/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>57940441
>Nice variety, but your stack makes me anxious.
Eclectic is a personal taste.
Mostly I like photographing them, and can't afford stacks of each.

>>57690960
What's the new container?
I'd recommend using a spreadsheet or database to document all your PMs. As your stack grows and you age, you'll forget a lot.

>>53861448
Post pics along the way.
Seeing the collection grow will be fun, too.

>>52874567
>What do you call this kind of feel?
Saturation, or disenchantment with an unexciting stack. You don't have to do it all at once. Take your time and look for stuff that 'speaks' to you.

>>50273964
I need to update photos.

>>49405704
>what fancy treasure chests there are to stash your swag in.
We've dabbled in it. Somethings to consider:
- Wooden cigar boxes. A couple of local liquor/smoke stores sell empty cigar boxes for dirt cheap - a couple bucks. Problem: the wood is usually quite thin - cigars aren't very dense/massive. Keep these boxes small so they don't break.
- Humidors. The next step up in class vs price, you can get very nice ones for one or two ozt of silver. New ones often come with the humidifier sponge still unattached - toss it, and you have a nice box.Again, watch for strength.
- New, classy. Lots of etsy woodworkers make boxes that are fabulous. Pic related, though on this he cheaped out on the latch and it's comically lame. These will cost you several ounces.
- Antiques. From ebay or thrift shops, box sellers know what they have and charge easily as much as fancy new ones.

In any case, watch the size. Your eyes may be bigger than your arms. Calculate the volume, multiply by the density of the metal, and figure the full box would be about 75% of that (unless you buy perfect blocks which take every cubic mm of space).

Also, you can buy tarnish-resisting felt sheets by the yard. One yard would enable you to line several boxes. Aside from padding the interior, it helps keep tarnish down if that's an issue for you.

>>49262550
>>49262883
A couple of liquor/smoke shops around here sell the boxes for cheap, too. Problem with cigar boxes is, the wood's usually built for holding cigars, not dense metal. It's hard to find strong cigar boxes.
The next level is humidors. When bought new, the humidifier sponge holder is often supplied as an add-on so you can place it yourself. Just don't, if you're using it for PM.
Lastly are the custom artisan boxes like pic related. This particular guy cheaped out on the latch though, and it's annoying af. I'll have to swap that out.