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Moderator
 United States
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Folders can be fund and are great for beginners, but albums are always going to be better, even for common circulated coins.
However, when discussing circulated coins, albums being better does not mean folders are all that bad. I think proper storage for albums and folders has the greater affect. You want stable temperature and low humidity.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Now you guys have got me thinking. Right now my collections are in 2x2's in pages in a 3 ring binder. Unfortunately, every time I upgrade I have to pry the staples out and it becomes a hassle. For missing coins, I either have to leave a blank space in the page to fill later (which leaves a lot of spaces and wasted pages), or I don't account for it and have to re-organize everything when I get a new coin for the set that I was missing. I originally was thinking maybe I would leave my silver sets in the 2x2's and put the clad coins in folders. Unfortunately with the ways the folders are broken up ( Roosevelt dime for example), I'd have to buy 3 folders @ $3 a pop to complete a full set. Alternatively, I can get a Dansco with every year included in one book for a little over $20. Then I could move my silver coins from 2x2's into the album and have everything in one place. I'm tempted to go with Danscos but the price still seems high.. I could spend that money on more coins! To complicate things further, what about the intercept albums? Are those good? Decisions, decisions! |
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United States
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For me, the Dansco albums have paid for themselves over the years of enjoyment. For what it is worth, my oldest Dansco albums are going on 32 years old now.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I seem to be the sole person who prefers Whitman albums over Dansco for the looks. The blue to me looks really nice with silver coins in it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well problem solved. I found a guy on ebay selling lightly used albums. He confirmed they had no writing, tears, etc. picked up 4 Danscos (Kennedy, WL halves, Roosevelt, and IHP) and 3 Whitman albums (Mercury, Jefferson, and Franklin). He cut me a break on price too for buying so many. Now I just need a cent and Washington quarter album and I'll be all set. Highly doubt I'll ever complete the WL, Mercury, or IHP albums but I can certainly fill a decent amount of holes in them! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Good choice .... I think you will be happy with Dansco albums  |
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United States
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I seem to be the sole person who prefers Whitman albums over Dansco for the looks. The blue to me looks really nice with silver coins in it. Nope, just carl has been on the Whitman bandwagon for years.  Quote:Well problem solved. I found a guy on ebay selling lightly used albums.... Well done! |
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Slovenia
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I agree with those saying that Whitman's blue and silver coins go together nicely. That is as far as I can go with US coins :D As for my Euro collection, just today I calculated that before my next expanse, I'll probably have to invest about 100 € in capsules, album pages, boxes/trays etc :) |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I'm a hard core fan of Whitman albums . As far as Wizard goes ; I buy all my supplies from them .
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United States
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I do not dislike the Whitman albums. I just as easily could have been using them, but my grandfather bought me my first two albums and they happened to be Dansco.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with the comment about Wizard Coin Supply too. good prices on albums as well as pretty much everything else.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well I was going to use wizard but I couldn't pass up the 4 Danscos and 3 Whitman albums for $85 total with shipping included. Can't wait to get them!
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Moderator
United States
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I would not have passed on that, either. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I received them today and as he described, they are all in great shape. I did notice some of the plastic pieces that slide over the coins have a few smudges on them. I don't want anything getting on my coins so should I clean the inserts? Will a little warm water be enough? Can I simply dry them with a paper towel? Thanks.
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United States
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That might help, but I am not sure that cleaning would not just add more haze to them. You might need to be prepared to replace them.
I think you can order replacements, but you can make your own. You should be able to find clear acetate sheets at a craft, hobby, or office supply store. You can then cut them down to size.
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