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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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It is much cheaper to make American and Australian products in China, to the detriment of the manufacturing industries in America and Australia.
Sometimes, the Chinese products can be of better quality.
Mercedes-Benz now builds the E Class in China. (except for AMG versions)
So MAYBE this could also apply to coin storage products.
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Valued Member
United States
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Anybody know where the Dansco Albums are made at? I use a lot of Intercept Shield plastic 2 x 2' for my coins and I use their lined boxes. Have no regret yet. Had not heard a thing about them being out of business. Like the products but Dansco Albums are my favorite.
edgman
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Valued Member
 United States
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Well I gave my new Interept Shield album a month. There are still issues. Some of the coins have rotated almost 90 degrees just from handling. This would not be an issue for many people but it is for me; it bothers me and I can't be going in and repositioning them every week or so. So, I doubt I am getting more of them. Maybe this was just an issue for the cent albums, I don't know.
This album had a 'made in China' sticker on it. I tried to contact the company via their website and my email bounced back. Sort of tells you something.
I do not care for Littleton albums, the 3 ring system keeps pages hanging up when turning. Whitman has the aura of tradition attached but I sort of think they may be an inferior product. Dansco it fine but don't care for the light brown page color. Any commernts?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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my dansco type album had some holes that were bigger than the coin like this but its because of the differences in date and the different tolerances the coin could be I imjagine. I just took a mylar 2x2 flip and cut shims and placed them around the coins to hold them tight and they never turned again. Some coins needed two shims cut for them the holes were so big but this is what I did to solve the lose coin problem. The hardest part is cutting them thin enough that the inserts will fit back in. I actually liked it allot better because the shims would definitely keep the inserts off the surface of the coin
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Moderator
 United States
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I have a question about Intercept Shield and Dansco albums: do the pages of each brand fit in albums of the other brand?  the reason I am asking, I have Dansco albums, but the gold type page from Intercept Shield would work better with my collection |
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United States
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Anybody know where the Dansco Albums are made at? Dansco is based in Los Angeles, I believe their product is made on site. Definitely made in the USA, as imprinted inside the back cover. |
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Valued Member
United States
136 Posts |
Littleton albums are made in the US so far as I know. They do not have a good reputation in some quarters- I mentioned considering them on the ebay coin board and got pounded. A couple of posters said they are not archival and one claimed he had some damage with using them. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have a question about Intercept Shield and Dansco albums: do the pages of each brand fit in albums of the other brand?
the reason I am asking, I have Dansco albums, but the gold type page from Intercept Shield would work better with my collection Many coin Album pages would fit in other Album binders. However, you may need a hole punch to make the holes align properly. Also, you should note the different sizes of those pages. For example Dansco pages are higher and deeper than Whitman so a Dansco page would stick out if placed in a Whitman Folder. However, Whitman Pages can easily be placed in a Dansco Album cover. NOt sure about Intercept shield pages though. You would have to measure the pages. The main thing is the alignment of the holes. |
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United States
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thanks for the info just carl  I have almost decided to put them in 2x2's and use an album to hold them. I dislike some company telling me what coins make a set.  |
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New Member
United States
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I bought over the Internet on E-Bay an Intercept - it is made in China, but my main concern is right on the back side of the cover - which I did not see or read until after I put my coins in, the manufacturer itself of INTERCEPT SHIELD states this "to maintain maximum corrosion protection it is recommended that this Intercept Shield Product be replaced every fifteen (15) years." I informed E-Bay that there was no statement about this need to replace so often and that E-Bay should require sellers off INTERCEPT to state this 15 year policy. A leading Internet selling of Coin Albums of various brands told me by phone that it is only selling the Intercepts it still has in stock since it sells so few and it does put INTERCEPT's 15 year policy statement under the description of each Intercept it sells. I realize that Dansco, etc. do NOT last forever but I know people who have had them much longer than 15 years without any problems. I would not have bought my INTERCEPT if the seller on E-Bay had stated its 15 year policy to replace.
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Moderator
United States
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My oldest Dansco albums are almost 28 years old now. No complaints. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I have a question about Intercept Shield and Dansco albums: do the pages of each brand fit in albums of the other brand? My intercept type set pages are thinner than all of my dansco ones. You could probably easily put an intercept in a dansco but the other way around may be a little odd with how the folder sits afterwards. There does however seem to be enough extra space in the intercept album to fit at least 1 dansco page without issue, not sure about the other series |
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Valued Member
United States
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The Concept of the Intercept Shield albums I Like. Bought a Type Set Album to replace my reliable Dansco 7070. After transferring my coins (or Attempting to) I found the holes will not allow the following coins to be inserted. 1857 Coronet Head Large Cent hole is to small 1875-s Twenty Cent Piece hole is to small Contacted the Mfg. and response was not good, told me contact the dealer (Wizard) which stated that the hole was to small on there website so too bad. Asked Mfg if they were in the process of getting a corrected page for the product and they just ignored my request for information. As for the Twenty Cent Piece issue they claim that it should fit, but it does not. Welcome to made in ChinaJust thought it would be nice to have the intercept shield to slow down any tarnish but if you can not put the coins in the album what good is it. For coins that are all the same size (Lincoln Cents, Mercury dimes etc...) they are probably a great product, but after the response that I got from the Type Set catastrophe I do not think that I will ever buy another Intercept Shield Album again. Just wish someone would make a nice Type Set Album that is updated to include the new types available today and have them accept the coins like they should. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Mine has the same problem with the Large Cent, I havent gotten a 20 cent piece yet so I cant comment on that. I really wish Dansco would update theirs or intercept would fix the hole. Right now Id really like a 7070 and put the intercept modern page in at the end
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Valued Member
United States
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I wish the type sets would include more of the type coins like the early Half Cent, 1793 copper cents, all the 3 cent piece's and some if the newer coins.. the dansco holds 76 coins without the gold page so there is alot of room for improvement.... I have been looking at all the type set albums avail and the whitman trifolds are the only ones that have a nice large assortment of coins to add but they are single sided and not really a show piece like the dansco albums... just my 2 cents on a good thread.. PEACE |
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