Storing your cartwheel twopence

[declanwmagee 122]

Most people here must have one. What on earth do you store them in?

I can find plenty of capsules that are big enough in diameter, but the silly 5mm thickness means none of them will close properly.

I can't cope with one of my best coins squeezed tightly into a 2" PVC. It's just not right.

[Paulus 1,975]

Most people here must have one. What on earth do you store them in?

I can find plenty of capsules that are big enough in diameter, but the silly 5mm thickness means none of them will close properly.

I can't cope with one of my best coins squeezed tightly into a 2" PVC. It's just not right.

Damn' good question, I can't fit my G3 Dollar in to a 2x2 either

[Peckris 579]

Mine fits as snug as it can be into a cut out in a tray in one of Peter Nicholls' mahogany cabinets ... which is fine until you want to see the other side, then it's an absolute B to get out of its little "prison".

[Colin G. 147]

Most people here must have one. What on earth do you store them in?

I can find plenty of capsules that are big enough in diameter, but the silly 5mm thickness means none of them will close properly.

I can't cope with one of my best coins squeezed tightly into a 2" PVC. It's just not right.

Collect farthings

[Red Riley 2]

Mine fits as snug as it can be into a cut out in a tray in one of Peter Nicholls' mahogany cabinets ... which is fine until you want to see the other side, then it's an absolute B to get out of its little "prison".

I use wooden cocktail sticks to dig them out.

[Rob 3,152]

Mine fits as snug as it can be into a cut out in a tray in one of Peter Nicholls' mahogany cabinets ... which is fine until you want to see the other side, then it's an absolute B to get out of its little "prison".

I use wooden cocktail sticks to dig them out.

Have pierced trays in the cabinet and you don't have a problem.

[Accumulator 52]

Mine fits as snug as it can be into a cut out in a tray in one of Peter Nicholls' mahogany cabinets ... which is fine until you want to see the other side, then it's an absolute B to get out of its little "prison".

Mine sits in a square 2x2 cutout somewhere. I haven't seen it for quite a while. The only 'coin' I own which doesn't fit in a cutout is one of those macabre, iron Lusitania commemorative medals. We must all have one of those somewhere!

[Rob 3,152]

Mine fits as snug as it can be into a cut out in a tray in one of Peter Nicholls' mahogany cabinets ... which is fine until you want to see the other side, then it's an absolute B to get out of its little "prison".

Mine sits in a square 2x2 cutout somewhere. I haven't seen it for quite a while. The only 'coin' I own which doesn't fit in a cutout is one of those macabre, iron Lusitania commemorative medals. We must all have one of those somewhere!

Not me.

[Accumulator 52]

Mine fits as snug as it can be into a cut out in a tray in one of Peter Nicholls' mahogany cabinets ... which is fine until you want to see the other side, then it's an absolute B to get out of its little "prison".

Mine sits in a square 2x2 cutout somewhere. I haven't seen it for quite a while. The only 'coin' I own which doesn't fit in a cutout is one of those macabre, iron Lusitania commemorative medals. We must all have one of those somewhere!

Not me.

I was given mine by an uncle, at the age of about 10, and treasured it for years thinking it was rare and valuable. They even featured them on Blue Peter, as I recall. Now I look on eBay and they're cheap as chips.

Edit: just checked. There are 15 on eBay right now!

Edited February 12, 2013 by Accumulator

[Gary1000 41]

Mine fits as snug as it can be into a cut out in a tray in one of Peter Nicholls' mahogany cabinets ... which is fine until you want to see the other side, then it's an absolute B to get out of its little "prison".

My Peter Nicholls has a small hole drilled in the centre of the tight fitting holes so you can push something like a cocktail stick up from underneath to lift the coin out.

[Benny who 6]

You could have it encapsulated.

[azda 979]

You could have it encapsulated.

I was going to say the exact same thing

[TomGoodheart 400]

Sorry to threadjack, but ... is this just an regular coin that someone has messed about with .. or .? Just curious.

[azda 979]

An attempt at gilding by the looks of it or Spray Paint

Edited February 13, 2013 by azda

[TomGoodheart 400]

An attempt at gilding by the looks of it or Spray Paint

Ah, one of the Humbrol restrikes then?

