Floating Frame Display Case - 3D Coin Display Box for Challenge Coins, Rocks, AA Medallion, Jewelry, Shells, Fossils, Gems, Minerals, Pins

$11.99

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Color White Black

Case size Small - 1.4 in window (50 mm case) Medium - 2.1 in window (70 mm case) Large - 2.7 in window (90 mm case)

Floating frame display case

One coin. Two clear films. Nothing else in the way.

The frame is two halves that clip together, and each half has a clear stretchy film across its opening. Put something small between them and the films close on it and hold it. Look at the case and the object seems to hang in the middle of an empty square, with light coming through from behind it.

That is the whole trick. No glue, no mount, no putty, no backing card. You can take the thing back out and put a different one in whenever you like.

What you actually get

One case and one stand

A single display case in the color and size you choose, plus the small round base it sits in. That is the whole order. The coins, medallions, shells and stones you see in photographs are there to show you the effect, and none of them are included.

It goes on the shelf standing up

The base has a slot across the top. Drop the frame in on its corner and it stands as a diamond. Lift it out and the frame lies flat in a drawer, or slides into an envelope.

The white floating frame display case shown as its two separating halves beside the single round base that comes with it

Loading it takes about ten seconds

Open the two halves

The frame separates into a front and a back, each with its own clear film stretched across the opening. Do not fold it back further than a right angle.

Set your item on the film

Put it roughly in the middle. The film takes the shape of the object rather than the object sitting on a shelf.

Press the halves together

The two films meet and grip from both sides. Your item stays where you put it, held between them.

Sizes: check the window, not the case

Every one of these is sold by the outside of the case. What matters is the clear window inside it, which is smaller, because the border takes about a third of an inch off each side. Here are both numbers.

1.4 in

Small — clear window

35 mm window, 2.0 in (50 mm) case

2.1 in

Medium — clear window

53 mm window, 2.8 in (70 mm) case

2.7 in

Large — clear window

69 mm window, 3.5 in (90 mm) case

0.8 in

Depth, all sizes

20 mm front to back

If you are framing a challenge coin, do not buy the Small. A standard challenge coin is about 1.75 in (44 mm) across, and common sizes run 1.5 to 2 in. The Small case has a 1.4 in window, so it will not take any of them. It will not take a silver dollar or an AA medallion either, both of which are around 1.5 in.

Choose Medium for a standard challenge coin, a silver dollar or a medallion. Choose Large if your coin is 2 in or bigger, or if you want visible space around it. The Small is the right size for lapel pins, a single earring, a tooth, a guitar pick, a small stone or a chip — anything up to about 1.3 in.

Window sizes are the manufacturer's inner measurements, and we quote the conservative end where sellers differ. Measure your item and leave yourself a little margin rather than picking the size it only just fits.

What this is not

It is worth being straight about the limits, because this gets bought for things people care about.

It is not sealed. The frame keeps dust and fingers off, and on a shelf that is most of the job. It is not airtight and it is not watertight, so treat it as a display case rather than protection from damp.
It is not an archival or museum holder. We make no claim that the film is inert against a coin's surface, and we will not call it acid-free or PVC-free, because we have no supplier documentation either way. If the coin matters, put it in a proper inert coin capsule first and then display the capsule in the frame. That is what careful collectors do, and it costs very little.
The film stretches. Thick or heavy objects push it past where it springs back, so it may not sit tight on a thin item afterwards. If it goes slack or wrinkled, the manufacturer's own fix is a hair dryer on low heat, held well back, to shrink it taut again.
Keep it out of heat and damp. Long spells in high temperature or humidity can leave the film looking hazy.
Sharp points mark it. Anything with a spike or a sharp corner can press a lasting dent into the film. It grips flat, light things best.
It holds one thing well. Several small items will drift toward each other over time rather than staying in a neat arrangement.