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<p>[QUOTE="Sam Stone, post: 4132546, member: 110020"]I have about 1,500 coins including pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, Kennedy Halves, Eisenhower Dollars, etc. from every year since 1898, plus every size foreign coins ever invented. I'm seriously struggling sorting and storing these things while trying to prevent damage. Can someone recommend a <b>LOW BUDGET </b>(<-----very important) system simple enough for my brane-fogged mind? I am cognitively challenged, but fortunate to have an excellent memory. Even though I can remember almost every coin I have, there's this frustrating, blinding mental block preventing me from recalling where I put them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is there a universally accepted organizational protocol? Should I organize everything by date or each denomination by date? How should I isolate error and varieties while still keeping them organized with everything else? I have about 150 I need to research. How should I segregate them? If I research a coin and find it's absolutely normal, how do I insert it in the right place if I've already filled all the available space? </p><p><br /></p><p>I thought about super glue, but I'm pretty sure that's stoopid. Double sided Gorilla glue tape? Maybe screw them to a board using metal penetrating screws? Probably not?</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, I've figured out all by myself it's not a good idea to clean coins with a welders wire brush. It really gets the grime off, though. </p><p><br /></p><p>Coin sheets? Flips in customized homemade boxes? Clear zip bags? Coin envelopes, also in a homemade box? Coin tubes? One cent per piece 6 inch Walmart envelope? Something else? </p><p><br /></p><p>Once I figure out which ones are marketable I will probably sell them. If I don't need some of them for my collection and there's nothing unique about a coin, I will take those to the bank and switch for new rolls. So I need to segregate them as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know I need to catalog the things I keep, but I really would like to get the research and sell coins out to save at least a little sanity. </p><p><br /></p><p>I really need suggestions and advice, so thanks for anything you can offer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sam Stone, post: 4132546, member: 110020"]I have about 1,500 coins including pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, Kennedy Halves, Eisenhower Dollars, etc. from every year since 1898, plus every size foreign coins ever invented. I'm seriously struggling sorting and storing these things while trying to prevent damage. Can someone recommend a [B]LOW BUDGET [/B](<-----very important) system simple enough for my brane-fogged mind? I am cognitively challenged, but fortunate to have an excellent memory. Even though I can remember almost every coin I have, there's this frustrating, blinding mental block preventing me from recalling where I put them. Is there a universally accepted organizational protocol? Should I organize everything by date or each denomination by date? How should I isolate error and varieties while still keeping them organized with everything else? I have about 150 I need to research. How should I segregate them? If I research a coin and find it's absolutely normal, how do I insert it in the right place if I've already filled all the available space? I thought about super glue, but I'm pretty sure that's stoopid. Double sided Gorilla glue tape? Maybe screw them to a board using metal penetrating screws? Probably not? BTW, I've figured out all by myself it's not a good idea to clean coins with a welders wire brush. It really gets the grime off, though. Coin sheets? Flips in customized homemade boxes? Clear zip bags? Coin envelopes, also in a homemade box? Coin tubes? One cent per piece 6 inch Walmart envelope? Something else? Once I figure out which ones are marketable I will probably sell them. If I don't need some of them for my collection and there's nothing unique about a coin, I will take those to the bank and switch for new rolls. So I need to segregate them as well. I know I need to catalog the things I keep, but I really would like to get the research and sell coins out to save at least a little sanity. I really need suggestions and advice, so thanks for anything you can offer.[/QUOTE]
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