Where can I get a small coin tray?

What are you gonna do to mitigate the Cheetoh dust?

 

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I don’t plan on letting anyone touch the raw coins.

They can touch the slabbed coins.

 

Perhaps be selective with who you let touch the raw coins, but don't be too afraid to let people touch them. I've actually physically held all the coins in your OP photo(and I may have even dropped one of them, but it was fine)

 

You've got to admit.. They do look pretty classy on display in an Abafil tray, no?

 

Well he was actually referring to my 5 & 3 year old nephews.

Both of them are showing an interest in coins. They’re collecting state quarters. I know the state quarters will never be worth much but I think it’s a good way to develop interest in coins.

In another post I explained that one reason I like TPG slabs is that protection from oils & dirt & stuff on the fingers.


But I don’t know if I’d let my 3 & 5 year old nephews hold one of my $1-2K raw coins just because of the huge risk.

 

Thanks!

It would probably cost a lot for them to ship from Germany to California.

 

I don’t have any cheap coins at the moment but that’s because I’ve been focusing on higher end slabbed coins.

However I do want to start buying some raw coins so I can save some money.

Of course I would make sure to buy from a reputable auction house like Heritage or Stacks & Bowers or something like that.

 

It was fine Jordan, no worries. I believe this was when I suggested that you remove one of my coins from the Cointains capsule to get a better look. I used to store some of my higher condition coins in these capsules for extra protection, but the truth is they can be clumsy to remove so I rarely use them anymore.

Years ago I collected modern US coins, many of which were lustrous. A common defect on modern lustrous coins is fingerprints, especially on copper. I always handled these coins by the edges to avoid this defect. I've seen a lot of lustrous ancient coins, but I've never seen one with a fingerprint. Not to suggest that you shouldn't have clean hands when you handle coins.

 

Don't those two companies slab almost all of the coins they sell? Try CNG, as just one example.

 

HA does sell raw coins too.

 

I just thought I would mention that Lindner now has a U.S. distributor again for its coin boxes, so one can purchase them once more without paying twice the value of the boxes in order to have them shipped from Europe. See https://paloalbums.com/collections/lindner-coin-boxes. I actually prefer them to the Lighthouse coin boxes that I had been purchasing for some time (which are interchangeably stackable with Lindner boxes), because I prefer the lighter red color of the Lindner boxes.

They also sell coin capsules in many different sizes if one likes that sort of thing, as well as Lindner boxes with round compartments to hold the capsules.

 

I have quite a number of off brand red flocked trays that look a lot like Abfil to the untrained eye but they are not. As a result, many of my coins have some fine red fibers on them that will brush off but that I usually forget to brush off before photographing so my photos of my second rate coins in my second rate trays are second rate. All is right with the world. Those who buy coins from Ed Waddell (great guy with great coins at appropriate prices) should buy Abfil trays from Ed Waddell. People who buy coins like mine just need to brush off the red fibers. My trays are in the attic now because my collection outgrew what would fit in my five off brand cases and got moved to paper envelopes in 9" red boxes. If I ever cut the collection back to under a thousand coins, I'd put them back in trays. Like the slab question, there are many factors to consider in storage.

We also differ on the merits of having our kids interested in our coins. My coins don't care.

 

All I can say is that I've used Lindner trays since the 1980s, and I've never noticed a single red fiber on any of my coins. Nary a one! I wouldn't call Lindner off-brand anyway. They're quite well-known in Germany.

 

I would expect you to have better trays. This has five pieces (since removed) in the centration pit.

 

For anyone who wants an alternative to the trays, and can still show their coins to anyone without fear of them actually touching the real coin, you might want to consider the Dansco album 7000 with a protective slipcover. The album is 10" by 8", and holds up to seven (7) pages of twelve (12) coins per page. Advantages are the coins are in 2x2 flips that fit in clear slots so that you or anyone else can view each coin (front and back) without touching the coin itself. You can remove the 2x2 flip at anytime for a closer look, again without touching the actual coin. A thousand coins would require 12 books, but the distinct advantage is not only can you stack them, but all your coins will be protected regardless (with no danger of friction). The protective slipcovers give strength to both ends (like a hard-cover book except enclosed) for stacking or storage. You will not need capsules and info can be written on the flip without interfering with the view of the coin.

 

I use JP's Corner Coin Supplies, for everything and they have great pricing! I buy all sizes of their coin slabs to protect my valuable coin!

 

I am real selective who I tell that I am a coin collector, in fact, even my wife has little idea what takes a good deal of my time. I've heard many a sad tale about coins being stolen or mishandled. I guess that I am selfish about them. Reading tales on this line, I would dread having anyone come to my office to even talk to me. Luckily, I live about 20 miles outside of the nearest town, and then another mile down a dirt road to get to our home. My office is a separate building and I have 2 chiweenies, a wire terrier, and our dangerous Australia Shepherd to get past my office. However, reading this thread, I want to look into some cases that I can put raw and graded coins. I went to the site mentioned, and all of the cases that I might like to but, are out of stock.

 

@Gam3rBlake....What about a small glass cabinet, locked?
Here's my cabinet....Maybe too big but have seen half sized and it does allow you to view the coin without touching it....

 

Beautiful! It reminds me of some of the cabinets (or display cases or vitrines -- they have many names!) for antiquities and coins that I've showed here. They're all much smaller, though.

 

@DonnaML...Thanks....The cabinet is much fuller now and I've moved things around a little bit...This is what I was thinking might fit the bill for @Gam3rBlake, the smaller glass display cabinets do give you excellent peripheral viewing of the coin basically a very big slab with lots of coins in it?