Storage And Security

[argentumandcoins 70]

Has someone got the link to the Quadrums on here then please as I cannot find them. Thanks

I don't know if Chris sells them (drop him an email to check). I merely meant that forum members should try Chris first as he is generous enough to give us this fantastic resource and his time without asking anything in return.

[Nonmortuus 900]

I agree but the way it read was that they Quadrums were in stock here. I had previosuly checked, saw they were not here and ordered elsewhere. I, wrongly, took your post as an indication that Chris now stocked the Quadrums.

[1949threepence 3,367]

I reckon storage is largely down to personal preference, though price and long term flexibility might be a consideration.

Options range from a few pence (Colin Cooke sell acid-free envelopes suitable for coins, though obviously you can't view them without taking them out, at least there's plenty of space to write notes for your records!) to a personally made coin cabinet. I have one of Peter Nichols' The advantage is that you can select trays with coin recesses to the size you wish. In my case, all my coins are the same denomination, so the trays are the same. It has a traditional feel, helped by the fact that I use coin 'tickets'; small paper discs upon which you can write information about your coin. As several of my coins came with earlier collectors' tickets I think it's a nice way to store them all.

My 'secondary' collection is made up of coins of differing sizes and so I use a similar system to many others in that the coins are in 2x2s. Called 2x2s because they are around 2 inches square. Usually these are card with mylar windows:

though I have some plastic ones I bought years ago. Mine then sit in coin storage trays (Chris sells the Lindner version) though some people use albums (like photo albums but with little pockets in the pages as pictured above) to hold the 2x2s, which can be a bit cheaper.

Another option is to use coin trays but with round recesses to hold the coins directly or in plastic 'capsules' Again, Chris's supplies (click on the predecimal.com link top of the page) include these.

Main thing is to ensure you use new products that were designed for coin storage as these will be safe (no pvc or acids that can damage the coin).

Finally, there are coin 'flips' transparent plastic envelopes or double envelopes (one for the coin, one for a card to write details on). If you buy mylar ones these should be safe, but I'd suggest not using ones you might receive coins in when you buy them as it's difficult to know if they contain pvc. Paper envelopes from dealers and auction houses should in theory be acid free and hence safe!

As sound says, best to consider record keeping now as part of your storage and security. So it's worth keeping records of what you have, where you got it and how much it cost. Additional details like grade, likely value .. up to you. I use an excel spreadsheet, coin tickets, photographs and retain receipts/ copies of ebay/ dealer listings and keep electronic copies on memory sticks. Recreating records later after you've bought a few dozen coins will be tedious, a few hundred .. well, like I say, best start now! Also gives you a way to keep track of what you have (avoiding duplicates) and what's needed.

The collection might be worth but a few quid now but .. who knows what it might cost you to replace it I a few years time?

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I have a Peter Nichols "Mascle", which I bought in January 2010. I'm pretty sure I never paid anything like £216 for it though. So I think they must have rocketed in price during the intervening (nearly) 6 years.

I'm certain I only paid something like £130, although irritatingly, I can't find my bank statements from that time.

[HistoricCoinage 147]

I have a Victorian cabinet that I bought from Malcolm Ellis years ago and a Nichols 'Crozier' I got at an auction. They're both fantastic and I combine them with capsules - great way to store them if you've got a large space in a bank vault.

[TomGoodheart 403]

I have a Victorian cabinet that I bought from Malcolm Ellis years ago and a Nichols 'Crozier' I got at an auction. They're both fantastic and I combine them with capsules - great way to store them if you've got a large space in a bank vault.

You're just trying to make me jealous of all those lovely hammered pennies aren't you?

It worked ..

[Nordle11 564]

On 23/03/2014 at 11:55 AM, Gary said:

Chris, the owner of this site does a pretty good deal on the Lindner range, one of the leading manufactures, so have a look there to get an idea.

I'm about to buy 40 more capsules and one of the lindner trays as I've run out of spaces in the ones I currently have, but it doesn't say anything about it coming with the plastic cover that makes them stackable, does anyone know if it includes the plastic sleeve or is it just the red tray insert on it's own? A picture of the item is attached.

Also, how do I choose to have it in red and not grey, is it just a case of adding a message to the order on checkout?

[Nordle11 564]

Has no one bought a lindner tray from Chris before?