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A very large and fun part of collecting coins is displaying them, and sharing this display with others to appropriately admire. The pleasure you get when you can proudly show off your collection to another person – be it another collector or not – is immense. There are many other reasons of course for displaying your coins properly, but I feel in this case at least observing the proper course of action need not be about the right thing to do of taking care of your coins. For me at least, a very large part of collecting my coins is the ability to touch them and to see them proudly displayed. Unfortunately with the rarer and more expensive coins I can’t take them out to play and run them through my hands like water. But I can do that with some of my lesser sets and these I have to say I haven’t displayed as proudly as the others. Not for any other reason than because it’s easier to take them out of the tubes or the rolls than it is out the display albums or holders. It’s also a great ego boost when other collectors will openly admire your work, and a properly displayed collection is the only way to get that little rush of pleasure. As with anything, you’ll find there are numerous variations on any one theme, and you can probably find just about anything to suit your tastes if you look hard enough. On my part these are the main ones that I use, and I hardly ever deviate to any of the newer varieties of display items available. Unless of course the verdicts are in and it’s found to be something that is simply amazing. And you don’t get too many of those! The one thing that I want to mention here is to stay away from anything PVC. The catastrophes that could befall your collection are immense so stay away from anything PVC. I have to say that you should also stay away from papers that are going to react adversely with your coins. Some papers will produce an acidic compound that will eat right through to your coins and leave them in a very sorry state. I will however reiterate that even after you have properly placed your coins for displaying, you should also look for a place to store your display cases. They shouldn’t be kept anywhere that’s going to become damp or humid, or where moisture can easily gather on the coins. You might want to think about investing in proper storage containers as well for your coins, but for my tastes that’s going further than I want to. I put my coins in the display cases and then I place these in a place where I can be relatively certain they won’t gather any moisture, and which isn’t subject to humidity or dampness. For this timely storage place I found I owe my thanks to the advancement of technology. With the advent of the DVD into the world I was finally able to clear up some much needed space and lug my stash of videos to somewhere else. And since I don’t need half as much space for my DVD collection as I did for my video collection, I can keep my storage boxes where I used to keep the videos! It’s all sorted out and in no time at all. Of course I wouldn’t recommend this course of action if you’ve got some really valuable coins in your collection. In which case, you might want to think about safety deposit boxes or something along those lines. Muna wa Wanjiru is a web administrator and has been researching and reporting on internet marketing for years. For more information on Coins, visit his site at Coins
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