Cardboard coin holders

[Coins from Vending]

Today I got my coin albums from purplepenny, sweet all good, but Houston I have a problem, the plastic coin sheets that the coins go in are OK but if the album somehow goes upside down, guess what happens to all the coins?? yep they all fall out.

So,

What do you do/use to stop them from falling out?

Also I am going to keep all the commemorative coins I find and only have the best quality coins in the album, so I want to order a stack of those carboard holders to store each coin in and put them in shoe boxes.

Do they have a plastic cover over the hole to stop them falling out?? Stupid question I know but the pictures seem to show just a peice of cardboard with ahole in it but nothing to stop the coin from falling out???

[purplepennyhunter]

Are all the coins in the Saflips or a cardboard 2x2? They need to be, the pages aren't intended to hold a coin by themselves.

What album are you using? Our Purple Penny albums have an outer slipcover which does prevent the odd coin that may come loose from going missing! The polypropylene 20 pocket page material can be a little slippery especially when comparing them with pvc pages but I'm sure everyone here will agree pvc pages are a big no-no.

The mini album pages do have that safety flap because the album does not have a complete cover.

[robbiegal]

funny that, I have seen old paper coin holders that did have a separate clear strip that looked as if you had to pop the clear strip in, then fold the holder, pop the coin in and staple the holder closed

the only ones I have ever used have the clear myler strip already glued in

some you have to staple
others have adhesive and stick together once to close it over and they are a buggar to get the coins out of!

[Fulvio]

What do you do/use to stop them from falling out?

I use bog-standard 3-ring binders, and fold a calico sack over the top of the pages. Works like a charm, AND its free. Oh, and yes, you want each coin in a 2x2, or you can cheat and use carefully-folded coin bags (also free).

those carboard holders to store each coin in and put them in shoe boxes.

Noooooooo!!!!!!!! Not shoe boxes! 2x2's are the same size as 35mm slides, so I use slide trays to hold excess stock (put them in on their sides cos the tab stops them fitting in the case). 100 or even 160 (Agfa CS system) per box, though I must admit to a little nervousness about exactly what they're made of. I assumed ABS, which should be safe, but I'm having some niggling doubts. Not that it would be a problem unless the mounts pop open, which the self-adhesive ones are prone to doing (easily fixed with some double-sided transfer tape though).

[Coins from Vending]

Sorry for my late reply, the coins are in neither so today I ordered a few hundred of each size of the staple cardboard holders, that will solve the problem.

I've no idea where I would get slide tray holders, I used to shoot trannies when I had a photography business but haven't shot a roll of slide film for 10 years, maybe I post on a photography forum that I need slide trays??

[Fulvio]

I've no idea where I would get slide tray holders, I used to shoot trannies when I had a photography business but haven't shot a roll of slide film for 10 years, maybe I post on a photography forum that I need slide trays??

Yeah, could be iffy nowadays. But Google might help. Just stay away from things like Carousels, because the tabs will stick out the top and prevent them stacking.

I'll try and take some piccies once I wake up properly, and maybe of how I store my bulk finds too. For example, I have UltraPro 15-pocket cigarette card pages, into which I put 4 coins per slot in a folded coin bag. That's 55 per page (3 in the top row, cos they're too tall), so I can keep all of one type of error in one place. Saves a fortune in storage costs.

[r9453]

I ordered a few hundred of each size of the staple cardboard holders, that will solve the problem.

I hope so but they didn't work for me. I started out with the staple kind :dodgy: then tried the adhesive kind Apart from anything else keeping track of all the different sizes was :ireful: Now I use saflips (one size fits all) and I can report they are very :good:

[Fulvio]

Now I use saflips (one size fits all) and I can report they are very :good:

My only issue with flips is the coin is free to wander around inside them. Useless for things like upsets for example. That's why I go the ziplock route for bulk stuff and 2x2's for things worthy of them.

Now if there was say a blow-moulded insert for a saflip, THAT would make them totally awesome.

[robbiegal]

I have a few if these and they are beaut for large storage in small spaces!
http://www.renniks.com/main.aspx?pageid=391&cat=&pid=3939

[ausjack]

Yep :good: to them robbie, I have 7 and find they're really good just wish they were a bit cheaper like $5

[Fulvio]

I have a few if these and they are beaut for large storage in small spaces!
http://www.renniks.com/main.aspx?pageid=391&cat=&pid=3939

Just like the slide holders, only slightly taller. But $16.50? Seriously???

[robbiegal]

wot's wrong with $16.50 ?

[ausjack]

$5 tops

[r9453]

My only issue with flips is the coin is free to wander around inside them. Useless for things like upsets for example. That's why I go the ziplock route for bulk stuff and 2x2's for things worthy of them.

not so good for upsets. I have found that once the saflip is in the album pocket the coin (even 1 cent or 3 pence) tends to stay put. Note I usually position the coin in one of the bottom corners depending on my notes.

I have to admit that as soon as the saflip is removed from the pocket (something I do regularly) the coins go :wavemulticolor: :s

[robbiegal]

$5 tops

you can't buy them for $5
well I never have

found this one on ebay
cheapest I've ever seen them!
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lighthouse-coin-box-for-100-coin-holders-2-x-2-/180879937546?pt=UK_Coins_Supplies_RL&hash=item2a1d48d00a