Patent ID: 8595969

Claim:
A method of protecting and displaying a packaged collectible, said method comprising the steps of: providing said collectible having peripheral edges and an outwardly projecting front surface; providing a placeholder comprising a first mat having a first mat opening suitable sized to receive said peripheral edges of said packaged collectable and a second mat attached to said first mat and having a second mat opening suitably sized to receive said outwardly projecting front surface of said packaged collectible; providing a frame to slidably mount said placeholder comprising a transparent front window mounted within said frame at a forward position spaced away from said placeholder and a transparent rear window mounted within said frame at a rearward position spaced away from said placeholder, said frame further comprising a thickness greater than a thickness of said packaged collectible; inserting said outwardly projecting front surface of said packaged collectible through said second mat opening; retaining said peripheral edges of said packaged collectible in a vertical position within flat peripheral sides said first mat opening such that a perimeter of said front surface of said packaged collectible contacts an offset area of said second mat; mounting said placeholder and retained packaged collectable within said frame such that said packaged collectible is between and spaced away from said front window and said rear window.