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iontyre Valued Member United States 269 Posts	Posted 06/25/2014 2:20 pm I certainly don't think there is anything wrong with breaking up proof sets (I've done a couple so far myself). I just get squeamish seeing people put the coins in albums instead of something more secure. I remove anything (mint or proof) from a government set it goes into a fresh clean 2x2 and archival pages in a binder. I have coins I left in albums from 40 years ago and they obviously suffered from the experience. However coins I put in 2x2's 40 years ago, even though the 2x2 has discolored the coins still look the same as they did the day I sealed them in. Absolutely NO DANSCOS for me! Report this Post to the Staff
denco7 Pillar of the Community United States 2543 Posts	Posted 06/25/2014 2:49 pm Quote: I have coins I left in albums from 40 years ago and they obviously suffered from the experience.............. Absolutely NO DANSCOS for me! Old folders and albums .......... cardboard held together with corn starch based glues and petroleum based chemicals as preservatives. New Dansco, Lighthouse,Whitman albums ............ made from chemically inert materials and inert plastic shields, that protect and preserve coins. The coins I have in my Danscos, are as bright and shiney as the day I took them out of their ugly scratched dull plastic coffins. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188660 Posts	Posted 06/25/2014 2:56 pm All but two of my Dansco albums are at least twenty years old, and the two oldest will be thirty years old this December. Zero problems. Of course, YMMV. How and where you keep them is very important. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
iontyre Valued Member United States 269 Posts	Posted 06/25/2014 8:47 pm Maybe, but I like my 2x2's and binders... albums burned me once, they don't get a second chance on something as precious as my coin collection. Report this Post to the Staff
rupester Pillar of the Community United States 1300 Posts	Posted 06/25/2014 9:50 pm The coins in my dansco's so far so good!! Definitly dont have the years under my belt my good friend Jbuck does but.. I do have some "album toned coins" my pride and joy is my mint set toned 1956 coins!! Awesome color!! Danscos for me!! I do the folders for the kid as he enjoys it cute to watch him stick a coin in!! But its all going to be a family collection hopefully passed on for generations to come!! 19 dansco's and counting! Report this Post to the Staff
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