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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 4433555, member: 110350&quot;]For the last few years -- ever since I began collecting them on a more active basis -- I&#039;ve displayed all my ancient coins in two vertical coin trays on a table in my living room, together with a large display case containing quite a few of my remaining British historical medals, as well as art medals (mostly Art Nouveau and Art Deco) from France and other countries.&nbsp; My desktop computer is to the right of the table, and I like being able to turn my head to the left and see all those coins and medals anytime I like.&nbsp; Something I could never do if they were in slabs, not that I want to get into an argument about slabbing with anyone! To each her own.&nbsp; (Just as much, I enjoy being able to turn my head to the right when I&#039;m at my computer and see most of the antiquities I have, displayed in a number of glass bell jars and vitrines on bookshelves and other surfaces.&nbsp; And being able to look up from my computer and see the 19th century Japanese prints I have on the wall in front of me.&nbsp; What can I say -- I like being surrounded by beautiful objects!)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The two trays together have space for 128 coins (48 in one, which I use for my few larger coins, and 80 in the other).&nbsp; Even though 128 is a truly tiny number compared to most of you, and I&#039;m a bit embarrassed to admit that my collection is so small, I never thought I would reach it.&nbsp; But after I got my two new Gallienus zoo coins, showing a doe and a gazelle, the other day (see my post at <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/numbered-officinae-on-the-rome-mint-issues-of-gallienus.358895/#post-4422962" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/numbered-officinae-on-the-rome-mint-issues-of-gallienus.358895/#post-4422962">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/numbered-officinae-on-the-rome-mint-issues-of-gallienus.358895/#post-4422962</a>) and put them in a tray, there was no more room at the inn.&nbsp; All 128 spaces were full.&nbsp; And as you can see from these photos, there&#039;s no more room on the table for another vertical tray, without blocking my view of something.&nbsp; Furthermore, given how cluttered with books and objects my apartment is, there&#039;s no other surface with enough empty space to put three vertical trays together. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109674[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109675[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109676[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109679[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109680[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>So I had only a few choices: (1) Stop buying new ancient coins and leave my collection as it is forever (not realistic!); (2) For every new coin I buy, take one out of the two trays and put it away somewhere (not an idea I really like); or (3) Figure something else out.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I opted for # 3, and this is my solution right now: add a third coin tray, but place it flat in front of the other two.&nbsp; The flat tray holds all my ancient Greek and Roman Republican coins, and the other two hold all my Roman Empire coins.&nbsp; True, I can&#039;t see all my ancient coins simultaneously from my computer as easily as I could before, but all I have to do to look at them closely is get up from my chair and walk over about six feet.&nbsp; Which I think I can manage.&nbsp; Plus, I now have spaces for about 45 more coins!&nbsp; Which, at my present rate of buying, should take me about 1 1/2 - 2 years to fill.&nbsp; After that?&nbsp; I&#039;ll cross that bridge when I come to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109687[/ATTACH] </p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1109689[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109690[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109691[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109692[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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