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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 2615373, member: 38849&quot;]This is one of the few cases where the 19th Century methodology of displaying coins might prove the best.&nbsp; Remember the term &quot;cabinet friction&quot; that used to pop up in auction descriptions in the 40s and 50s?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of coins were kept in cherry or mahogany cabinets with 15 or 20 drawers about an inch high.&nbsp; They were lined with velvet or other such material, and the coins were simply laid on the velvet in whatever pattern or order seemed appropriate.&nbsp; Not perfect, but decidedly low-tech; for moderate security, folding doors on the front of the cabinet could be locked.</p><p><br /></p><p>Library of Congress could probably furnish copies of blueprints for a nominal fee.&nbsp; You can probably find wide, shallow plastic drawers in the marketplace, and only have to construct the outer cabinet, still a big job.&nbsp; Another possibility is oversized Wayte Raymond pages.&nbsp; And if you&#039;re brave, the recessed top of a customized coffee table; AFAIK, there weren&#039;t any Eastlake coffee tables, but the fussy, ornate style somehow seems appropriate.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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