Quote: donmartheres my cupboard, theres enough space for everything...
my collection in the books (at the moment, there are 50 of them)
sorted regionally
and my coins for swaps are in the boxes sorted the same way.
thomas
Nicely organised. Congratulations.
Indeed very nicely organised! Reminds me I that I also should get a massive (and more important) very strong bookcase... Anyone got some advice about the type of wood I should consider? (Exotic wood?)
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato
Quote: "mayank"Hello Guys, 8)
I need some urgent help from collectors in Mumbai/ India. I would like to buy Currency sheets (3 dividers) and coin sheets (20 coins 2*2). Do you know any place in Mumbai/ coin dealer in India from whom I can purchase these items?
I tried local hobby shops but the quality of available coin sheet was pathetic. z)
Hello Mayank,
I am from Mumbai, and would like to know where can you buy the coin sheets from?
Im just a beginner and have been collecting since some time now, but my best friend has over 500 coins and notes from 60 different countries. Would like to know cost effective methods for coin storage.? where did you get those sheets for ur collection. Kindly let me know, thanks!
Quote: "KKnumis"I am from Mumbai, and would like to know where can you buy the coin sheets from?
Im just a beginner and have been collecting since some time now, but my best friend has over 500 coins and notes from 60 different countries. Would like to know cost effective methods for coin storage.? where did you get those sheets for ur collection. Kindly let me know, thanks!
KK
Further to it, I am now using an impulse sealing machine (similar to the ones used in Bakeries to seal plastic bags) to make an airtight seal.
The important thing in such a humid environment is to protect your coins to the best economically possible manner.... Storage methods in other places may not be suitable in such a humid place like ours.
Hence, choose wisely and it will help in the longer run...
What a fascinating thread.. I probably can't do justice to the facts (and the wit) . But a few points of interest :
1. I agree that Numista is a great resource to keep details of your coin collection, but if you want an cheap and less complicated operation than Excel - can I suggest a very cheap very Ipad app called 'My Stuff' which is a database app which allows you to catalogue your collections (with pictures) of coins, stamps footie programs whatever !
2. The collector who is beginning to collect 50ps and £1 coins could do worse than using the Royal Mint specialised series of folders/albums for these coins entitled 'the Great British Coin Hunt' .
3. Well what understanding wives you have- I'm getting grief because I've used up a few draws/shelves for my collection- let alone whole rooms, specialised furniture you lot seem to have
I've started using the Lighthouse Optima M24 sheets, just keeping them loose. It works well for me, it's easy to access to put new coins in, and i can easily swap the pages around and view both sides. The coins aren't organized very well at the moment, i just put them in the order i picked them up in, but with the exception of the UK, each page holds a country pretty well.
Quote: "iknw07554"3. Well what understanding wives you have- I'm getting grief because I've used up a few draws/shelves for my collection- let alone whole rooms, specialised furniture you lot seem to have
I definitely do have a very understanding wife. As I work from home, I have one room that is my office which is also where I keep my collection. I have also pointed out that working on my collection keeps me at home and at least the money I spend on my collection can mostly be regained, unlike any money I would have spent in a pub if I was out.
I was wondering if basal to good grade coins is worth it to store in 2x2s i know thats like the cheapest way to store coins but it still does cost something, im just starting to place my coins to 2x2s but is now on hold because this question is bugging me, like "you ugly coins are you even worth it to place in this 2x2 mylar cardboard flip?" Hahaha id like to hear some opinions :)
Quote: "Czarina"I was wondering if basal to good grade coins is worth it to store in 2x2s i know thats like the cheapest way to store coins but it still does cost something, im just starting to place my coins to 2x2s but is now on hold because this question is bugging me, like "you ugly coins are you even worth it to place in this 2x2 mylar cardboard flip?" Hahaha id like to hear some opinions :)
My opinion:
If the coin is worth something to YOU keep it safe. If you plan on passing your collection down to the next generation store it properly. I often give my son coins who is just starting out his collection. If I just give him a dud he wont respect it. If i take a minute to put it in a flip even if its not the best grade it will get treated right in the long term.
Aaron
Quote: "Czarina"I was wondering if basal to good grade coins is worth it to store in 2x2s i know thats like the cheapest way to store coins but it still does cost something, im just starting to place my coins to 2x2s but is now on hold because this question is bugging me, like "you ugly coins are you even worth it to place in this 2x2 mylar cardboard flip?" Hahaha id like to hear some opinions :)
I had the same question a while ago and it seems that I've got an answer - at least for myself. Good and shiny coins go to 2x2 cardbord/mylar flips and the rest including those I would like to eventually replace with the better copies go either in 2x2 plastic flips or in 2x2 paper envelopes. This way you can store all of your coins in one box and you can save some space and money by putting more than one coin in a flip or an envelope. Just make sure that both your plastic flips and paper envelopes are made of the archival quality materials - means no PVC in plastic and acid-free paper.
Для всього свій час, і година своя кожній справі під небом
I chose to represent my collection of world coins and ancient era with these files / folders 32x31 cm
The following is an example of how I categorized / classified part of my collection of ancient coins, giving importance to some small historical details..
Quote: "Byrne"Hi Matt
That must be a record. I wonder if anyone else as more than that.
Looking at each one for 20 seconds would take about 10 days ( 8hours a day)
Maths for Matt
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Hi there !
I just joined - NEW website discovered on my wife's birthday.
