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How to: 2×2 Cardboard Coin Holders
We get a lot of questions from newbie coin collectors every day. One of the more popular questions is “what do I do with these paper holders?”. We decided to put together an easy-to-use instructions post. Regardless of whether you know 2×2 cardboard holders as coin flips, 2x2s, staple type holders or even just paper holders, below should help. Step 1: Buy a pack of 2×2 cardboard holders (tip: pack of 100s are usually very affordable) Step 2: Figure out which side is the top side (non-reflective paper white) and fold in the middle Step 3: Place the coin in the center (any side is OK) Step 4: Grab a stapler and fold it all the way (make sure the coin didn’t move) Step 5: Staple with 1 or 2 staples Done! Now you’ve successfully secured the coin in a …
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Interview: Wayne Homren
First and foremost, on behalf of our staff and blog readers, I would like to thank you for accepting this interview. As the editor of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s E-Sylum newsletter, I’m sure you have your hands full with the weekly publishing schedule. So let’s get started and talk a little bit about your background first. Q: This is traditionally the very first question we ask on every interview. Please tell us a little bit about how you developed interest in numismatics. Was there someone or something of significance that played a role? Like most Baby-Boomer collectors, I started out filling Whitman folders with Lincoln Cents. But I can pinpoint when my interest grew – it was July 1969 and I was 10 years old and sick as a dog. I got in the mail a package I’d ordered from Littleton …
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Challenge Coins Infographic
Our friends at MedalsOfAmerica.com created a very interesting infographic about the history of different challenge coins. We thought our readers may be interested in learning more about the topic through this engaging infographic.
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Interview: Wayne Sayles
Thank you for the taking the time out of your busy schedule. On behalf of our staff and blog readers, we are very excited to learn more about your biography, your fruitful career and your most recent non-profit efforts in the numismatic community. Let’s get started. Q: Please tell us a little bit about how you developed interest in collecting coins. Was there someone or something that initially piqued your curiosity and influenced your interest? My interest in coins actually goes back to my very early childhood. When I was about three years old, I was watching my mother do laundry in an old wringer-type washing machine. The agitator had a bushing between the spindle and the agitator blade assembly. That bushing would wear out frequently and need to be replaced. It happened that a copper penny was just the …
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Coin Insurance: The ‘Other’ Protection for Your Coin Collection
When it comes to protecting your coin collection, you probably believe you have everything under control. After all, you’ve invested in slabbed coin holders to store the rare – and usually most expensive – pieces of your collection and placed them in coin album pages. That keeps them safe from handling and protects them from scratches and harmful chemical reactions. So yes, you’re protected from that kind of threat to your coins. Unfortunately, there are other threats out there, too. They’re the kind that slabbed holders and special albums won’t control. Burglars might not understand the value of your coins or the stories behind them, but they’re smart enough to know that they can convert them to ready cash. And what happens if your home catches fire? Or if a flood sweeps your albums away? You could lose years and …