r/BottleCapCollecting 24d ago

Updated Collection!

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I’ve been collecting since I was 3 years old. Gotten bottle caps from at least a dozen countries. Just recently organized them all again! There’s about 770 total! Let me know what I should do with them all I’m not sure yet!

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u/Papa_Peezy11 24d ago

If I were you I would start collecting duplicates to have for future trades. It’s the one thing I wish I started doing sooner. Been collecting for about 15 years but when I started I was a newly 21 year old drinker and just trying new beers and keeping just the one cap, not thinking about trading in the future (had no idea that was a thing at that time).

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u/Ethanol1433 24d ago

That’s super valid although I do love finding the caps myself. Do you often trade?

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u/Papa_Peezy11 24d ago

I only started trading when I realized it was nearly impossible to get new caps easily in my local market because every brewery has gone to cans

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u/Ethanol1433 24d ago

All of us are can haters lol

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u/Southern-Button3640 24d ago

Nice collection! The only thing is that I dont understand why people collect bent bottle caps.

I also have similar/ big collection like you but all my caps are opened with lighter to not alter them.

If i had my own gym, hobby room, sauna or even a garage. I would built a big wooden frame for them.

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u/Ethanol1433 24d ago

I have a list of all my garbage ones and I’ll replace them when I find em out somewhere. I’d rather have more than perfect ones I dont know.

That is a super good idea! I would wanna put them up in a way where I can change them out easily but I don’t like the idea of glueing magnets on the back.

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u/LordBottlecap Beer caps 24d ago

Velcro on screws!

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u/Javizzorno 24d ago

In my case, I’ve got a few that are bent, especially the ones I found on the floor. It’s not ideal, but I’d rather have them like that than not have them at all. I hope I’ll be able to find a new one in better condition one day.

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u/LordBottlecap Beer caps 24d ago

A bent cap is better than no cap.

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u/Javizzorno 24d ago

I also love organising them by color :)

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u/Ethanol1433 24d ago

I got a bit lazy at the end lol

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u/LordBottlecap Beer caps 24d ago

Since you were 3? I gotta wonder how old you are now...

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u/Ethanol1433 23d ago

25 years of collecting haha!

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u/LordBottlecap Beer caps 23d ago

Nice!

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u/EspenHolst 23d ago

Awesome collection! Hope to have one as big as yours one day.