Currently my project is just a collection of printable documents on a Google Drive folder, but I'm hoping to get a website so this could look a little more professional in the future (and the catalogue will be easier to explore when it grows too much).
This is a printable list of standard circulation coins (i.e., ones you would want to put in 2x2 flips, not ones from coin sets like proofs or bullion) that can be printed on 1.75"x0.5" address labels, which you can stick onto any album pages and make your collection look a little bit more professional. A ReadMe document in here includes an Amazon link to the labels I know for a fact it works with, but I'm actually looking for somebody to test it out on cheaper labels and see how the final product looks.
They aren't perfect, some of your labels will print a little off-center, but there's no denying the fact that printed text looks a lot cleaner than handwriting on your flips. The only downside is that due to spatial limitations, I had to set the font to the smallest possible without risking printers blotching out words, and had to limit the information to the bare essentials. Every coin is simply formatted as “value, KM#, year, error type (if applicable)."
There's simply no way to get around these limitations with this format, as any larger sticker would start to cover up the coin itself in the album when you get to larger coins like Eisenhower Dollars, which defeats the purpose. To get around this in the future, I'd like to put my writing degree to use and make 1-2 page printable inserts with the complete history of the coin and significance of the imagery on it, so that your coin albums can still be educational pieces to show to your friends.
Overall, my design here was simply to get around my gripes with “cardboard albums,” beyond being dangerous for the wellbeing of coins. The format is customizable, you have the option to just not use some stickers, no “side” of the coin is lost in this storage method, you can turn the page and see the reverses in all of their glory, and if you find a better-quality coin than the one you have, you can simply put that one in a flip and swap them out in the pocket without damaging or removing your label. It's fast, efficient, and looks nice.
These are entirely free-to-use, although I do have an optional funding link if you want to suggest a list or help support the plans to move to a standalone website. Thanks ahead of time if you do decide to help me do this!
