Coins Falling Out Of Folder. Which Brand Is Best?

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KisNap Pillar of the Community United States 512 Posts	Posted 10/23/2026 11:11 pm I've had my Littleton green folders for many years now the nickels keep falling out as I fold it up. I look through rolls of coins and once in a while find a better condition coin I'll replace one with, but some of the ones falling out are ones I never replaced. Is this normal? Do they naturally waken over time? Do the blue Whitman folders hold coins better? Report this Post to the Staff

Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7395 Posts	Posted Yesterday 12:22 am I store my 2nd and 3rd string coins in the blue Whitman folders and like you have some problem slots/holes. I just take a snippet of paper and lay it over and beyond the hole, then press coin in. Seems to hold fine when closing up the folder. Report this Post to the Staff
KisNap Pillar of the Community United States 512 Posts	Posted Yesterday 12:28 am What do you keep your 1st string coins in? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 110190 Posts	Posted Yesterday 07:36 am That is an age old problem with the blue Whitman folders going as far back as I can remember. This is one reason we still see old cent coins with tape residue on them. Now I keep my coins in Dansco albums. the pages have a clear plastic sheet that keeps the coins contained. There are other brands other than Dansco that folks here use (Whitman Albums) is one of them. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2264 Posts	Posted Yesterday 11:50 am The only Whitman folders that coins have fallen out of are ones that my cousin had back in the 1950s. And only a couple have fallen out. I've had Whitman folders since the early 1970s and have never had this problem. If you use their "lock-in" feature correctly, the coins will not come out. Report this Post to the Staff
n9jig Pillar of the Community United States 1008 Posts	Posted Yesterday 9:35 pm I finally gave up on the folders. I had some of the books with the clear plastic slide-in covers but didn't like them much better. I ended up putting all my collections in 2x2's and marking them off in the space in the folder they would have gone into. (Book # & page #) Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7395 Posts	Posted Yesterday 9:40 pm Quote: What do you keep your 1st string coins in? Like Dearborn stated..............Dansco Albums Report this Post to the Staff
perfessor Pillar of the Community United States 933 Posts	Posted Yesterday 10:13 pm I like Dansco albums also. They are a nice look and the albums don't fall apart. Many of my old Whitman albums have the binding broken, but they still hold the coins. The only downside to Dansco albums is they don't have the finger indentation to remove the slides easily. Report this Post to the Staff
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