Coins Folder

Just trying to buy her a b-day gift and she needs a place to put them because all she has now is a shoe box. I don't collect coins or know anyone who does so I was hoping someone online could help me. Preferably someone who also collects so I can get something nice/authentic. Thank you

Check around and see if you can find a box with a glass front she can put them in and hang it on her wall.

2008-01-07 18:28:49 by fryisaiah

Coins packaged by the mint.

I inherited a coin collection. It is titled "20th Century Type Coins". The coins were in a page from a coin folder and then placed in a picture frame. The front of the coins are in good condition, but the back of the coins are corroded. Can they be cleaned or are they worthless now?

Hard to say, it depends on what the dates and mint marks of the coins are. If rare enough they might be conserved but that costs money. The term corroded has a lot of meanings so without actually seeing them, I would not venture to give you a solution if any. There are coin dips than can remove tarnish and other solutions that remove grease and glues but they need to be used in the right place.

2009-06-02 13:53:18 by Willis

Price: $3.99

Not the tape but the debri that has formed under the tape from contact with the pennies.

Let it soak in lemon juice

2008-03-28 17:55:19 by D T

PHILADELPHIA STATE QUARTER COLLECTION
50 COINS IN LITTLETON ALBUM
PHILADELPHIA CHOICE UNCIRCULATED COINS

I've been wanting to buy something to keep my coins in - like a folder so i can store but view my coins. Like a stamp album i guess...any ideas?

Your best bet is a local coin dealer. They should have many options which will allow you to view either one side or both sides of the coins, depending on how you want to display them.
2x2 'flips' are cardboard containers designed to have its ends be stapled together with a coin in the display window. This will show off both sides of the coin and you can label them however you wish. Combined with clear plastic pages, which usually hold 20 of the flips, this is the most expensive and time consuming option (we are talking a few dollars total for about 50 flips, a few plastic pages to hold them, staples, etc.), but also the most personalized. Usually only dealers have these types of supplies, although a good hobby shop may have some as well (or look on-line). You can then put the pages in a typical 3 ring binder that you can find at an office supply store.
Whitman folders are another option. They usually show only 1 side of each coin (unless you get the deluxe versions) and many already come labeled with each date, and mint combination. They can also come with blank openings, which will allow you to label them yourself. These can be found in coin shops, hobby shops, and bookstores.
I typically use flips, but I have both types of holder and have been doing this for a while. The folders are cheaper and do a good job as well. It really comes down to what you like best.

2008-04-14 23:32:34 by Heather

What to do to start collecting American coins? What to buy? What folders?

Wheats?
Liberty nickels?
silver washington quarters?
morgans?
peace dollars?

Which are good to invest in?

Investment quality coins do not go into folders, albums maybe. Coins do not get very much protection in a folder and if you push them in with a finger or thumb you leave a finger print on them plus oils from your body. One must be able to have a few bucks to spend if one does silver dollars. Liberty nickels have been dead for a long time but there are a couple that are very expensive. Lincoln wheat cents also has some coins that are kind of pricey. Lincoln wheat cents are always a good investment in grades very fine and above. I have found over the years to collect what I want and never worry about the investment part and I have done quite well. I have also been collecting for a long time so I have most of the denominations, but only a few complete sets. As for silver dollars I have a date set that is one dollar of each year a complete set is out of the question due to the rarity of some of the coins. I do have all the mints in the set and a few are quite scarce. You can try to put together a type set of 20th century coins in the highest grade that you can afford, that set will be worth more someday. You can also see what is out there you like.

2008-12-19 18:57:57 by Richard S