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 Plenty of thickness in the pages. All of the coins fit snug with ample room between the front and back slides, even on my Eisenhower dollar album (although they come very close). I think it would be okay if they touched the back, since the front slide is the one that gets moved. Of course, if you ever wanted to get them out... be careful! My Jefferson nickel album is an oddball, the early dates seem to be loose (the later date pages were added), and the coins have rotated around over time. I do not think it is enough to cause concern; just handle the album with care and don't sling it around! I have the same issue with the loose Large Cents in my 7070 that biokemist and others have mentioned. Like he said, easy to shim. quote:
CONGRATS TO "YOU" ON YOUR 500th POST MAN!
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Is it true that Dansco albums damage your coins? Yes it is true. And also with Whitman Albums. This happens when you put the Albums in a fire, place outside in the rain and snow, bury in a pile of compose or even store in your stoves oven. If you place one on top of a Bar-B-Que grill and light the grill, the coins may also be damaged.  I've been putting my coins in Whitman Albums for as long as there has been Whitman Albums. Many people I know use Dansco Albums. I've got over 100 Albums and as long as they are in a normal to decent invironment, nothing will harm the coins. It is not the Albums that may damage, tone, tarnish, corrode a coin. It is the outside elements such as reactive gasses that may get to the coins that do that. Of course if you constantly pull the plastic slides back and forth hundreds of even thousands of times, that too will effect the coins. |
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Yes it is true. And also with Whitman Albums. This happens when you put the Albums in a fire, place outside in the rain and snow, bury in a pile of compose or even store in your stoves oven. If you place one on top of a Bar-B-Que grill and light the grill, the coins may also be damaged
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Coins may tone/tarnish is albums, but it isn't the albums that do it. It is simply the air around the coin that does it. Coins can corrode in albums, though, but only if you stick a sheet of PVC into the slot.  |
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That was actually pretty funny Just Carl!
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I have heard other people mention that they scratched their proof coins when sliding the plastic window back on, however I have never had that problem yet. As long as your careful and just slide the covers slow, you should be OK.
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I have all my proof coins in Dansco albums, and I've found the easiest way to avoid scratching is to exert a light amount of pressure with your gloved finger when placing the coin. This will place it below the danger zone, and avoid any possibility of scratching it when sliding the plastic insert in.
Ralph
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United States
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I have a lot of coins in Dansco albums and the only damage I have ever observed was to my wallet. It seems that an empty hole in a Dansco album will cause a strange phenomenon where my wallet to become dislodged from my pocket and cash will fall from it into the hand of a coin dealer. Has anyone else experienced this? Maybe I should call Robert Stack.
Jim
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I have notice hazing to my clad coins and tarnish to my silver coins that I purchase in Dansco albums in the mid 80s. Is it possible that the coins were dipped prior to my purchase instead of environmental or album damage?
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I am a new member and come across this wonderful site by accident looking for answers on my coins in the Dansco albums. I have scanned one of my Kennedy halves showing the haze that I mentioned but realized that I do not know how to attach it to this message. Can someone tell me how to do that? |
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Yes it is true. And also with Whitman Albums. This happens when you put the Albums in a fire, place outside in the rain and snow, bury in a pile of compose or even store in your stoves oven. If you place one on top of a Bar-B-Que grill and light the grill, the coins may also be damaged
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That was good! Now I'm paranoid. First time user of Dansco. Instead of sinking $10,000 into coin, I'll be constructing a "Clean Room" nlp
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have yet to see any damage on my coins from my dansco album and I have bought some $3,000.00+ coins for it
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the only "damage" I have noticed with coins in danscos are slight darkening of the color of copper coins. its slight enough that RD cents dont get to the RB, at least not yet, and ive had some of them in there for 15 years. I bet its humidity that sneaks in anyway. new albums are made to avoid damage, but older albums from before the 70s or so were not chemically engineered to avoid discoloration. in these albums, coins will change color, sometimes to interesting tones like blues and purples, but this toning is widely accepted as natural and even attractive.
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Wow..bryan your collection is really nice!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have notice hazing to my clad coins and tarnish to my silver coins that I purchase in Dansco albums in the mid 80s. Is it possible that the coins were dipped prior to my purchase instead of environmental or album damage?
Anything is possible. More than likely though your coins have been exposed to something in the invironment where they are stored. Numersous air born substances effect metals in many different ways so without knowing where, how and with what your coins are stored, it is difficult to ascetain the reason for any hazing or tarnishing.
Many individuals store coins in an air proof container or fairly air resistant. However, they seldom take into account what was in that container when closed. Many other possibilities but I highly doubt the Dansco Album had much to do with those effects.
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