Tomorrow, we complete 28 years of "marriage woes" <PUN intentional ;-)
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To tell you the truth, wives are the same, whatever country you come from ;-) L-0-L
Well, yes ! I have 17653 coins as on last count ( inventory dtd 15 Aug'2016 )
but none of the individual coins numbers even close to 200*
100+ abound because my collection grew via my piggy bank - as a student,
i kept accumulating both coins & stamps.
It may not take as long as 10 days because i wrapped the EXTRA's in paper
rolls in quantities of 20 / 30 / 50 and noted the contents of the roll on the
outside. All the rolls are stacked neatly in boxes of all types.
SPARES thus out of the way, i have "more than" 6217 DIFFERENT coins as
on last count but this year's "gathering" will be tabulated in the winter **
** after DIWALI ( an Indian festival )
So, you can add another 500 / 600 to 17653.
I can easily make it 20,000 by simply amassing One Rupee coins but see
no point in such numbers. L-0-L
Having discovered "numista', i think i will shake off my EXTRA BAGGAGE
and let our friend Matt take the pole position / top rank.
I'm considering to buy a couple of Leuchtturm Grande Gigant ring binders and put there nearly 3000 coins. This serie uses 2x2 coin holders and they say one binder can take even 80-90 pages (20 coins per page).
Is it really possible to put there so many coins (1600-1800 coins per binder)? Any experiences?
My coins are ordinary world coins, some are thin and some are thicker. My current binders are worn and take so much space, so it would be nice to acquire new ones.
Quote: "Trp"I'm considering to buy a couple of Leuchtturm Grande Gigant ring binders and put there nearly 3000 coins. This serie uses 2x2 coin holders and they say one binder can take even 80-90 pages (20 coins per page).
Is it really possible to put there so many coins (1600-1800 coins per binder)? Any experiences?
My coins are ordinary world coins, some are thin and some are thicker. My current binders are worn and take so much space, so it would be nice to acquire new ones.
If possible, please bear in mind that the albums will be really heavy for the shelves!
Ngdawa - yes, they'll be very heavy but my whole 17,5 kg collection is already in just two shelves without problems. I think my children wouldn't take ice cream money so easily from them ?
Idolenz - the picture shows different style pages which are thinner than my pages with 2x2's. At least I assume so as coin holders takes space.
I suspect that I can put there so many pages, but at least those are strong, good quality binders which will last several decades.
Then I have to make decision about colour. Blue would fit with my Vista albums (for euros) but I like green...
Here a few ideas how I decided to solve the challenge of handling a collection of small items like coins, that is growing...
- I put all my coins into 2x2 holders (5cm x 5 cm) - if you keep your eyes open you can get a thousand of them for some 20-30 EUR (at least here in Europe, though). I decided to go for the ones you have to staple, not for the adhesive ones. The ones to staple are much cheaper and have the advantage that you can open and replace a coin for a better one without having to take a new holder. For larger coins there are larger holders where I got some 50 of each size.
- I put the holders into Leuchtturm/Lighthouse Numis K50 coin sheets, sorted by KM. Again, if you keep your eyes open you can get a package of 5 for about 2.50 EUR in the web. Also I once found a whole box of used ones on Ebay - mine don't have to be brand new... For the larger holders I have Leuchtturm Numis 66 sleeves. I bought 10 packs containing 5 sheets each, originally sealed for a total of 10 EUR from a guy who wanted to keep some Pokemon Cards in there but somehow changed his mind. That 50 Sheets will be sufficient forever.
- All the sleeves I store into standard DIN A 4 binder, sorted by country, that I cut to the right height to save space in the shelve. You can get such binders for about 1 -2 EUR. When we went "paperless" in the office I managed to get about 30 used binders in one colour (it happened to be blue) for a start. So absolutely no need to go for original Leuchtturm binders.
- Finally some nice printed labels on the binders + between the countries and that's it.
- All the binders I have in an IKEA PAX Wardrobe, which leaves some space to store my doubles in front of the binders... My doubles I have in paper envelopes per country sorted in wooden boxes
Of course, there is some money buried in this after a while, but typically you start small and only occasionally go shopping for new equipment. The advantage is, I find any coin I am looking for, within less than a minute (ok, most of the time :-)
in the end everything will be good - if it's not good, then it's not the end...
How do I manage my collection ?
I used to buid my own excel file when the excel export file was not configurable.
Thanks to Xavier the excel exprot file is now configurable from april 2019.
So getting my own excel file is not neccessary anymore.
My storage way is more personal.
I wanted to see my coins so no way to store them in boxes.
The easiest manner for me was in binders.
I use 2"x2" holders, in A4 sheets (20 coins) but the 2"x2" have a disadvantage: They force to imprison coins and that did not suit me.
I was willing to clean my coins with soap, after all they would be forever wrapped in their cocoon ....
So now I still use 2"x2" but they are no longer self-adhesive and I no longer close them with staples. It’s a very personal view of storage, I agree.
Then, placing entire plastic pages of coins in binders didn't work for me.
First I did not see the details of the small coins and then it lacked the geopolitical and historical context.
So I placed an explanatory note for each page.
I study each coin that enters my collection especially the historical context, the different monetary systems and historical periods. It’s true that I spend a lot of time in sorting but… it allows me to rekindle my desire to buy a lot of coins. It's good for my wallet!
