Colgan's Chips - storage

[Wynn0013]

Does anyone have a suggestion for the best way to store Colgan's Chips? Is there something from the coin side that makes more sense than a top loader? I just picked up my 1st off ebay and it is raw, so looking for options.

If it doesn't look right/authentic, please share that too. Also, feel free to post any you may have. CliffyB has a fantastic Wagner in the November pick ups thread. Amazing chip.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by Wynn0013

Does anyone have a suggestion for the best way to store Colgan's Chips? Is there something from the coin side that makes more sense than a top loader? I just picked up my 1st off ebay and it is raw, so looking for options.

If it doesn't look right/authentic, please share that too. Also, feel free to post any you may have. CliffyB has a fantastic Wagner in the November pick ups thread. Amazing chip.

If you choose encapsulation, whether an old slab like this one or new, SGC does the best work.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

You could definitely buy those press and seal coin holders inexpensively online or at any coin store. There has to be a great size available for these if you quickly research.

If I collected these and had a couple of piles of beaters that I didn't want to permanently encase in such a fashion, I'd be buying a few empty Colgan's tins. For the people on the forum who own these tins, are they safe for this purpose? Will the cards go in and out with ease?

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Wynn0013

If it doesn't look right/authentic, please share that too. Also, feel free to post any you may have. CliffyB has a fantastic Wagner in the November pick ups thread. Amazing chip.

Your Waddell looks totally authentic to me. Congrats...it is always fun to pick up a Rube. I store my ungraded Colgan's in Card Saver 2 sleeves. Not ideal, but I have determined that they stay better and in the proper alignment if I slide them down to the bottom third of the sleeve.

Here is an off-center example that I have that reveals a little of how the player's images were separated from each other on the printing sheets before being punched out.

Brian

[Wynn0013]

I appreciate the replies and information! I doubt I'll have it graded due to the paper loss but i agree, SGC looks much better on these. I didn't consider a tin for storage but that makes a lot of sense if I add more and it's a cool addition as well. I will likely go that route or the card saver 2s.

[Bill77]

The 3 that I have I just use the tobacco sized top loaders with matching sleaves.

[rhettyeakley]

I made a video a few years back showing my Colgan’s collection and you can see my storage choice. I use trimmed down card savers to stabilize and then insert into binder pages.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b44G_TUWUM&t=6s

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Wynn0013

I appreciate the replies and information! I doubt I'll have it graded due to the paper loss but i agree, SGC looks much better on these. I didn't consider a tin for storage but that makes a lot of sense if I add more and it's a cool addition as well. I will likely go that route or the card saver 2s.

I would also consider doing a penny sleeve in a regular toploader. That's how I used to keep my raw ones. My only one now is raw, and as far as I know, this is the container and contents. I think I have the card in a sleeve and toploader, as mentioned.

[nolemmings]

These will fit in a coin holder, and there is this one on ebay right now:

Pages with pockets for the those coin holders are available as well-- I use them for my px7 disks.

The Colgans are about the size of a silver dollar. I tried one or two in those coin holders but got a little skittish so went back to the penny sleeve/topholder approach. The Colgans are so thin that I was concerned they could slide from the plastic see-through part into the cardboard holder and get pinched there, and/or if any pressure were applied while in that state, it would most certainly cause a crease. Now mine did not slide in the week or two I left them there, but the way things can move around when storing pages and binders I did not want to have to check every one each time I looked at it, so I chickened out. Maybe they will hold just fine, and I suppose you could staple around it to make it more secure (although personally I hate the way that looks) but that was my worry.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

The older style coin protectors had no adhesive--you were forced to staple them shut. While I agree that the staples don't provide the most ideal aesthetic, it may be safer and make the skittish rest easier. I think I would prefer using the coin holders over anything else because of how nicely they fit the discs. Anything else just looks so loose and wrong to me.