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Pillar of the Community
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mdh157, yes - I would get them out of those folders ASAP, especially if they are nice. Those folders are not the ideal storage and can cause damage over the long run.
You should be able to pick up a Dansco (or other album) for around $20, or a used for even less. May sound steep, but well worth it for the life of the coins. Other storage methods exist as well that are still way better than the folders IMO.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Not to change the subject but someone said earlier tha 'those books can do nasty things to coins. I have an 09-40 and 41-74 whitman folders of lincolns, both complete. they were put together by me a long time ago. My question is, should I be moving them from the folders, and, if so, is there any similar display place, folder, etc that I could put them in? soem of the pre-30 stuff is really nice and I don't want it to become damaged.
Yes there have been lots of info of how bad those Folders are. And yes you should get your coins out of them fast. There are many things you could do safer than those folders. For displaying, many companies make what is called an Album. Those are like a book with usually removable pages, coins are in slots covered with plastic slides. They are made by numerous companies and for some reason the majority of people on this forum are DANSCO PEOPLE. By that they use only the Dansco Brand and want the entire world to do the same.  I suspect there is a Dansco brainwashing system in the works here. Also, they are made by companies like Whitman, Littleton, Intercept Shield and many more. Some are made in the USA and some in China. For your pennies I recommend Whitman for several reasons. One is I use them.  Two is I always hope Whitman sees my usage of their product and sends me something to make up for all the free advertising. Regardless of the silliness, I like Whitman due to the fact you can put about 9 pages in one Cent Album to cover all the coins from 09 to present. Remember to be carefull removing them so as not to use your fingers to much. Leaves oils and acids on the coins. Edited by just carl
02/11/2011 4:28 pm
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What I am getting at is a whitman folder (not completed) is one of the most common sets brought into dealers to sell. Most times they are missing the 09 S, 09 S vdb, 10 S, 11 S 12 S, 13 S, 14 D, 22 no D, 31 S, 24 D and 26 S. I agree with GoldRush. I bought a circulated 09-40 set on ebay with 79 of the 89 total coins in the 09-40 album for under $30 a couple of years ago. I did this to "jump start" my Lincoln set. I filled in a few of the semi-keys (mainly the S mints listed above) and have now been upgrading. I bought a circulated 41-59 set for $5 around the same time. There's just a lot of these sets out there and that keeps prices down. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Another option is to use 2x2's until you are ready to put them in an Album.
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so the albums are ok with the material that touches the rim of the coin? (excuse my ignorance but I have never used one before and have no idea what it is made of).
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Contact with the rim is not an issue. It is, after all, the preferred place to hold a coin in hand, right?  I have used Dansco for over 26 years now. No problems, no complaints. |
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got it........i'll start shopping for a dansco...prob a 7100
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Valued Member
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I started doing my Lincoln Cent collection in a whitman folder and I hated it. I switched to a Dansco 7100 and I couldn't be happier! |
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Pillar of the Community
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 ..except for having a time sliding the plastic covers out...but I'm working on a solution..self adhering index tabs cut down to a reasonable size. |
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NICE that's a really good idea! I might have to "borrow" that one ;)
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..except for having a time sliding the plastic covers out... I will give just carl this about his beloved Whitman albums and their thumb-notches on the edge. They make it much easier to pull the slides out without risk to the coins. |
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jbuck, I did have a Whitman..and it was a little easier, but still a pain because it was hard to get enough pressure on that thin piece of plastic. Maybe it's just because of my big hands, but the index tab solution solves that.
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Ah, very good then!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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My trick for getting the slides open, is use a rubber band.
I think you will be surprised to see easy the slide will come out.
Just put the rubber band on the slide .. and pull it to the outside of the page
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Pillar of the Community
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That works too Goldrush...I just didn't like the smears on the plastic...not a big deal,just annoying
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