Here how it looks for Chinese dynasties and for princely states:
I put coins in binders corresponding to a geopolitical entity.
For example, I couldn't put coins from Malawi next to Morocco ones!
Coins from Malawi will be next to those from Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
In the same binders, I place banknotes in the same way.
And stamps too, where I discovered a multitude of ephemeral countries that have never issued coins.
With some exeptions for example with the 100th anniversary of the Red Cross on 1963 that fills an entire book.
Quote: "Frenchlover"How do I manage my collection ?
I used to buid my own excel file when the excel export file was not configurable.
Thanks to Xavier the excel exprot file is now configurable from april 2019.
So getting my own excel file is not neccessary anymore.
My storage way is more personal.
I wanted to see my coins so no way to store them in boxes.
The easiest manner for me was in binders.
I use 2"x2" holders, in A4 sheets (20 coins) but the 2"x2" have a disadvantage: They force to imprison coins and that did not suit me.
I was willing to clean my coins with soap, after all they would be forever wrapped in their cocoon ....
So now I still use 2"x2" but they are no longer self-adhesive and I no longer close them with staples. It’s a very personal view of storage, I agree.
Then, placing entire plastic pages of coins in binders didn't work for me.
First I did not see the details of the small coins and then it lacked the geopolitical and historical context.
So I placed an explanatory note for each page.
I study each coin that enters my collection especially the historical context, the different monetary systems and historical periods. It’s true that I spend a lot of time in sorting but… it allows me to rekindle my desire to buy a lot of coins. It's good for my wallet!
Here how it looks for Chinese dynasties and for princely states:
I put coins in binders corresponding to a geopolitical entity.
For example, I couldn't put coins from Malawi next to Morocco ones!
Coins from Malawi will be next to those from Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
In the same binders, I place banknotes in the same way.
And stamps too, where I discovered a multitude of ephemeral countries that have never issued coins.
With some exeptions for example with the 100th anniversary of the Red Cross on 1963 that fills an entire book.
Really, really beautifull. I guess you spent a lot of hours on it...
Hi, I'm still quite new to Numista, but I'm happy to share my collection with you guys :-)
I have 18 folders with foreign coins (at the moment 2088 coins from 190 different countries) and 2 folders with Dutch coins.
I created the cards on the back of the folders myself, as well as the flag cards inside the folders. The cards inside have the English name of the country, the flag and the name of the country in it's own language.
I use drawer cabinets for my double coins, which I'm still sorting out. When that is done, all I need to do is create flag cards for the drawers :-)
Quote: "smvdbrink"Hi, I'm still quite new to Numista, but I'm happy to share my collection with you guys :-)
I have 18 folders with foreign coins (at the moment 2088 coins from 190 different countries) and 2 folders with Dutch coins.
Wow, that is awesome! But I can't imagine all the extra work when you get a coin from "wrong" country, and will be forced to move all coins one step to the right. This is the main reason I don't have my coins in folders. And that I have about 7,000 coins.
Quote: "smvdbrink"I created the cards on the back of the folders myself, as well as the flag cards inside the folders. The cards inside have the English name of the country, the flag and the name of the country in it's own language.
It looks like you have the flips the wrong way. If you turn them 180 degrees, you will get them out easier by using the tip of the flip. Still, great work!
Quote: "smvdbrink"I use drawer cabinets for my double coins, which I'm still sorting out. When that is done, all I need to do is create flag cards for the drawers :-)
Quote: "ngdawa"
Wow, that is awesome! But I can't imagine all the extra work when you get a coin from "wrong" country, and will be forced to move all coins one step to the right. This is the main reason I don't have my coins in folders. And that I have about 7,000 coins.
That's why I built in a margin for each folder. All I have to do is print a new label for the folder the 'wrong' coins are added to :-)
Quote: "ngdawa"
It looks like you have the flips the wrong way. If you turn them 180 degrees, you will get them out easier by using the tip of the flip. Still, great work!
I know, but I like them better this way :-) Besides, they're not meant to be taken out ;-)
Quote: "smvdbrink"Looks a lot like how I store my coins.
What are some of the safe (and preferably cheap) options for storage?
I don't really like the idea of the individually stapled coin holders, because I like to be able to take the coins out and handle them.
Quote: "Faramir"Hi all, I'm a new collector, having inherited a collection which I plan to expand, and am looking for advice on coin storage.
So far I've ordered some sheets on Amazon from the brand 'Uncle Paul':
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07V9L5WVD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
These are supposedly made of a 'safe material' for coins, 'made of dust-proof and non-toxic PVC'.
Are these indeed safe, or should all PVC products be avoided on principle?
What are some of the safe (and preferably cheap) options for storage?
I don't really like the idea of the individually stapled coin holders, because I like to be able to take the coins out and handle them.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Quote: "Faramir"I don't really like the idea of the individually stapled coin holders, because I like to be able to take the coins out and handle them.
I use 2x2 holders that I buy in boxes of 25 (price per holder is lower if you buy in 100's) and I staple top and bottom only before placing in 20-pocket leaves in an album. The coin is held firmly in place but can also be removed fairly easily if required.
Just because you can't see it ... doesn't mean it isn't there - Anon.
Hello everyone, this is how I storage my coin collection, in albums all world coins. The sets, coin cards and some special coins and in cases are stored in drawers. I keep the coins from Spain in special albums.
And this is how I storage my repeated coins for my swaps.
