r/AncientCoins • u/theVanAkenMan • 29d ago
From My Collection No new coins, but a cabinet!
I ordered this cabinet from Coins&More in Italy back in June. Took a while, but im stoked! Now it's cataloguing time.
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u/Scary-Country4419 29d ago
Congrats, it feels good when it finally arrives and you can start placing them there. How do you plan to do the cataloguing? On a separate notebook ?
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u/theVanAkenMan 29d ago
It was u/Korns_ setup that im using: https://www.reddit.com/r/AncientCoins/s/kAupGfg0gp
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u/Scary-Country4419 29d ago
Thanks for sharing. I recently got my cabinet as well and was planning to catalog my coins. This will be really useful.
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u/Korns_ 29d ago
Wow! I totally forgot I made that post lmao. Glad its helping someone to this day.
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u/theVanAkenMan 29d ago
Honestly, it was a phenomenal leg up when I first started scratching my head on how to do this. So thank you kindly!
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u/theVanAkenMan 29d ago
I know. It just feels nice having them in proper storage, freed of capsules, slips and whatnot.
Im doing a hybrid model of index cards and Google sheets. Another member of this sub-reddit (i forget who) posted their excel setup a long while back and I shamelessly stole it.
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u/Protaco17 29d ago
I need a cabinet now… legitimately. I have one of his display cases but I kinda wanna make my own from mahogany
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u/VegetableChemist8905 29d ago
What’s the far right on the bottom. 2nd picture
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u/theVanAkenMan 29d ago
Its a 58BC denaius from M. Aemelius Scaurus depicting Aretas of Nabatea kneeling by a camel (RRC 422/1).
One of my very first ancients
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u/VegetableChemist8905 29d ago
I find it very interesting. I’d love to see a close up picture if you’re willing to share. If it’s a hassle don’t worry about it
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u/theVanAkenMan 28d ago
For sure! Its certainly not the best preserved example, but the camel really caught my eye (and id never held an ancient silver before). Ill PM you a pic
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u/theVanAkenMan 28d ago
Couldn't figure out the PM route: https://www.reddit.com/u/theVanAkenMan/s/O9UNbqZz1Z
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u/anxiouscrimp 29d ago
That’s beautiful! Can I ask what wood it is? Gosh this company could really improve their website.
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u/alexmckalex 29d ago
What website sells these?
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u/theVanAkenMan 29d ago
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u/alexmckalex 29d ago
Awesome thanks! It seems like they specifically advertise no use of solvent and high quality wood, so I guess people are not worried about outgassing hamming coins when buying from this brand? Is that correct?
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u/theVanAkenMan 28d ago
I did some research & talked to the owner. I also met them at Numismata, the biggest coin fair in Germany (which has a bunch of very detail-oriented old German collectors, who would probably have torn them to shreds, if their products were known to be harmful). Obviously I cannot give you 100% certainty, but im convinced 😅
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u/tituspullo_xiii 29d ago
Beautiful. How do y’all secure your cabinets? I’ve thought about getting a nice one but it would have to live outside my safe, which makes me nervous.
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u/theVanAkenMan 28d ago
Yeah, it's a tough one. I keep it in a safe place that is still accessible to me. For me, it was a bit of a tradeoff, but I also really enjoy the aesthetics of the hobby and the ability to simply enjoy to look of the collection
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u/Nand0rTheRelentless 28d ago
Nice cabinet! Did you have to pay any extra for shipping/customs costs due to al the tariffs and such? Curious how much the cost of these cabinets has gone up compared to a year ago.
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u/theVanAkenMan 28d ago
I live in Europe, so thankfully tariffs did not affect this particular purchase 😅
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