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<p>[QUOTE="AnYangMan, post: 7300204, member: 87271"]In Dutch we call these ‘muntleggers’ or ‘muntkartons’ . They are a very old method of storing coins that was especially popular at the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th; for the Dutch National Collection (KPK) they were introduced in 1895 and continue to be used until this day I believe. Other large Dutch collections from that same period used them as well. I have never seen any from collections outside of the Netherlands and surrounding countries so I think they are wholly a continental European phenomenon, but I am interesting if someone can disprove that! They were chosen by these institutional collections because it made for easy storage in square drawers, all the while being able to include information on the base of the ‘muntlegger’. A handful of 19th century originals from my collection deaccessioned from an academic Dutch collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1276848[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, I echo what [USER=100731]@Roerbakmix[/USER] posted; these seem to be handmade and relatively recent. I don’t think a company has manufactured them, as even those from the Academic collections tend to vary quite a bit in size, material and thickness. We know that in the 19th century they were produced and handmade by the assistants at the National Collection and various other instances purchased these from them. Whether a manufacturer picked up the design later I couldn’t tell you. The collection this coin (and those with comparable holders) is from, was formed relatively recent and these muntleggers appear to be his making.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AnYangMan, post: 7300204, member: 87271"]In Dutch we call these ‘muntleggers’ or ‘muntkartons’ . They are a very old method of storing coins that was especially popular at the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th; for the Dutch National Collection (KPK) they were introduced in 1895 and continue to be used until this day I believe. Other large Dutch collections from that same period used them as well. I have never seen any from collections outside of the Netherlands and surrounding countries so I think they are wholly a continental European phenomenon, but I am interesting if someone can disprove that! They were chosen by these institutional collections because it made for easy storage in square drawers, all the while being able to include information on the base of the ‘muntlegger’. A handful of 19th century originals from my collection deaccessioned from an academic Dutch collection: [ATTACH=full]1276848[/ATTACH] That being said, I echo what [USER=100731]@Roerbakmix[/USER] posted; these seem to be handmade and relatively recent. I don’t think a company has manufactured them, as even those from the Academic collections tend to vary quite a bit in size, material and thickness. We know that in the 19th century they were produced and handmade by the assistants at the National Collection and various other instances purchased these from them. Whether a manufacturer picked up the design later I couldn’t tell you. The collection this coin (and those with comparable holders) is from, was formed relatively recent and these muntleggers appear to be his making.[/QUOTE]
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