Coin referee for: Andorra, Equatorial Guinea, Marshall Islands, Moldova, Liberia and Spain
Banknote referee for: Andorra, Equatorial Guinea and Spain
Quote: "oynbcn"Hello everyone, this is how I storage my coin collection, in albums all world coins. The sets, coin cards and some special coins and in cases are stored in drawers. I keep the coins from Spain in special albums.
And this is how I storage my repeated coins for my swaps.
Awesome.... Thats a huge collection and well arranged
“Arise, awake, stop not until your goal is achieved.”
Quote: "ngdawa"This is how I store my coins:
How did you make the flags?
I actually had a standard word document where I added the flags. First I just experimented to get the right size, and then I copied all flags to the same size. When a new country was added to my collection, I simply copied the flag to my Word document and adjusted the size. Very simple and basic, really.
This is one of the best and happening thread. I think this started around 10 years (31-Aug-2011, 01:19PM) back and still active. Many people have thousands of coins and they shared their knowledge and suggestions on how to store and manage coins. Still we are learning how to store & catalogue in different amazing ways. I keep following this thread almost every day to see something new came or not. While scrolling down from beginning I observed that the thread was silent in 2017, 2018 & 2019. Just curious to know what happened those time ?
Thanks,
Pramod
“Arise, awake, stop not until your goal is achieved.”
Quote: "pramodambady"This is one of the best and happening thread. I think this started around 10 years (31-Aug-2011, 01:19PM) back and still active. [...] While scrolling down from beginning I observed that the thread was silent in 2017, 2018 & 2019. Just curious to know what happened those time ?
Thanks,
Pramod
I thought this thread was long dead, and was really surprised when it came back alive. I agree that this is a very interesting interesting thread.
And I think this was your first reply in this thread. Very organized way of storing coins. It was way back 14-Sep-2012, 04:15AM. Anything changed ? its been 9 years
“Arise, awake, stop not until your goal is achieved.”
Quote: "ngdawa"This is how I store my coins:
And I think this was your first reply in this thread. Very organized way of storing coins. It was way back 14-Sep-2012, 04:15AM. Anything changed ? its been 9 years
Yes, that was when I have just moved to my new apartment - where I still live.
Few new countries has been added, so it looks fairly the same. My banknote collection, on the other hand, has expanded from 4 to 12 binders - and more are needed!
Recently I'm started to downsize my collection, to make next move easier (lol) and to make room for my new focus: ancient coins. The interest for foreign coins in my country is pretty low, though, and I'm not allowed to sell on eBay - for some reason, so the process of downsizing is pretty slow for the moment.
I’m also using Lighthouse Numis albums. Managed to buy special book(coin)case for them few years ago. 2€CC are in separate albums though.
And my doubles are in drawer cabinet (some stickers missing already)
Quote: "ngdawa"This is how I store my coins:
And I think this was your first reply in this thread. Very organized way of storing coins. It was way back 14-Sep-2012, 04:15AM. Anything changed ? its been 9 years
Yes, that was when I have just moved to my new apartment - where I still live.
Few new countries has been added, so it looks fairly the same. My banknote collection, on the other hand, has expanded from 4 to 12 binders - and more are needed!
Recently I'm started to downsize my collection, to make next move easier (lol) and to make room for my new focus: ancient coins. The interest for foreign coins in my country is pretty low, though, and I'm not allowed to sell on eBay - for some reason, so the process of downsizing is pretty slow for the moment.
Nice to hear that. And all the best for your new focus
“Arise, awake, stop not until your goal is achieved.”
Quote: "Svaan"I’m also using Lighthouse Numis albums. Managed to buy special book(coin)case for them few years ago. 2€CC are in separate albums though.
And my doubles are in drawer cabinet (some stickers missing already)
wow... that's a huge collection. Did you ever get a chance to count how many coins you have ?
“Arise, awake, stop not until your goal is achieved.”
Quote: "Trp"I use Leuchtturm/Lighthouse binders for my coins:
American presidential dollars and circulation euros are in customized binders:
World coin type set and NCLT:s are in Grande Gigant binders:
NCLT:s are in Quadrum capsules.
Banknotes are in basic album:
Nice collection, thanks for sharing those pics
“Arise, awake, stop not until your goal is achieved.”
This is how I used to store my coin collection from 2019 to February 2021.
Hopefully this or next month I would be able to buy coin holders pages and the album to store them in I would buy enough for 20,000 coins, 2,000 Precious metal coins, 1,000 notes and for a few hundred fantasy coins this would give me around 10-20 years of coin collection to fill them up.
This is how I’m storing my collection at the moment.
Btw the rest of my notes you can see when you go to to my collection because I want to avoid touching them as much as possible.
hopefully I will have my supplies this month or next month.
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
Quote: "simoneo80"Hi everyone
I chose to represent my collection of world coins and ancient era with these files / folders 32x31 cm
The following is an example of how I categorized / classified part of my collection of ancient coins, giving importance to some small historical details..
Hi, one question.
Keeping the binder upright won't damage the pages due to weight over time?
Isn't better to store them horizontally?
Quote: "Sjoelund"You guys really have too much time on your hands....
Imagine doing that with a collection of 34.000 coins? Even the idea of using 2x2 for that many coins is making me have hot, hot, burning night nightmares. 20 coins per page, 10 pages per binder just means 170 binders?