[Accumulator 52]

Sorry to threadjack, but ... is this just an regular coin that someone has messed about with .. or .? Just curious.

It's hard to tell from a photo but, as Dave says, it looks more sprayed than gilded. Gilding tends to peel off rather than become 'misty' (can't think of a better description).

[Peckris 579]

Mine fits as snug as it can be into a cut out in a tray in one of Peter Nicholls' mahogany cabinets ... which is fine until you want to see the other side, then it's an absolute B to get out of its little "prison".

I use wooden cocktail sticks to dig them out.

Mine fits as snug as it can be into a cut out in a tray in one of Peter Nicholls' mahogany cabinets ... which is fine until you want to see the other side, then it's an absolute B to get out of its little "prison".

Mine sits in a square 2x2 cutout somewhere. I haven't seen it for quite a while. The only 'coin' I own which doesn't fit in a cutout is one of those macabre, iron Lusitania commemorative medals. We must all have one of those somewhere!

One occasion when a square hole beats a round one!

Mine fits as snug as it can be into a cut out in a tray in one of Peter Nicholls' mahogany cabinets ... which is fine until you want to see the other side, then it's an absolute B to get out of its little "prison".

My Peter Nicholls has a small hole drilled in the centre of the tight fitting holes so you can push something like a cocktail stick up from underneath to lift the coin out.

True, but I seem to remember the hole is so tiny a cocktail stick wouldn't even fit. And somehow, when I go visiting my collection I never seem to remember to take one with me!

[declanwmagee 122]

Problem solved!

Empty

With a twopence in it

[declanwmagee 122]

Closed - without squashing the copper!

Steve Rideout of Coins, Medals and Gifts, Walsall, (s.rideout@sky.com), does them for about £3 each, if anyone else needs a capsule for these monsters.

[Coinery 1,153]

Closed - without squashing the copper!

Steve Rideout of Coins, Medals and Gifts, Walsall, (s.rideout@sky.com), does them for about £3 each, if anyone else needs a capsule for these monsters.

Cheers, Declan! Do you use the capsule/foam insert system on all your coins?

[declanwmagee 122]

Cheers, Declan! Do you use the capsule/foam insert system on all your coins?

No - most of them are in self-adhesive cardboard flips with the little windows, stored in these boxes...

but I had to think outside the box with these.

[Nick 329]

Closed - without squashing the copper!

Steve Rideout of Coins, Medals and Gifts, Walsall, (s.rideout@sky.com), does them for about £3 each, if anyone else needs a capsule for these monsters.

Blimey Declan! That capsule must be the size of a side-plate.

[declanwmagee 122]

Closed - without squashing the copper!

Steve Rideout of Coins, Medals and Gifts, Walsall, (s.rideout@sky.com), does them for about £3 each, if anyone else needs a capsule for these monsters.

Blimey Declan! That capsule must be the size of a side-plate.

Inner Diameter = 65.00 mm, Outer Diameter = 71.374 mm and the inside depth = 5.486 mm. The ring would have an inner diameter of 41 mm and an outer diameter of 65 mm.

Course I now have to work out where to put the capsule, it obviously won't fit in those boxes with the flips, but at least the coin is safe!

[Rob 3,152]

Closed - without squashing the copper!

Steve Rideout of Coins, Medals and Gifts, Walsall, (s.rideout@sky.com), does them for about £3 each, if anyone else needs a capsule for these monsters.

Blimey Declan! That capsule must be the size of a side-plate.

Inner Diameter = 65.00 mm, Outer Diameter = 71.374 mm and the inside depth = 5.486 mm. The ring would have an inner diameter of 41 mm and an outer diameter of 65 mm.

Course I now have to work out where to put the capsule, it obviously won't fit in those boxes with the flips, but at least the coin is safe!

Buy another three cartwheel tuppences, put them in these capsules, drill a hole through all four, mount them on cocktail sticks and you can provide transport for the rest of the collection which will be contained within the chassis. As least you can have confidence the wheels will withstand the journey and the foam adds suspension.

[HistoricCoinage 146]

Buy another three cartwheel tuppences, put them in these capsules, drill a hole through all four, mount them on cocktail sticks and you can provide transport for the rest of the collection which will be contained within the chassis. As least you can have confidence the wheels will withstand the journey and the foam adds suspension.

Collecting on the move.