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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iamtiberius, post: 2235811, member: 37707&quot;]I would advise keeping your coins away from the following holders:</p><p>- BCW Flips</p><p>- Bleached/Dyed paper envelopes</p><p>- Any contact against paper with info that isn&#039;t laser printed</p><p>- Any wood aside from Mahogany, as most other woods will tone coins. (unless that&#039;s what you want <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>- Any cabinet with Wool-felt or any other non-synthetic insert. Several years of pulling your trays will scratch/wear the surface of the coin that is in contact with the insert.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a group of 6 denarii that are encased in Littleton Coin Company plastic cards. When i purchased the group there was no toning; now each coin has either a brown or iridescent toning on the surface. I&#039;ll provide pictures later.</p><p>The alleged &quot;PVC Free&quot; Vinyl BCW flips have colored 5 of my coins green/blue. I will be migrating to a new storage system. I&#039;m having a custom mahogany cabinet made by <a href="http://cabinetsbycraig.net" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cabinetsbycraig.net" rel="nofollow">cabinetsbycraig.net</a> I&#039;ll show pictures in 3-4 months when it&#039;s complete.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the plan:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]440179[/ATTACH]</p><p>The cabinet will stand close to 48&quot; tall with the feet included. It will consist of 30 trays with combinations of 1&quot;, 1.25&quot;, 1.5&quot;, and 2&quot; inserts. A few of the trays will be 5/8&quot; thick to hold thicker coins like staters and Ptolemaic AE&#039;s at a reasonable depth. 2x slab drawers that can hold 80 NGC style slabs total. Since this first draft, we have added doors over the tray section and an extra 2 open trays for miscellaneous items. As shown in the picture, there will be 2 shelves to hold numismatic related books; the largest of which are my ERIC II and 100 Greatest Ancient Coins by HJB. In total, it will be able to hold 1200 plus coins, adding room for collection growth.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone is serious about constructing a custom cabinet, I suggest you email Craig. He provides serious craftsmanship, non-damaging synthetic inserts, a low cost (comparatively,) and is flexible with options. He has made several cabinets for members over at Forum where you can find him @<a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=2458&amp;page=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=2458&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow">cmcdon0923</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The cost for a cabinet may seem high, but they retain their value; as can be seen when a few are listed every couple of months through popular Auction Houses.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Michael[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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