Labelling Errors while Noodling

[Fulvio]

When I'm noodling, I tend to do fairly large batches of coins, and I use a variety of aids. Things like:

* Those awesome ALDI PET Mushroom Tubs
* LDPE Coin Bags
* PP Buckets
* Armaguard Coin Bags
* Calico Bank Sacks (Bendigo are the best, cos drawstrings)

And so on.

But, invariably, I end up with multiple stashes of both Errors and other 'Keepers'. And I very rarely individually bag/mount/label the coins. Its just hugely time-consuming. So I have stacks of half-full tubs everywhere, and pretty soon you have no idea of which is which, without taking a magnifying glass to them all over again.

Well, enough is enough. Here is a little aid I came up with a while ago to at least label the Errors:

http://fulvio55.altervista.org/coin/Error.pdf

Just print it out, turn the page over and print it again on the other side. Then cut it up into whatever size chunks best suit your needs. I find a strip of about three is good to wrap around a 'roll' of coins inside a bank bag, while a quarter sheet or so in the bottom of a tub, or a strip around the sides, works well too.

It won't identify the errors, but its a quick and dirty fix to at least give you a start. Then one day when there's time, they can be given permanent homes maybe.

[trout]

You can get little stickers on rolls from your newsagent at very little cost, This way you can not only note errors but you can also note the date/type of error as well.
I use these things everywhere , From putting on saflips for coin submissions to putting on containers of leftovers that get frozen :ok:

[Fulvio]

You can get little stickers on rolls from your newsagent at very little cost,

Sure. For about a hundred times the cost of a sheet of paper. Which you can write on to your heart's content. And even apply adhesive to if that takes your fancy (kinda like the stamps I just glued on an envelope of $5 notes heading stateside)

Point was, not labelling your work leads to confusion. Doing it 'right' is a PITA. This is a quick and dirty fix that's 'good enough'. :angel: