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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;davidh, post: 2095410, member: 15062&quot;]The problem I found with the 7070, or any other commercial album, is that you&#039;re constrained by what the manufacturer considers to be a particular type.&nbsp; In my estimation, any change in design, weight, size or composition constitutes a different type.&nbsp; A quarter with arrows is not the same as the same design without arrows.&nbsp; An eagle surrounded by rays is not the same as one without the rays.&nbsp; A small cent containing tin is different from one without tin.&nbsp; This might be too fine a difference for many but I decided that I&#039;d go that way.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, how to logically house this assemblage?&nbsp; As I am not a fan of slabs, I have a bit more leeway in how to combine things.&nbsp; My first thought was too put everything into 2x2&#039;s and those into loose leaf pages in a three ring binder.&nbsp; I tried this but soon found it too bulky and not really pleasant looking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thinking this through a bit more I decided that 1) the coins had to be protected, 2) the coins had to be clearly visible, 3) the coins must be secure in place, 4) the coins had to be readily accessible and 5) the entire set had to be logically assembled.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found that Quadrum holders have the attributes of points 1, 2 and 3.&nbsp; They have paired with Intercept Shield and provide protection from corrosion for 15 years and are available in millimeter sizes from 14 through 40, with a few half sizes and other specific fractional sizes along the way.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://thumbs3.picclick.com/d/l400/pict/110720682346_/Lighthouse-Quadrum-31mm-Square-Coin-Capsule-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now, to hold the individual types, I found that trays holding 20 coins each would do for my needs.&nbsp; I&#039;d need one tray for small cents and large cents, one tray for small cents, one tray for two cents, twenty cents and half dimes, one tray for nickels, one tray for dimes, one tray for quarters, one tray for halves, one tray for dollars and one tray for miscellaneous items.&nbsp; What I found was the Lighthouse system of trays.&nbsp; Each tray holds twenty items in a 4 x 5 array (they do make trays to hold slabs if that is your ddesire).&nbsp; Each tray slides into a scratch proof holder and each holder has four small holes in the top matched by four small pegs on the bottom, allowing any two holders to be stacked without sliding.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/2/0/9/5/6/9/webimg/647777736_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.duncannon.co.uk/images/QUADRUM%20MB%20liegend%20kl.bmp" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/images/T/Lighthouse-Coin-Box-20-2x2-Coin-Holders.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Finally, to assemble all of this into one appealing unit, Lighthouse also has various cases which hold different numbers of individual trays.&nbsp; There are lockable metal cases, leather carrying cases or, what I settled on, a shelf case holding ten trays.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://rns.lv/cms/files/objects/thumbs/342%201%20big%20KokaMBKAB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Pros - YOU can decide what coins to include and how to arrange them.</p><p><br /></p><p>The cons to this are that regular paper 2x2&#039;s won&#039;t fit in the tray slots.&nbsp; The one illustrated are Quardum holders that are slightly smaller.&nbsp; And Lighthouse products are very hard to find.&nbsp; Google is your friend in this search.&nbsp; The only place I was able to find the case shown above was on German ebay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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