I manage my 34.900 coins collection in just 102 binders (Numis Classic) and I don't need to print any individual stickers at all! I do organise the coins by country in the binders.
How much time do you spend updating your files, binders, folders and so on, if you get a 140 coins deal delivery? It must be weeks?
Anyway, everybody is free to collect and organise as he sees fit, you do it your way and I do it my way and we're both happy, which is the most important thing about having a hobby, right?
Hi,
Maybe you can give me a tip here.
If you have a binder, with all pages filled, then you need to add a new coin to it, right in the "middle" of a page.
It would a nightmare to organize right? How do deal with that?
I'm leaving empty spaces every odd page, but recently got a 50 coins deal and am looking for a better solution.
Quote: "Sjoelund"You guys really have too much time on your hands....
Imagine doing that with a collection of 34.000 coins? Even the idea of using 2x2 for that many coins is making me have hot, hot, burning night nightmares. 20 coins per page, 10 pages per binder just means 170 binders?
I manage my 34.900 coins collection in just 102 binders (Numis Classic) and I don't need to print any individual stickers at all! I do organise the coins by country in the binders.
How much time do you spend updating your files, binders, folders and so on, if you get a 140 coins deal delivery? It must be weeks?
Anyway, everybody is free to collect and organise as he sees fit, you do it your way and I do it my way and we're both happy, which is the most important thing about having a hobby, right?
Hi,
Maybe you can give me a tip here.
If you have a binder, with all pages filled, then you need to add a new coin to it, right in the "middle" of a page.
It would a nightmare to organize right? How do deal with that?
I'm leaving empty spaces every odd page, but recently got a 50 coins deal and am looking for a better solution.
thanks
sadly there is no easy way you have to move the other coins back spaces to add your new coin, a good way is to sort your album into sections of five pages it makes the job much easier.
What I do is; put the coins in the way you like in your album, and leave a space open for
the coins what fits in that section, but which you do not own yet. More over you can make
a small (50x50)card whit the particulars of that specific coin and put it on the coins place
for the time being.
It will give you a nice and clean overview from your collection, and saves a lot of work
and trouble when you put a new coin on his reserved place...
Seems we all love a peek at others' collections. I could hardly disappoint, could I?
Mission statement: everything in one box.
5 trays of medium-to-long term "keepers":
2 of swaps and other less important coins:
For now the policy is to keep to these (I'll be lucky) by swapping the old to make room for the new; quality over quantity, since my budget won't permit both. Lastly, some stacks:
They're in the swap list, but I don't mind having them around, as ornaments or to run through the fingers.
Quote: "yvon"What I do is; put the coins in the way you like in your album, and leave a space open for
the coins what fits in that section, but which you do not own yet. More over you can make
a small (50x50)card whit the particulars of that specific coin and put it on the coins place
for the time being.
It will give you a nice and clean overview from your collection, and saves a lot of work
and trouble when you put a new coin on his reserved place...
Problem is, you have to know where you'll need to leave the spaces.
Last month I got a deal and get about 50 new random coins.
I know the coins that I want, but in between there are a bunch of other coins that I get for the collection.
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
Quote: "Sjoelund"You guys really have too much time on your hands....
Imagine doing that with a collection of 34.000 coins? Even the idea of using 2x2 for that many coins is making me have hot, hot, burning night nightmares. 20 coins per page, 10 pages per binder just means 170 binders?
I manage my 34.900 coins collection in just 102 binders (Numis Classic) and I don't need to print any individual stickers at all! I do organise the coins by country in the binders.
How much time do you spend updating your files, binders, folders and so on, if you get a 140 coins deal delivery? It must be weeks?
Anyway, everybody is free to collect and organise as he sees fit, you do it your way and I do it my way and we're both happy, which is the most important thing about having a hobby, right?
Hi,
Maybe you can give me a tip here.
If you have a binder, with all pages filled, then you need to add a new coin to it, right in the "middle" of a page.
It would a nightmare to organize right? How do deal with that?
I'm leaving empty spaces every odd page, but recently got a 50 coins deal and am looking for a better solution.
thanks
sadly there is no easy way you have to move the other coins back spaces to add your new coin, a good way is to sort your album into sections of five pages it makes the job much easier.
Quote: "CarMahler"I keep my medals in wooden boxes covered with velvet. Then I put them in plastic bags to seal them from humidity.
Bronze gets dark anyway, and I plan to clean them with Silvo cleaner every 3 to 4 years or before an exhibition.
I keep printed technical sheets of each medal and pictures in instagram.
Ziploc has many different products in their line-up not all are out of PE how should we know what you have? If you have the product number google it or simply buy stuff where you know the material ... even a child can do that.
I use zipped 1.5-inch binders. One for circulated & uncirculated coins, one for circulated & fantasy banknotes, one for tokens & fantasy currency.
The banknotes are in PVC free sheets. The coins & tokens are in stapled cardboard holders and then in PVC free sheets.
One coin – 2023 Year of the Rabbit – have its Royal Canadian Mint box. I didn’t keep them for the other RCM coins I have. Same with special packaging. Like this one:
I only keep the tulip coin. My reasons for doing that years ago? To save *space*. 😓 One large token – R.M.S. Titanic – is in a capsule. Finally, my 3 coins set – Vancouver Olympic Games, 1999 Millennium, 2000 Millennium – are in Ziploc bags. Everything is then stored in a box.
