Need help finding Coin collection album (in Off-topic)


AdminShade June 9 2009 12:55 PM EDT

I'm living in The Netherlands, a country in Europe.

Since 1999 we've had the Euro introduced as legitimate currency and I have been collecting Euros since.

The problem I'm facing now is capacity. I have around 150 coins, all full sets of 14 countries + loose 2 Euro coins from various countries.
The album I currently have isn't enough any more and I need a new way of keeping them.


Is there anyone else here (possibly living in Europe) who also is collecting euro coins or someone who just likes to help me searching for a good way to store the coins.

Demands / wishes:
- No bank / give them to me ideas please
- No safe / lockbox ideas please either
- Preferably an album, this is the most convenient for me
- I'd want to store all countries + additional coins in the same album, or be able to store them at least in the same looking way (identical albums or additional album versions

I am not collecting coins from all years for the coins, or all 5 different German coins, but I do save the new 2008 set from Belgium. I really need plenty of space in a convenient way.

Admindudemus [jabberwocky] June 9 2009 1:06 PM EDT

i have had exellent luck with buying coin collecting supplies on ebay. it is much cheaper and a much better selection.

AdminShade June 9 2009 1:17 PM EDT

Which kind of supplies did you buy then?

Admindudemus [jabberwocky] June 9 2009 1:20 PM EDT

whitman coin folders as well as some of the plastic air tight capsules for more valuable coins.

Thak June 9 2009 1:21 PM EDT

Just buy a couple 3 ring binders and a bunch of the plastic inserts for coins. Cheap and effective.

kevlar June 9 2009 2:23 PM EDT

http://www.ngccoin.com/coingrading/encapsulating3.asp

If you have any rare/valuable coins you are thinking of selling someday, having them certified and encapsulated is a great idea. I always wish I did this with some of my baseball cards.

They also have a forum on that site where you can ask around for a different perspective.

AdminNightStrike June 9 2009 2:29 PM EDT

You could give them to my bank, where I'd put them in a lockbox stored in the safe........................

AdminShade June 9 2009 2:31 PM EDT

The coins I collect aren't really that valuable to encapsulate them in such a way.

Thanks for all the tips so far :)

Ernest-Scribbler June 9 2009 2:48 PM EDT

http://proanie.manufacturer.globalsources.com/si/6008824061512/pdtl/Coin-purse/1007137270/Coin-Bag.htm

This is just what you need.

Ernest-Scribbler June 9 2009 2:49 PM EDT

Also, haha - i live in the Netherlands, a country in Europe. I thought it was in West Virginia!

BadFish June 9 2009 5:44 PM EDT

Please buy that bag shade, my life will be enriched if you do.

blackshadowshade June 9 2009 5:49 PM EDT

I bought the official Euro coin folder a while back for 2 Euro, but naturally, I don't have inserts for the new additions, like Slovakia.
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