Storing big/oddly shaped medals

How do you guys store medals that are either very big (>40-50mm), or oddly shaped and don't fit well into capsules? I've had a few art deco medals catch my eye recently, but I realized I don't have any good way to store them.

 

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I buy these slabs on eBay.

 

Sadly mine are in the bigger 2.5x2.5 flips and then in a Tupperware.

 

This is just a guess as to dimensions, but how about a clear plastic page that holds nine baseball cards?



I wouldn't buy them online, I'd just go to Walmart, examine them, and buy how many you need; the item number is Walmart 552666941. They "may" come regular and heavy-duty, don't know. The basic pack of 100 pages is $19.99 online, plus postage. Little pieces of 2-sided tape would keep them from sliding out.

Lighthouse makes black plastic pages with 4 pockets on each side, the pockets are 5" x 3 3/4".
Due to the weight, I would only use 4 pockets per page. I'm guessing they're less than a buck at a stamp dealer's.

 

@jaceravone

 

@Paul M.

JP's Corner sells 4"x4" flips, but I don't know if they are PVC-free. You might want to call them to check.

http://www.jpscorner.com/coin-flips.html

Also, there are map chests and flat files listed online that would be suitable for storing and/or displaying large medals, but they aren't cheap.

Chris

 

One can buy plastic flips as big as 4"x4" for medals. I bought a few boxes years ao and still have some left.

A caveat. They contain Polyvinylchloride as a softener so that they don't crack when bent or folded in half. This can leech out over time (mine haven't yet) and react with the metal in the coin. I display my large metals on a velvet board or tray and just dust the off now and then,

 

I put them in these trays...

 

Thought of one more possibility, and it "may" be what OdedPaz is showing above. It's a 2-piece box designed to display arrowheads and other relatively thin artifacts; they're called Riker Mounts, and eBay has plenty of them. Don't know about sizes, etc.

 

What kind of slabs are those? I think that's only a 41mm piece, right? A 75mm medal would laugh at that.

 

I'll have to check it out, but I kind of doubt it will hold a medal of the size and thickness I'm looking at.

 

yes , it's only 41 mm but I have purchased up to 45 mm from him. As far as 75 mm you may have to have Capitol Plastic or someone like that make one for you.

 

Paul, take a few minutes and look at Riker Mounts on eBay. I've seen some 8 x 10 inches, big enough to hold 4 or 5 big medals with a common theme or origin. The best ones have real glass on top, no plastic to get cloudy or distorted.

 

That looks an aweful lot like a legitimate NGC slab. If someone decided to get creative with a printer I'm not sure most people on eBay could tell the difference :-/. MS70s for all lol jk

 

Yes, I do mean the Riker Mounts.

These are on eBay right now (sorted from lowest price):
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_dmd=2&_nkw=Riker+Mounts&_sop=15

 

Sadly, there is nothing fancy to store them in. NGC used to make plastic storage containers for their larger multi-coin slabs but ever since they abandoned these types of slabs, they stopped making them. I just stack them up in my safe.

 

Looks like that's the best answer, then. Now to figure out what size case + inserts would work for those big medals.

I don't suppose anybody would slab a 75mm medal, would they?

 

I could make some in my Garage,
Glass Holders wood frame.

 

I have a 90mm Medal in a NGC Slab.

 

Maybe a custom cabinet would be best?

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