Next year will be the 60th anniversary of the start of my collection, as you can imagine it adds up to quite a lot of coins. For my general world coins I use schultz albums for uk and dependencies I use lindner trays, and I store my proof sets and carded coins in a specially adapted wardrobe. For gold and ancient coins I have a safe.
Can a metal drawer cabinet similar to the one pictured below be able to fit stapled 2x2s coin holders along with the larger flips for chunky coins plus vinyl coin wallets because I’m thinking to buy two secondhand (either ebay or Facebook marketplace) and I don’t know if the flips would fit plus room for cardboard dividers.
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
Can a metal drawer cabinet similar to the one pictured below be able to fit stapled 2x2s coin holders along with the larger flips for chunky coins plus vinyl coin wallets because I’m thinking to buy
two secondhand (either ebay or Facebook marketplace) and I don’t know if the flips would fit plus room for cardboard dividers.
I have exactly the same thing. And I can asure you, the 2x2-flips fit very nice in it, like it was designed for storing this flips.
The one I pictured as an example is the same 15 drawer design as the ones in the previous posts by tony_k_1965 and numismaticroy although its a newer model hence the different colour, however the ones I'm looking at look similar to the ones in their posts so I might go and visit any shops that might sell them with a few coin holders to check if they fit in the drawers.
I could have acquired several for free back in 2021-2022 when my secondary school (I left in 2020) was demolishing one of their buildings, but I missed out.
yvon
I have exactly the same thing. And I can asure you, the 2x2-flips fit very nice in it, like it was designed for storing this flips.
Can I see an image please so I can have a visual impression that would be appreciated. 😀
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
The one I pictured as an example is the same 15 drawer design as the ones in the previous posts by tony_k_1965 and numismaticroy although its a newer model hence the different colour, however the ones I'm looking at look similar to the ones in their posts so I might go and visit any shops that might sell them with a few coin holders to check if they fit in the drawers.
I could have acquired several for free back in 2021-2022 when my secondary school (I left in 2020) was demolishing one of their buildings, but I missed out.
yvon
I have exactly the same thing. And I can asure you, the 2x2-flips fit very nice in it, like it was designed for storing this flips.
Can I see an image please so I can have a visual impression that would be appreciated. 😀
I do not keep my coins in it, but I saw your picture here and remember I have the exact same drawer-cupboard which I use for storage of papers and so on. I tried the flips in it to answer your question, only. And, it may sound silly, I do not know how to put pictures here, I have to ask my daughter but many times she is busy.
The one I pictured as an example is the same 15 drawer design as the ones in the previous posts by tony_k_1965 and numismaticroy although its a newer model hence the different colour, however the ones I'm looking at look similar to the ones in their posts so I might go and visit any shops that might sell them with a few coin holders to check if they fit in the drawers.
I could have acquired several for free back in 2021-2022 when my secondary school (I left in 2020) was demolishing one of their buildings, but I missed out.
yvon
I have exactly the same thing. And I can asure you, the 2x2-flips fit very nice in it, like it was designed for storing this flips.
Can I see an image please so I can have a visual impression that would be appreciated. 😀
I do not keep my coins in it, but I saw your picture here and remember I have the exact same drawer-cupboard which I use for storage of papers and so on. I tried the flips in it to answer your question, only. And, it may sound silly, I do not know how to put pictures here, I have to ask my daughter but many times she is busy.
It doesn’t really matter because I’m not in such urgency to have the image this minute.
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
Personally, if it is a set, I do like to do type sets of different countries that there are no Whitman or DANSCO books for, I put them in 2x2 flips, write all the info on them and store them in 2x2 pages in Samsill zippered binders.
So I currently store my coins in Hartberger 2x2 adhesive flips, 20 to a page in a nice standard 4x ringed folder… I really like this way of storing so can nicely date run and see both sides of the coin etc however what is tweaking my ocd lol is that when the pages are full they sag at the bottom and do not hold true their form. Additionally I do not like the slap when pages are turned (not by me but others!).
Thus I wondered if anyone had any experience with pages for coin capsules, say x20 to a page. It's more plastic and time consuming to transfer over but it'd be worth it imo if those niggles are ironed out. Maybe they'd ‘slap’ more but seems like the coins might be better protected in capsules..?
Personally, if it is a set, I do like to do type sets of different countries that there are no Whitman or DANSCO books for, I put them in 2x2 flips, write all the info on them and store them in 2x2 pages in Samsill zippered binders.
I loved that! I keep my incipient collection in individual storage envelops, except Brazilian coins which I have books for. Around here it's easier to find PVC pages but I was wondering if it could damage the coins, and this thread confirmed that it does happen; the way you organise your collection seems pretty good to me. Thanks for posting fotos!
It truly has been a very fun 4-5 days reading the responses in this forum post. I truly do enjoy learning about how others store their coins, even if I might not personally adopt the same method for myself. The responses have truly given me things to think about with regard to how my own organizational method is structured. That being said, as much as I might want to change, I am fairly set in my way of using 2x2s and red boxes. Honestly, a big reason being nostalgia. While I am fairly new to storing my US Coins in red boxes (Extra Long Heavy Duty ones from the 70s-90s), and somewhat sad to have gotten rid of my Whitman folders from my childhood, I'm glad I no longer have to worry about chemical reactions between the boards and the coins (I read extensively about these issues, which included the folders from my childhood (I began collecting around 2005 when I was 6, and a lot of my folders were late 90s - early 00s).
