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US 2002/0000387 A1Published application
Coin display methods and apparatus
OwnerMark A. Krull, Gregory A. Welteinventors
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Abstract
A set of coins is arranged relative to a display having discrete regions associated with discrete coins within the set. In a preferred embodiment, the display is a map, and an opening is provided within the borders of or proximate to each state on the map in order to receive a respective coin.
Claims16
A coin storage apparatus, comprising:
- a board bearing a map of at least the continental United States;
- and
- a separate opening formed in the board for each state in the continental United States, wherein each opening is sized and configured to receive a respective coin having a feature unique to a particular state, and at least one state is depicted on a member that is selectively removable from the board.
A coin storage apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of puzzle pieces that cooperate to form a map of at least the continental United States;
- and
- a separate opening in the map for each state in the continental United States, wherein each opening is sized and configured to receive a respective coin having a feature unique to a particular state.
A coin storage apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of members arranged relative to one another to form a display, wherein opposing sides of adjacent members are configured in complementary fashion;
- openings provided in the display, including a first opening provided in a first one of the members, and a second opening provided in a second one of the members, wherein each of the openings is sized and configured to receive a coin;
- a first coin having a feature unique to the first one of the members and disposed within the first opening;
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- a second coin having a feature unique to a second one of the members and disposed within the second opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.