+The Blind Acorn Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 (edited) Hi I'm beginning to collect more and more geocoins now. They are very nice, and I really enjoy peoples creativity and talents. I'm wondering what everyone carries their coins in or stores in them in. Right now I ony have three, but have several more on order and will soon need a way to get them nice and neat. Good job on the coins everyone, I look forward to the opportunity to add to my collection. Jen Edited November 19, 2005 by The Blind Acorn Quote Link to comment
+Saving Shiloh Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 i got my storage page from ebay, in the search bar, type in "coin page" without the quotes -=SS=- Quote Link to comment
+Hula Bum Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 kealia likes to see his out to admire them, so about 40 of them are in beautiful racks made by a local cacher, the other 90 something are all over the desk, waiting for more racks! Quote Link to comment
+SeabeckTribe Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 We keep ours in a 3 ring binder. You can buy the plastic coin sheets at your local coin or hobby store or on line. Congratulations... You are now an offical addicted geocoin collector. Happy Caching Quote Link to comment
+Shasties Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 (edited) I tried the local coin stores, but they cater to storage solutions for money (obviously). I started searching online and first tried Air-Tites. They are the 2 part round plastic cases with the white or black foam inserts. Works for about 90% of my coins. The odd shapes, large diameter, or extra thick coins just wouldn't fit. They are nice though. There are some very nice racks that will hold the Air-Tites for display on a wall or on a desk. I tried the Air-Tites in plastic sleeves in a 3 ring, but they kept falling out. I have now gone to a 2 1/2" 'flip'; a sort of plastic pocket. Every coin I have so far will fit into this size flip, although some of the more 'exotic' shaped ones I may eventually come across may not fit. They fit real nicely into a 3 ring binder album with 12 coins per page. Everything stays nice and tight, it's portable to take to gatherings for show, and you can easily get to the coins if you want to. I have about 60 coins in the binder and it's starting to pick up some weight. I can see if I ever get to 100 I may need something with handles, a strap, or another binder. Online you can try www.jpscorner.com/ for Air-Tites or flips. Also TheCachingPlace.com sells Air-Tites and albums for them. Edited November 19, 2005 by Shasties Quote Link to comment
+Mystery Ink Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 I keep our coins for our collection in Mylar containers in a binder and our trading coins in seperate bags all organized. Quote Link to comment
+PassingWind Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 I keep my coins in one of these: I leave the Christmas nuts in there, it keeps the coins shiny! Quote Link to comment
+Mystery Ink Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 (edited) lol I was thinking of getting a mini treasure chest. Nice passingWind Edited November 19, 2005 by Mystery Ink Quote Link to comment
+BadAndy Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 Even though I do trade for coins from time to time, I don't keep them, they all end up in a cache. I keep 2 in my pack for swag....in this holder. Coin Wallet Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 I have now gone to a 2 1/2" 'flip'; a sort of plastic pocket. Every coin I have so far will fit into this size flip, although some of the more 'exotic' shaped ones I may eventually come across may not fit. They fit real nicely into a 3 ring binder album with 12 coins per page. Everything stays nice and tight, it's portable to take to gatherings for show, and you can easily get to the coins if you want to. I have about 60 coins in the binder and it's starting to pick up some weight. I can see if I ever get to 100 I may need something with handles, a strap, or another binder. Thanks for this info! I have been going nuts trying to find something that will work with a binder without the coins falling out. I tried airtights, but they would slide out. I will give the flips a try. Quote Link to comment
Jake - Team A.I. Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 As I have posted in another thread, this was the best option for me. I can custom cut the foam to fit what ever shape coin comes along. I have a blade on a compass that lets me cut nice clean circles to just the right size. I am how ever getting to to point where I'm going to have to get a second book. So the question is, do I seperate by date of coin release, state/personal, or some other method that I haven't come up with yet? Quote Link to comment
+Shasties Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 Nice set-up Jake. Looks really good. I like the handle on the binder. Makes it easy to carry. I have states in one area, events and others in another area, and personals in another. But that works for me. Yours may be different. I'm pretty anal about sorting and labeling and making sure everything is just perfect. The last meet and greet we were at one of the guys just brought a box with about 30 coins thrown loosely in it. The only reason he used a box is because they wouldn't all fit in his pockets anymore. I sometimes wish I didn't worry about it. Quote Link to comment
+iBrew Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 (edited) As I have posted in another thread, this was the best option for me. I can custom cut the foam to fit what ever shape coin comes along. I have a blade on a compass that lets me cut nice clean circles to just the right size. I am how ever getting to to point where I'm going to have to get a second book. So the question is, do I seperate by date of coin release, state/personal, or some other method that I haven't come up with yet? Where do you get those 9 pocket sheets, are they heavy duty? Edited December 15, 2005 by iBrew Quote Link to comment
+Damenace Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 (edited) As I have posted in another thread, this was the best option for me. I can custom cut the foam to fit what ever shape coin comes along. I have a blade on a compass that lets me cut nice clean circles to just the right size. I am how ever getting to to point where I'm going to have to get a second book. So the question is, do I seperate by date of coin release, state/personal, or some other method that I haven't come up with yet? Where do you get those 9 pocket sheets, are they heavy duty? I get mine from The Caching Place , they are heavier that the ones I bought from the coin shop. Edit OOPS, these are 12 pocket sheets, sorry. Edited December 15, 2005 by Damenace Quote Link to comment
+Cornerstone4 Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 As I have posted in another thread, this was the best option for me. I can custom cut the foam to fit what ever shape coin comes along. I have a blade on a compass that lets me cut nice clean circles to just the right size. I am how ever getting to to point where I'm going to have to get a second book. So the question is, do I seperate by date of coin release, state/personal, or some other method that I haven't come up with yet? Where do you get those 9 pocket sheets, are they heavy duty? The nine pocket sheet are available at any baseball card store. The only problem with that setup is that the vinyl pockets continue to out-gas. Over time, it will leave a film over the coins. If you buy the sheets with the flips from a coin store, the flips have a mylar film that protects the coin. Quote Link to comment
Team Sidewinder Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Me keeps me coins in a treasure chest like all good pirates. Quote Link to comment
+PassingWind Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 ...out-gas.... Quote Link to comment
+Capt Biggins Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 (edited) lol I was thinking of getting a mini treasure chest. Nice passingWind ARRGH- I be using such a Item already- a former Capt morgan chest with a period padlock on it.... have most my coins in diffrent size holders like these: That doesn't include the odd shaped ones I just keep them in their plastic sleeve things Edited December 16, 2005 by Capt Biggins Quote Link to comment
+Saving Shiloh Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 i keep mine in a binder with slots for coins, made by, ''Collector • SAFE''-------premium pages Quote Link to comment
+Ladycacher Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 (edited) These are awesome Edited December 20, 2005 by Ladycacher & Boys Quote Link to comment
Jake - Team A.I. Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 These are awesome I like those pages, but I would use a zippered binder, just to play it safe. I would also put a page protector of some sort between the coin pages to keep the coins from "rubbing" against each other. There are scrapbook pages that are similar in pocket size. With newer coins coming out with large and oddly shaped, I've decided to keep my baseball holders. Quote Link to comment
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