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Stay away from them. You have answered your own question, they are cheap and you have no way of being certain what they are made of and they could potentially damage your coins. If you want to put them in an album then I would go with a quality make such as those recommended by Upinsmoke. The 2" x 2" holders that fit the album are cheap and if you buy the non sticky ones are reusable. You say your collection is of relatively low value but it will not be long before you start to buy coins that are a little bit more valuable. I think it's best to start as you mean to go on and start housing your collection in a proper album. welcome to the forum and carry on collecting.

I really have to 'bite my online lip' when I see outrageous prices like this - and the pillock who's selling it purports to be a coin merchant - more like a con merchant!

Sadly I feel it's just a drop in the ocean. Still if we don't try.....

And me.

Reported!

I'd forgotten about that sword. Yeah its a milled coin so condition is better. I've a couple of high Q Briots myself. I still think its fishy though , can't put my finger on it though. I think I've seen the seller with fakes before and thats why i initially thought it was a fake. Totally agree about the price as well, its high. Generally people selling fakes on eBay continue to do so repeatedly, least thats what I've observed. I wonder if it could be an electotype. Be worth adding him as a fav seller and monitoring what he's selling. Another identical one may appear.

Hi Mick, Many thanks, they look pretty good, and are certainly an option for me. BTW we share similar tastes in music - been a Led Zep fan since oh so long ago! Cheers, Pete

Hi Pete welcome to the forum. I use these albums http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Numis-coin-album-for-large-coins-and-coin-holders-2x2-/401002408685?hash=item5d5d9b2aed:g:TTkAAOSwMNxXTtbV they are small enough to store away and take these coin holders http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lighthouse-Self-Adhesive-Coin-Holders-2X2-Flips-Quantity-10-25-50-100-All-Sizes/140968489413?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=440119893474&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649 which are self seal and you can record the details of the coin enclosed you can buy these in different sizes for the the different denominations of coins. Hope this is of some help. Good luck with you collecting.

In terms of storage, a mahogany cabinet might seem expensive to start with, but they are always desirable and as such an asset that you will have little difficulty in recouping your cost. It's worth thinking about.

Welcome to the forum Pete ! If you type "storage" in the search bar in the top right you will find a lot of past discussion on coin storage. cheers - Garrett

hi newheart, storage, thats a big discussion, depends what you're collecting, but what you linked is ok for circulating coins, you might be better using a company like http://www.duncannon.co.uk/ for lighthouse stuff, but people will be able to point you the right way, proof coins would be better kept in coin capsules, a slabbed coin has been graded by a 3rd party company and them sonically sealed into a tamper proof coin capsule, or whats called a slab, https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/2000s/141155/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=ngc+coin

My won lot at the recent DNW auction, was an 1860 F17 in aUNC condition with good lustre. Although I've already got a GEF example, courtesy of Ian Fall, it does unfortunately have some light scratches on it. So when I saw this one, thought it was too good an opportunity to miss. It's lot No 1139.

When finished a bit of mayo and some cress....voila sandwiches.