Storing small collection

[madhatter]

Ola Ladies and Gents,

Since Im at the begining in my "1 per ruler" collection I keep all my little gems in 50mm carton flips, which is OK, for now. There are about 50 emperors and empresses so far, and Im starting to feel, that flips are not the best way to store them. Found this little box/cabinet, which looks better than flips. Is there anybody, who use it for his collection? Is it worth upgrading? 

Please, share your best way for storing small, and constantly growing collection!

[Steppenfool]

I've got this model from Lighthouse. It does everything I need and I'm very happy with it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lighthouse-coin-coins-incl-trays/dp/B005696Z9K/ref=psdc_595314_t2_B07X3WG351

[Prieure de Sion]

For smaller - growing up collections - I prefer the Safe Nova Exquisit System. It’s very noble. Looks high grade. And you can buy different sizes. 

https://www.safe-album.de/nova-standard-4666 
 

 

 

[expat]

If you Google coin/jewellery storage trays there are many types available. These of mine come as a unit of 4 drawers in a frame 24cm square and 8cm deep, with each frame unit stackable upon each other. Each tray is felt lined, 5cm square and deep enough for the highest relief coins or capsules. With 16 compartments per tray each unit houses 64 pieces.

 

[Prieure de Sion]

Anyway…. I had ordered today this Leuchtturm portable box - for 10 different coin tablets. For me it’s perfect. I combined 5x 30mm with 3x 36mm and 2x 42mm. Positive that I can take the box to any place I want. 
 

https://www.leuchtturm.de/muenzkoffer-schwarz-aus-kunstleder-fuer-10-muenzboxen.html 
 

 

[John Conduitt]

One thing you can be sure of is that whatever you get, it will not be quite big enough.

[akeady]

I've been a fan of Abafil trays for several years, but got a Zecchi CAG11 cabinet this summer and it's beautiful!   It's got 11 trays with room for between 15 and 77 coins per tray, depending on the slot sizes.   It houses some Greek coins and large papal medals for me - pictured a 24x47mm tray and a 15x59mm tray - the top 2 trays can hold 77x25mm coins each.

They make a range of cabinets with different numbers of trays and different tray sizes [CAxn - x = P (small), M (medium) or G (large), n = number of trays] and you can select which trays you want when you buy.

https://www.albertozecchi.com/shop/28030807/coins-and-medals?page=1

The CAP08 might be enough for a "1 per ruler"collection - hey, if you run out of space, you can just get another!

This is an Abafil tray with room for 40 fairly large coins (sestertii here).   They have some nicer trays now with solid wood trim.

You can stack the Abafil trays into the Marmotta cabinet which holds 20 - depending on which trays you use, you can get up to 1540 coins into it (denarius-sized coins @ 77 per tray).   This is most of my Roman Republican collection - the extra-deep trays don't fit into the cabinet, so the thicker cast coins have to stay out.

You may get lucky and find a nice small secondhand mahogany coin tray - I got a Swann 3-tray cabinet in an auction a few years back which houses some Imperial denarii - it came with 3 x 72-coin trays:

I've also got a larger 28-tray Peter Nichols cabinet (very old photo') which now houses later Imperial coins.   I'd buy a Zecchi before this again.

In short... get a Zecchi, I'd say 😄   I don't know where you're located, however - postage may be expensive from Italy.

ATB,
Aidan.

Edited November 22, 2022 by akeady

[LONGINUS]

Greetings, @madhatter and fellow ”One per Emperor” collector!

 

Here are my before and after methods of storage. I’m finding the archival flips to be fun and efficient.

I hope this helps!

 

 

[Salomons Cat]

I combine Lighthouse Quadrum Intercept capsules with a coin cabinet that I found on catawiki. Similar to the Zecchi coin cabinets, but a little bit different in style. I like it:

... and I can still easily take the capsules and turn them around to look at the reverse sides 🙂

The only disadvantage is that the capsules reflect the light, so there is this mirror effect.  

 

Edited June 25, 2023 by Salomons Cat

[ominus1]

..ain't no wrong way i reckon.. those are very professional lQQking....i kinda like these ..i can see'em and don't have to take'em out lessen i want too....here's my Louie collection along with the Habsburgs and 3rd century Imperial Rome in the large white background displays, with 2nd and 1st century in the black one....for the smaller artefacts these glass top wooden displays are great..next i'm going to get smaller ones for the smaller groups...less than $20 per holder..

[Dafydd]

On 11/21/2022 at 10:18 PM, madhatter said:

Ola Ladies and Gents,

Since Im at the begining in my "1 per ruler" collection I keep all my little gems in 50mm carton flips, which is OK, for now. There are about 50 emperors and empresses so far, and Im starting to feel, that flips are not the best way to store them. Found this little box/cabinet, which looks better than flips. Is there anybody, who use it for his collection? Is it worth upgrading? 

Please, share your best way for storing small, and constantly growing collection!

I had a really bad experience with these cases and have several that are redundant and only used for storing low quality coins in accumulations. My advice is avoid, they are not fit for purpose.

I am attaching an image so you can see the lid for comparison. 

What happened is that I knocked several over  by accident and the tiny magnets holding the lid down are only useful to keep them closed against dust. Hundreds of coins flew out and it took me literally weeks in every spare moment to match them with labels and in order. What was worse was that I lost a coin only realising it some months later when I tried to find it to photograph. On another occasion my wife put one onto a book shelf upside down and the same thing happened, the coins went everywhere.

I now use Abafil on most things as they have secure clasps and you can customise them to suit any size coin or number of trays you want. They are neat, high quality and will fit easily into a safe. You can spin them upside down ( not to be recommended ) and the coins stay in situ.

I also have a wooden coin cabinet for Crown sized coins, not of the quality seen here but very traditional. Over 50 years I have tried most things. As a testament to quality my first Abafil case was given to me 50 years ago in 1973 and I still have it. I did not buy another for another 40 years as I considered them expensive. However, not as expensive as losing or damaging coins so my money is on Abafil.  When I have an opportunity I will photograph the 50 year old case side by side with the identical one I bought 2 years ago. It is a mini porter. There is no change in design so clearly the design works.

 

Edited June 26, 2023 by Dafydd
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