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Rest in Peace
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In my opinion folders are for newbies first getting into the hobby . To the avid coin collector folders serve no cents ( pun intended ). Unable to view reverse , pain in the neck pressing into tight hole and toning the reverse of the coin usually in a bad way . As you get more into collecting you'll want to not only upgrade your coins but also upgrade to coin albums . More expensive but you won't regret it ; Totally different animal . There are different brand albums out there but I like Whitman blue covers . others like Dansco & Lighthouse .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There is no reason to put higher grade coins in a Whitman. After all, you want to admire both sides.
I put together a couple of Whitman folders a month, as gifts to YNs, so they'll hopefully upgrade to an album with better pieces. After forceably seating
the bottom in, I angle a shot-glass and 'roll' upwards. This gets the job done
& saves my thumbs.
Edited by fioti
05/27/2019 2:58 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I used to have all mine in Whitman's. I stored them in what I thought was aitright conditions. Many years later I took them out, unwrapped them, and every coin with a BU front had no luster on the back. I stopped using them for anything not circulated. In fact I have not put another coin into one opting for 2X2s instead.
I also now do not put coins (permanently) with luster in Dansco albums or anything that will have cardboard touching the coin since I am now thinking it was ambient humidity in the cardboard that ruined my coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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All such problems are good reasons to switch to Albums.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Yeah but Carl ,Albums have cardboard too . I have only used albums for my high grade Circulated 1909-1940 Lincolns . All the rest of my coins are loose leaf binders . Hopefully some day someone will come out with an Album with no paper ,cardboard or PVC , especially made for Gem Bu coins .  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Hopefully some day someone will come out with an Album with no paper ,cardboard or PVC , especially made for Gem Bu coins Capital holders? Edited by joecoin
06/02/2019 08:42 am
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Rest in Peace
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Joe , I said Albums not holders . We all know there are plenty of those out there .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I use snap lock 2x2s myself, but if I were just starting out on a collection and wanted it to be an album, then I would probably go with a CAPS album. They're a bit on the expensive side but from what others say they offer excellent protection and viewing.
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Hopefully some day someone will come out with an Album with no paper ,cardboard or PVC , especially made for Gem Bu coins. I believe CAPS Albums meet this criteria but they are rather large. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The only folder I have is a old cent Whitman folder that I inherited and I've left the cents as-is. My wife collects the ATB Quarters in a folder as well. Everything else I have is in a Whitman Classic album, Dansco album, or CAPS album. |
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Rest in Peace
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Drill three holes along the edge of a Capital holder and put it in a binder! Just not the same !  |
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Yeah but Carl ,Albums have cardboard too . At least it only touches the edge in an album. The problem with folders is that the backing touches one side of the coin. Most of the time that backing has residual adhesives that come in contact with the coin. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yeah but Carl ,Albums have cardboard too It is not the cardboard that causes the problems, it is the glue. If you look at the empty slot in most Folders, you would see a sort of shiny substance. This is the glue from the manufacturing of the Folder. Most companies simply slap glue on entire sheets of paper and lay the slotted piece on that. That empty slot now has glue on it and when you put your coins into that slot, the glue eventually messes up your coins. Many kids like that since a well worn coin could fall out of a slot so kids spit on the rear of the coin, knowing this will make the glue now usable to hold the coin. However, this is wear your biggest problem with Folders comes from. |
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I have never used the Whitman's for any length of time, I have bought many a folders and emptied them out. I use Library of Coins albums for all of my coins that are in albums.
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