Is this one of the old coin cabinets?

[WinstonWare]

Sometimes I take the long way to get my lunch just so I can walk by J.J. Teaparty and see what they have in their window. Today they had this coin cabinet. I have read references to coin cabinets in a few of the books that I read. Is this what they looked like? Is this an authentic older coin cabinet? I had never seen one. It looks pretty neat. I’m not sure I would want to store anything terribly high-end in it but nevertheless it’s pretty cool.

 

[bsshog40]

I don't know much about the cabinets themselves but I do know a litle about wood. The shelves look like particle board from the pics. Can't be real sure. Wouldn't be too old if it is tho',

[fishfinder]

Coin cabinets are suppose to be made from mahogany having the least volitility of all the woods.

[TonerGuy]

You know the Mexican textile pattern is just throwing off the whole picture...

 

Seems like they should have used a crushed red or green velvet...

 

But yes thats a coin cabinet and I agree with Bss - it doesnt appear to be that old, perhaps made within the last 50 yrs.

[TomB]

My guess is that this piece is rather modern, but they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

[WinstonWare]

Thanks guys. Sorry the picture isn't so great. I only had my phone with me.

[mhomei]

that is a Mahogany cabinet

the slide out storage holders are natural solid mahogany with no finish on them which is not good for the wood or the coins

the cabinet carcass itself does have a finish on it and appears to be solid

the actual top piece is also solid as well as the bottom piece

cant tell with the door or the sides of the cabinet

the hardware is brass in color but it does not appear to be solid brass

I would venture to guess that this piece was made in the nineties

based on the hinges themselves

 

[mhomei]

oh ya and I am guessing that there is 14 coin slots per drawer x either 6 or 7 drawers.... curios as to how the felt was installed... if it is a glue down method I would also be leary of that as well

[bsshog40]

The closer I look at those shelves, they do not look like solid wood to me. When I zoom in, it looks like hard compressed wood to me especially where the holes were made for the coins. I may be wrong.

[World Colonial]

If you want to see some nice (some very nice) coin cabinets, take a look at coin catalogs from European auctions. I'm not sure how good these are for storage, but they are definitely very nice looking pieces of furniture. I have seen them occasionally in auctions such as Baldwin's.

[mhomei]

got link!!!

[World Colonial]

Here is the link to one site. But you will need to perform a search in their archives. These items do not appear in every auction.

 

http://www.dnw.co.uk/

[ldhair]

This one was up for sell a while back.

[WinstonWare]

Oh wow! Now that one is really cool. Thanks for sharing.

[MJ]

That will not fit in my safe deposit box. MJ

[rons]

What a beauty

[bsshog40]

That is a sweet cabinet there Larry!

[TonerGuy]

Wow... anyone have a price on that cabinet?

[bsshog40]

Here's a coin cabinet on ebay that's not quite as extravagant but looks nice.

[mhomei]

IDHAIR

NOW THATS A COIN CABINET!!!

THAT IS SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

your right there is alot of cool ones over there

[johnny9434]

thats one wayyyyyyyyyy cool cabinet. wtg

[ldhair]

I'm not sure who bought it. I learned of it after it sold.

[shirohniichan]

The "cabinet" in the top photo was used to house 1973-76 Canadian Olympic silver coins. There were 14 $5 coins that were 38 mm in diameter and 14 $10 coins that were 45 mm.

[mtnstyne]

I have a coin cabinet I need to post up this weekend....right now I am sitting on the only chair in the house surrounded by boxes...I hate moving, and yet I do it so oftern.