alandyer Posted May 30, 2004 Posted May 30, 2004 Hi again.Ive just started collecting coins.whats the best method of storage ?should i do anything in prepartion ?.Will the coins still degrade ?Im looking at long term future, something i can pass down to my children..( if i have any ...lol ).Ive found these albums on the net, are they anygood or not ? Quote
Chris Perkins Posted May 30, 2004 Posted May 30, 2004 Well those are both pictures of my albums you've stolen () from this website, so yes, you'll find those ones are very good.Albums are the most affordable way of storing coins, and those examples will certainly look after them fine. The smaller one cannot be added to, and the ability to add pages is usually preferred.I'd also be pleased to give a 10% discount as you are a forum member. Quote
Chris Perkins Posted May 30, 2004 Posted May 30, 2004 Don't be silly, you can use my pictures as much as you like in this forum! Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted May 31, 2004 Posted May 31, 2004 I store my coins in trays which I find protects my coins very well. Chris has a large selection of trats for sale below:ShopThey are very good! Quote
Aethelred Posted June 1, 2004 Posted June 1, 2004 All of my better British coins live in grading service slabs (such as PCGS, NGC et cetera).If you are not collecting slabbed coins, be sure you select albums and holders that DO NOT contain PVC as over the long term it will damage your coins. I am sure Chris can point you in the right direction. Quote
Emperor Oli Posted June 1, 2004 Posted June 1, 2004 Did you slab them yourself or did you buy them already slabbed?! Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted June 1, 2004 Posted June 1, 2004 I can understand your reasons for having your coins "slabbed and graded" but I would be reluctant to have mine "slabbed and graded" because the whole feel of the nicely presented collection in a nice cabinet would be gone. Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted June 1, 2004 Posted June 1, 2004 I can understand your reasons for having your coins "slabbed and graded" but I would be reluctant to have mine "slabbed and graded" because the whole feel of the nicely presented collection in a nice cabinet would be gone. Quote
Master Jmd Posted June 1, 2004 Posted June 1, 2004 Sorry, I double posted you just made that three posts in a row ...i hate slabbing; from what i have been told about it... Quote
Aethelred Posted June 1, 2004 Posted June 1, 2004 Did you slab them yourself or did you buy them already slabbed?! About 50% of those I own were slabbed when I bought them, the others I sent in myself.The American mindset is "if it is worth owning it must be slabbed." If I were to die (I guess that should be when) my wife will be able to sell them easier with them slabbed. Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted June 1, 2004 Posted June 1, 2004 I guess we just have to accept that Britain and America have different grading systems and different ways of showing that grading. I just don't like the idea of a coin with a label. You can't walk into a supermarket or "store" and buy a coin in the U.K, it just would not be possible, whereas in the U.S with your "slabbing" it is very possible. Quote
Aethelred Posted June 1, 2004 Posted June 1, 2004 Even a good many hammered coins end up slabbed on this side of the pond. About 1/3 of my hammered coins are slabbed! I'll have to post some pics one of these days to crack you guys up a little! Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted June 1, 2004 Posted June 1, 2004 Lol, do they use the same grading system with hammered coins? Quote
wybrit Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 To answer the original question, I encapulate my key coins in Airtites. They are inexpensive and do not harm the coin. I think Lindner offers a similar product in Europe. Quote
Aethelred Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 Lol, do they use the same grading system with hammered coins? Yes, they use the 1-70 Sheldon Scale, but you will almost never see anything graded above about MS-62. The American grading services don't have much of a clue about how to grade hammered coins and I have been known to curse them for it a time or two! Quote
Sylvester Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Yes, they use the 1-70 Sheldon Scale, but you will almost never see anything graded above about MS-62. The American grading services don't have much of a clue about how to grade hammered coins and I have been known to curse them for it a time or two! That's obvious! MS-62, I maybe old fashioned but as far as i'm concerned no hammered coin qualifies for UNC. Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 If you think about it there must be some hammered coins which have not been put into general circulation, the trouble is they are usually worn from being in the ground for hundreds of years. Quote
Master Jmd Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 The royal mint or the british museum may have a Unc hammered coin, it is in theory possible Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 I don't know if there are many, or any at all! On the front cover of Spink 2004, there is a picture of the ex. Slanley Charles I Exeter Halfcrown dated 1642, which looks like a GEF/UNC to me. Quote
Sylvester Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 I still don't think UNC in hammered is possible, the reason is who knows what a UNC hammered coin looks like? Because each coin can differ so much in strike and centering, what could be UNC on one very well struck specimen, could be only seen as VF on another. Now if one knew the history of the coins, the one grading VF might have never been used but just have a less than perfect strike etc, so it's technically UNC, whilst the UNC one may have been around a little, so it's not UNC.Impossible to tell. The reason why i say UNC is impossible is because you would need to find the best one in existence and compare all others to it, and even then a better one will no doubt show up because there's always a better one! Quote
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