coin stands

[TheCacheSeeker]

just wondering, do a lot of people put geocoins in coin stands?

[+MoonCatKDT & Peanut]

LOL

 

I was just working on this today. I wanted to put my coins on stands and spent most of the day looking for stands. Went to hobby shops, craft shops etc and found nothing. Eventually, we purchased some Floral Stem Wire from the craft shop (18 gauge) and spent a while creating our own. Here's a photo of what we came up with.

 

There are some online you can buy but I didn't see the point in spending so much. We spent $1.29 on the wire and were able to make 40 stands.

 

Edited to add: We only have to sand down the points, as we don't want to scratch the coins. If you do this remember to sand them down! They are sharp. We just used pliers to shape the wire.

 

Edited March 28, 2011 by MoonCat & KDT

[+mpilchfamily]

I picked up about 30 of these clear display stands. They are great for displaying Geocoins.

http://cgi.ebay.com/25-Clear-DISPLAY-STAND-EASELS-CHALLENGE-COINS-/370359080510?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item563b1f163e

 

Edited March 28, 2011 by mpilchfamily

[TheCacheSeeker]

LOL

 

I was just working on this today. I wanted to put my coins on stands and spent most of the day looking for stands. Went to hobby shops, craft shops etc and found nothing. Eventually, we purchased some Floral Stem Wire from the craft shop (18 gauge) and spent a while creating our own. Here's a photo of what we came up with.

 

There are some online you can buy but I didn't see the point in spending so much. We spent $1.29 on the wire and were able to make 40 stands.

 

Edited to add: We only have to sand down the points, as we don't want to scratch the coins. If you do this remember to sand them down! They are sharp. We just used pliers to shape the wire.

 

Thank you. I did not want to spend so much on coin stands either, the wire stands sound like a good deal.

[+dufzor]

I picked up about 30 of these clear display stands. They are great for displaying Geocoins.

http://cgi.ebay.com/25-Clear-DISPLAY-STAND-EASELS-CHALLENGE-COINS-/370359080510?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item563b1f163e

 

Thanks for the lead on the stands! I needed more and the metal were getting cost prohibited.

[+MoonCatKDT & Peanut]

I just wanted to add the end result to making these stands

 

Finally got them up and displayed today! My beautiful collection

 

[+SniperDive&BamaGrl]

really like the metal stand idea! Gonna have to do this. Thanks

[+Where'sMyMarbles]

I just wanted to add the end result to making these stands

 

Finally got them up and displayed today! My beautiful collection

 

 

Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing such a great idea!!

[+JackHoe]

I realy like the wire idea. Thank you very much for sharing this. I'm going to try this too. I already spend to much on coins so there's not much money left for stands

[+MoonCatKDT & Peanut]

They're not hard to make, I'll post some shaping ideas in the morning

[+MoonCatKDT & Peanut]

4 months later the stands are still going strong- and my collection has grown!!!!!!

 

[+JackHoe]

A few weeks ago I wanted to make some stands and I could't find this thread again, so I made my own design: