Coin display case

Abstract

A coin display case provides for the selective viewing of each face of each coin displayed, independently of other coins displayed therein. The case may be mounted on a base unit, on a plurality of feet or support brackets, or may have a wall mounting flange for mounting the case to a wall. The case has stackable, rectangular shelves, each shelf having a row of independently and pivotally mounted coin holders supported therein, so that each coin holder may be independently rotated 180 degrees to view the opposite face of a coin disposed in the coin holder.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A coin display case, comprising: 
 at least one coin display shelf having a rectangular frame with opposed, first and second major walls and opposed, first and second minor walls joining opposite ends of the first and second major walls; and    a plurality of coin holders removably and pivotally disposed between the first and second major walls, each of the coin holders being independently pivotal about pivot axes extending normal to the first and second major walls and parallel to the first and second minor walls in order to independently view opposite faces of coins disposed in the coin holders.    
     
     
         2 . The coin display case according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 each said least one coin display shelf comprises a plurality of coin display shelves, each shelf having a plurality of pins extend outwardly from the first major wall and a corresponding and cooperating plurality of receptacles formed in the second major wall of each of said shelves, the pins of a first said shelf removably engaging the receptacles of a second said shelf in order to stack the shelves together.    
     
     
         3 . The coin display case according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the first and second major walls of said at least one coin display shelf have a plurality of aligned pairs of pivot receptacles defined therein; and    each of said coin holders have a pair of pivot pins extending therefrom, the pivot pins being removably and pivotally mounted in the pivot receptacles.    
     
     
         4 . The coin display case according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the first and second major walls of each said shelf have opposing pairs of pivot pins extending therefrom; and    each of said coin holders has an opposing pair of pivot receptacles defined therein, the pivot pins being received in the pivot receptacles.    
     
     
         5 . The coin display case according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one coin holder further comprises: 
 a transparent first coin cover having diametrically opposed first and second pivot pins extending therefrom; and    a transparent second coin cover, each said coin cover further including means for mutually and releasably gripping the other said coin cover and defining a coin holding area therein when said first coin cover is secured to said second coin cover.    
     
     
         6 . The coin display case according to  claim 5 , wherein said means for each said coin cover to mutually and releasably grip the other said coin cover comprises: 
 a circumferentially disposed internal flange extending from said first coin cover; and    a circumferentially disposed external flange extending from said second coin cover, said external flange of said second coin cover frictionally fitting about said internal flange of said first coin cover for removably securing said first and said second coin cover together and removably capturing a coin therebetween.    
     
     
         7 . The coin display case according to  claim 5 , wherein said first and second pivot pins of said first coin cover are offset therefrom and define a diametrically concentric pivot axis for said coin holder when said first coin cover and said second coin cover are assembled together.  
     
     
         8 . The coin display case according to  claim 1 , further including at least one wall mount attachment flange attached to said at least one shelf for mounting the display case to a vertical support surface.  
     
     
         9 . The coin display case according to  claim 1 , further including a pair of support brackets removably secured beneath said first major wall of said at least one coin display shelf, for supporting said shelf on a horizontal surface.  
     
     
         10 . The coin display case according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 means for mounting said at least one shelf to a vertical support surface; and    means for mounting said at least one shelf atop a horizontal support surface.    
     
     
         11 . The coin display case according to  claim 1 , further including a spacer having a plurality of concentric annular rings removably disposed within at least one said coin holder, for securely holding a coin concentrically within said at least one coin holder.  
     
     
         12 . The coin display case according to  claim 1 , wherein said pivot axes are oriented vertically, whereby said display case is configured for displaying coins having opposing faces with images aligned in a uniform direction when said coin holder is pivoted 180 degrees.  
     
     
         13 . The coin display case according to  claim 1 , wherein said pivot axes are oriented horizontally, whereby said display case is configured for displaying coins having opposing faces with images aligned in opposing directions when said coin holder is pivoted 180 degrees.