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Rest in Peace
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Here's what I do. I use Whitman albums, one they are less expensive two, I had started with Cents a long time ago... Then I customized to fit what I wanted,,, instead of being locked into a manufactured method. This is a blank page of SBAs that I labeled myself as standard through all my albums. These are in a combined binder holding Ikes and soon, Sacageweas to 2009. I have many combined sets, takes up less territory in binders that way.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Full disclosure, I took the slides off to take the pictures. But I don't really worry about scratching the coins; it's pretty easy to slide them on and off when you get used to it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If you google Coin Albums you would find there are many different manufacturers of them. And in different colors. Some coins look better in some colors. For example a Copper coin gets sort of lost in a tan Dansco where as in a Whitman blue or Littleton Green they stand out better. Telling people that a Dansco looks so much richer and then just hiding it away makes no Cents. Do note that a Dansco Album does not have an easy method to remove the plastic slides where as others have slots at the end of the pages to grab the slides. Do not be afraid of the slides scratching the coins. Normally you do not take them in and out frequently. And note Dansco Albums are normally more expensive.
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Moderator
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Been using Dansco albums for over 33 years now. No problems, no complaints. Other than the modern coins that came from OGP mint or proof sets, almost everything was either pulled from circulation or bought in mid-circulation grades.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks all for the help! I do admit I like the looks of the Whitman Albums and I didn't even know they existed!
Edited by Krazy Kermit
07/05/2018 4:21 pm
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United States
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Neither did I when I moved from Whitman folders to Dansco albums. I often wonder what I would have done differently, given that my grandfather bought my first two Dansco albums for me.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I use a combination of Whitman and Dansco. Personally I like the blue color and block script of the Whitmans better than the brown and cursive of Dansco. Both are solid.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The Whitmans are nice also
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Valued Member
United States
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One thing I see about the Whitmans are that there are spaces for proof coins, which I never gave thought to collecting so now I have to ponder some more...haha
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Moderator
United States
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Do note that there are two versions of the Dansco. One that includes the proof only issues, one that does not.
Proof only means that the coin was only issued in proof for that mint, typically the 1968 and later San Francisco coins.
Sadly, for the years that Philadelphia (1964 and earlier) and San Francisco (1968 to 1975 cents, 1968 to 1970 nickels) issued both proof and business strikes there is only one hole so you have to choose which to put in it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Another difference... unless I am mistaken, Whitman does not produce slip cases for their albums.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Also, note that Dansco is made in the USA and Whitman is made in China. Also, Whitman is actually Harris which bought out Whitman but kept the name. One thing that always irritates me about Dansco is the empty places at the end of the Album. Pages are made the same regardless of how many coins are needed. No other manufacturer of Albums does that. Possibly a good or bad thing about Whitman Albums is so many have the cover large enough to add many additional pages. For example I can put two complete sets of Mercury dimes in one Album. As many as 10 Pages in a Lincoln Cent Album. Most Dansco Albums have the cover only big enough for what is needed page wise. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Well correct me if I am wrong Whitman albums appear to not have a State Quarter Album that has spaces for P, D & S? I am only finding date set or P&D, but yet it seems to be the only coin set left out, which to my OCD mind makes no sense...haha Can someone confirm that I am correct or incorrect and if incorrect where would I be able to purchase the album? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You know what, it looks like you're right, KK. I never noticed that until now -- I use a Whitman Statehood album for P&D finds from circulation and Danscos for PDSS from mint sets.
Funny that they do have an album for 2009 - Date with the page labeled for PDS of the territory quarters.
I guess you could do a generic Whitman "Coin Album" binder with blank quarter pages and label them yourself.
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Valued Member
United States
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I also believe the Presidential dollar does the same thing, and from what I am to understand the companies thoughts are have 2 albums a P&D and put the proofs in a date set album. I also noticed they do not make modern albums for anything older than Barber aged coins as well. So I guess each company has their respective pros and cons. |
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