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That sounds good. I could cut 2" rectangles in some Daler board and get that framed. So you can get 2x2s to fit a farthing, halfpenny, florin, etc? I can see that these things will usually be sold in quantity and that if I only want one of each .. But if they are mounted side by side the cardboard will probably not quite match if they are made by different makers. Are coins a tight fit in 2x2s? Do they rotate? If you buy a coin from a dealer, how is it usually packed? (When you start thinking about something new there are suddenly lots of questions!)

Isn't it possible to display coins in a way that doesn't damage them?

I'd like to collect coins, small time, and clearly need to be focused. So I thought I could collect one of each British coin for the year my house was built, 1891. What else do I need to think about? Do I want to include a sovereign and gold sovereign? Will they each cost five times as much as the rest together? It seems that some coins in 1891 still had a Jubilee version where Victoria wears a crown. I'm intending to mount and frame the coins, so I assume I would have about 10 coins with the reverse facing and two with the different obverse so. But is it more complicated than this? I'm in no hurry. I could look for the coins over a period of years and see how much I feel like paying for the various qualities available. What's my first move?