This is what the majority of my collection looks like. I try to keep it neatly organized.
A Close up of my more organized world coins, all in 2x2 cardboard flips.
I use cut down index cards as markers between denominations for each country (I go Country - Denomination - Year), which helps me quickly find the coins I'm looking for, or to insert new ones in.
I try to wait until the end of each quarter to go through the stack of foreign coins I've accumulated, so that way it all goes smoothly, and I only have to move around the coins in my boxes in one big go, 4 times a year. These are sorted alphabetically by country.
Your own collections made me remember all the 2x2 pages I still have left over from when I was storing them all in large binders. While it was nice to look at in binders, they sure did take up a ton of room, versus how I have them now. I will admit that some of your responses made me re-consider whether or not I should go back to doing binders and pages instead of the red boxes. I dig the idea of nice white binders with title labels (countries that have more representation in my collection would get their own binder/s, whereas countries with fewer coins would go in binders that contained all countries within that section (so all A countries would go in the “A” binder unless it had enough coins to warrant its' own binder)) on my bookcase, but at the same time, the space savings of the red boxes greatly offsets that vision. Maybe one day, but I'm still not sold on the idea fully.
Speaking of binders, the only binder system I have that is in use would be for my banknotes. I have a smaller banknote collection, and it's not organized at all. While I like the binder pages for the banknotes, it does feel a bit limiting. I may look into getting a red box for banknotes. The downside with this is that I used to have thousands of plastic note sleeves that I used for my comic strip collection, but I went a different route (gluing the strips to pages so that way I could better enjoy the comics and not have floppy reading), so if memory serves me correctly, I donated all those note sleeves. I regret this, especially as I had quite a few hard plastic holders that I could certainly use now. It's actually a big reason Im not getting rid of my 2x2 pages. Oh well, I'm still learning and growing. That's life in the Arctic. That and ten bucks will get me a cup of coffee.
There's something about keeping some things loose or in more archaic/how you purchased them setting that really just tickles me in all the right ways. While I will undoubtedly sleeve these (either in note sleeves/cases, or in binder pages - whenever I get the money to do either) someday, I enjoy the randomness that can be found at times. I also keep some foreign coins loose in a bamboo storage bin (my junk drawer of sorts) just to play with. I'm trying to be more careful about not putting duplicates in 2x2s, so that way my duplicates can become my junk drawer play things.
Anyway, enough ramblin' from me. Thank you all for giving me things to think about.
Here is how I am starting out my small collection.
The barcode scans to the Numista page.
How do you go about the barcode generation and label process? I like this idea a lot. Couldn't imagine implementing it on my collection currently, but something similar in the future would be nice to consider.
I am printing 5mm strips onto A4 size label paper and then cutting it with a guillotine. The barcode is a bit tricky because of the height limitation, but there is a format (I forget the tech spec and am not at my computer) that can take the URL length once you clear out redundant parameters. I found a FOSS barcode software on my Linux machine, not sure if it available on Windows, but there will probably be something.
This is only for my bullion non-circulation coins. For the rest, I am using albums with a similar approach:
It truly has been a very fun 4-5 days reading the responses in this forum post. I truly do enjoy learning about how others store their coins, even if I might not personally adopt the same method for myself. The responses have truly given me things to think about with regard to how my own organizational method is structured. That being said, as much as I might want to change, I am fairly set in my way of using 2x2s and red boxes. Honestly, a big reason being nostalgia. While I am fairly new to storing my US Coins in red boxes (Extra Long Heavy Duty ones from the 70s-90s), and somewhat sad to have gotten rid of my Whitman folders from my childhood, I'm glad I no longer have to worry about chemical reactions between the boards and the coins (I read extensively about these issues, which included the folders from my childhood (I began collecting around 2005 when I was 6, and a lot of my folders were late 90s - early 00s).
This is what the majority of my collection looks like. I try to keep it neatly organized.
A Close up of my more organized world coins, all in 2x2 cardboard flips.
I use cut down index cards as markers between denominations for each country (I go Country - Denomination - Year), which helps me quickly find the coins I'm looking for, or to insert new ones in.
I try to wait until the end of each quarter to go through the stack of foreign coins I've accumulated, so that way it all goes smoothly, and I only have to move around the coins in my boxes in one big go, 4 times a year. These are sorted alphabetically by country.
Your own collections made me remember all the 2x2 pages I still have left over from when I was storing them all in large binders. While it was nice to look at in binders, they sure did take up a ton of room, versus how I have them now. I will admit that some of your responses made me re-consider whether or not I should go back to doing binders and pages instead of the red boxes. I dig the idea of nice white binders with title labels (countries that have more representation in my collection would get their own binder/s, whereas countries with fewer coins would go in binders that contained all countries within that section (so all A countries would go in the “A” binder unless it had enough coins to warrant its' own binder)) on my bookcase, but at the same time, the space savings of the red boxes greatly offsets that vision. Maybe one day, but I'm still not sold on the idea fully.
Speaking of binders, the only binder system I have that is in use would be for my banknotes. I have a smaller banknote collection, and it's not organized at all. While I like the binder pages for the banknotes, it does feel a bit limiting. I may look into getting a red box for banknotes. The downside with this is that I used to have thousands of plastic note sleeves that I used for my comic strip collection, but I went a different route (gluing the strips to pages so that way I could better enjoy the comics and not have floppy reading), so if memory serves me correctly, I donated all those note sleeves. I regret this, especially as I had quite a few hard plastic holders that I could certainly use now. It's actually a big reason Im not getting rid of my 2x2 pages. Oh well, I'm still learning and growing. That's life in the Arctic. That and ten bucks will get me a cup of coffee.
