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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I currently have a fledgling IHP collection in one of those blue foldout books. This one has sleeves so that you can see both obverse and reverse of coin. Is this the best method to store them?
How does everyone else store their respective collections?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Whitmans, Danscos, Littleton, you name, I use it.   |
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Valued Member
United States
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That is one of the better ways to store them. The worst you could do is throw them into a drawer with a wood bottom. I personally prefer to store my coins in 2x2's in a binder, but hey, whatever floats your boat will work.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Some have preferances over "brand names" when it comes to these folders/albums......but YEP !...that's the correct method !
2x2's also possible for semi keys that you have extra of.....and will look nice in a 3 ring binder notebook.
Coin tubes will house extra's nicely too.
If you have tons of them...... **(No Zip Files Allowed)** lock baggies will suffice as well.....they're PVC free and airtight so.....
Make sure you keep any with verdigis corrosion away from the others.......it's a cancer that can/will spread !
Edited by eaglefoot
06/27/2008 1:09 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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One thing to remember with the albums with the slides, make sure your coins are centered in the thickness of the page and not reasting against the slides. Otherwise moving the slides in and out as you add coins or upgrade can allow the slides to drag across the high points of the coin and create scratches. (slidemarks)
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Moderator
 United States
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I agree with Conder101, be careful of those slides and center your coins. I have a Lincoln Cent collection I am currently working on and prefer the brown Dansco albums with the mylar "slides" so both obverse and reverse of coin can be viewed. They also have a sleeve that the album fits into that will keep your coins even safer. swcoin.ecrater.com
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm new to collecting and use a 3 ring binder and pages but want to eventually go to something nicer. Hey, we all have to start somewhere, right? The binder is nice because if something happens to it, they are fairly cheap to pick up another.
~Mike~
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Valued Member
United States
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I use an Intercept Shield album, works great and protects my IHCs really well.
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Rest in Peace
United States
3730 Posts |
I've been using Dansco Premium Albums for years, and the coins look just as they did when I put them in th album.
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Valued Member
United States
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The best thing about an old junky 3 ring binder is if somone should break in they won't look twice at it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The best thing about an old junky 3 ring binder is if somone should break in they won't look twice at it.
That is actually sort of true. I know someone that was robbed while the family was out. And entire coin collection was missed since it was mostly all in 2x2's, in those plastic sheets that hold 20-2x2's and in 3 ringed binders. They were openly displayed in a kids room, on a shelf with school books. Not many crooks are into learning you know. Myself I have well over 100 Whitman Classic Albums. Each is in a zip lock bag. Most are in 5 different safe deposit boxes. |
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Posted 06/27/2008 11:52 am
