243d.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_04/IMG_20230407_183529.jpg.2c3c9f1217eef31a46d81e3101137612.jpg[/IMG] I have yet to label my World coin collection. [IMG]https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_04/IMG_20230407_182945.jpg.5b673d293bfe61f5e4623d9e5f567f05.jpg[/IMG] And to finish things off, here is a tray of Roman coins! [IMG]https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_04/IMG_20230407_183610.jpg.6e56047679a1ac3dfa07dc82c378972f.jpg[/IMG] So much nicer! I am very pleased with the new color. [ATTACH=full]1551405[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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