There's something about keeping some things loose or in more archaic/how you purchased them setting that really just tickles me in all the right ways. While I will undoubtedly sleeve these (either in note sleeves/cases, or in binder pages - whenever I get the money to do either) someday, I enjoy the randomness that can be found at times. I also keep some foreign coins loose in a bamboo storage bin (my junk drawer of sorts) just to play with. I'm trying to be more careful about not putting duplicates in 2x2s, so that way my duplicates can become my junk drawer play things.
Anyway, enough ramblin' from me. Thank you all for giving me things to think about.
-CharlieB
When I collected notes, I used good quality first day cover album they were acid neut and had a black insert in each section that displays the notes superb
What are some of the safe (and preferably cheap) options for storage? I don't really like the idea of the individually stapled coin holders, because I like to be able to take the coins out and handle them.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Decide first if you want binders or shelfs/cabinetts if you choose the first do not buy binders that are made of pvc same goes for other pieces of equipment
Absolutely amazing people, you all leave me for dead, lots of hours of love and research in those photos and albums.
From my cream to my chaff here
My very best coins like the gold sovereign sets, gold bars, palladium and the 1902 and 1911 British proof sets are in this underground vault, with the safe open in first photo and the box being inspected in the room. That little metal box has about $120,000 of my finest and creamiest coins in it.
My date runs of British, NZ, USA, Canada, South Africa etc - all stay in high grade flips (Saflips mylar) with BCW double pages in albums in my house, a good 4k coins are in these, 20 coins a page except for crowns, here you see old Crowns (1600s - 1800s), Double Florins and pre 1650 shillings.
On the same level my banknotes (Just 2 albums, but over 100 notes are in Lighthouse and Vario pages in nice albums.
Plastic pages (Not PVC, later ones) are used for the base metal common denominations and about 3,000 more coins make this cut
Finally, all basemetal duplicates and standard coins of the world are in country bags in tins and some slightly better ones are in spearate bags or even cards.
Thats how I sort all coins from A to D.
Usual rule of thumb
A coins = Vault - over $500 each to $10,000
B coins = Best Albums - $8 to $1,000 each
C coins = General albums - 10 cents to $5 each
D coins = bags, tins - 1 cent to $6 or $7 (Danish 20 Kroners, Swiss 5 francs, Japan 500 yen etc).
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
How do you go about the barcode generation and label process? I like this idea a lot. Couldn't imagine implementing it on my collection currently, but something similar in the future would be nice to consider.
I paste small QR code stickers on bottom left of the coin flips or banknote pockets. QR code points to the Numista page. Also have the N# printed below the QR.
Export the data from Numista, and use a lot of Excel formulas & macros to generate the QR sticker sheet, print on and half-cut them. Tedious but very cost effective. A4 sized sheet fits in about 300 QR codes.
For A1 cell, I use following formula. Cell A2 contains the N#.
As my collection is not huge, I have stored my coins in 2×2 coin holders and I have stacked everything in a box. I have close to around 55 currency world notes and I have neatly kept them in individual sleeves.
I know this one is off topic and forum but still - I have loads of stamps too and I have segregated them countrywise and stored everything in a ziplock bag.
I now want to organize my collection in a better way and after doing some research on internet realized that its better to keep stuff in individual PVC sheets that can be then stored in a spiral file. This way I will have three different files for all the items. This way it will be easier for me to manage, store and carry my entire collection.
How do you all store and manage your coin and currency notes collection? Would also request views on safely keeping stamps too but ignore if its violates the forum rules.
If you all can also post snaps of your entire collection that would also help immensely.
2x2 for common/cheap coins (<US$10,00) Capsules for silver, average priced coins (US$10.00-US$50) with qrcode for better id Slabs (bought at coin shops) for more expensive coins proofs, rare, etc… (US$>50.00) with qrcode for better id
Mainly because the number of coins, and how I like to check them, I am only interested in coin sheets with inserts, but as far as I have searched, there's no options w/o PVC…
I do know there are products like those of Leuchtturm (Lighthouse), claiming they are “acid-free and free from plasticisers”. But since they are actually made of hard PVC, I'd need to read from those of you that have been using these sheets for 10 years or more, in order to know if they are safe or not before inserting my coins in them for years.
I suppose I might seem overly obsessive about this, but I have years of work ahead of me to remove that catastrophic PVC from my coins, and many are already ruined. So after all this immense effort, I don't want the same thing to happen to me again in the future... 🥲
I store all my coins (few exceptions as can be seen here) in 5x5 flips in dedicated albums (topic/country), leaving spaces for missing coins. Here's my Austrian “Architecture” series:
mayankFinally this is how I have decided to store my coins, though I am not too sure about writing on coin holders cause my handwriting is pretty bad and I don't think I have enough space left on my coin holders to stick printed info.
Well, I don't mean to be that guy, but the QR codes will only work as long as the Numista page exist, right? So if some pages merges or get deleted due to dubluxation, etc., the QR code won't lead anywhere. Abd also, who knows if Numista still exists in 5 or 10 years from not? Let alone 15 to 20 years?
