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I only own ONE slabbed coin........and that is an MS69 ASE from ....... "the missing year".  And I did not start collecting ASE's until 2007. So I do not own a Danco for any of these.....they remain in their OGP's. If silver will take a dive to $9.00 an oz., I may try to purchase enough of them to start a Dansco album, but for now, I just stay current with what I "do" have, and leave them as I received them. Other than that, all Dansco's for every current denomination. I do have various "folders" though for "circulated" coins that I do. And I maintain some folders with BU Presidential dollars, NA dollars, BU State Qtrs., Nickels, etc., etc... I also use OGP's. I also use "Coin tubes". And even ziplock bags and sealed plastic containers for LWC's. And I have three large Safety Deposit boxes at the bank for storage. |
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I think I've landed on using the standard Whitman folders for my circulated quarters and then get a Dansco for my s roofs\s clads\and BUs - the purdy coins.
I'm finding the circulateds are fun just to hunt for. I've been keeping up on the quarter roll hunting thread, I think I'm gonna have to do some roll hunting myself to find what I need. Not just for silver but I sill have a lot to find for my circulated collection.
Now if I'm not mistaken, San Fransisco mint has been producing S-clad proofs AND Silver proofs since '92, do the Dansco albums have a place for a P, D, S-clad and silver proof for the years since 92? or do they just have a spot for an S? I may hunt around for that answer.
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Coins that are in folders are in Littleton folders. I want to upgrade to albums sometime in the future. Those folders fit nicely into two ammo boxes. The rest of my collection (loose morgans, peace, other more valuable coins are in a 3 ring binder each having their own 2x2.) Multiple binders for each continent (or at least the large ones with multiple countries or alot of coins from that country. NA, SA, EU, ASIA). I have not bought slabbed coins. I have bought morgans and peaces in loose slabs and took that apart to put it in a 2x2.
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OK here I go again. I use something called WHITMAN CLASSIC ALBUMS. For all my coins. Actually not ALL anymore but used to be all Whitman. With over 100 Albums now slowly changing to Dansco Albums so may well take a few hundred years. On this forum if you don't use Dansco Albums people here think your rather ill or have other mental issues. Actually I'm really realizing Whitman Albums and many other manufaturers products just don't stand up to the quality of Dansco. I have no slabbed coins of any kind. I've purchased slabbed coins but break out the coins for Albums. The above is really a sad story for me since I've been a Whitman person for over 60 years now. So now it's Dansco for the next 60 years.   |
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I started with the whitman folders I am up to 6 danscos now-- only thing I dont like sometimes a coin "goes for a walk" and rolls out of its hole. carl give me a call when you hit 120 Retired USAF 1983-2003
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05/04/2011 11:44 pm
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The above is really a sad story for me since I've been a Whitman person for over 60 years now. So now it's Dansco for the next 60 years.  |
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United States
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For circulated (and possibly low mint state) coins, I use Littleton coin folders. They're archival safe and made in America (which shows quality!) Personally, I never take coins out of their slabs because they are safe and preserved in there. As for buying a '32-D, I'd always buy a slabbed one because of so many fakes out there.
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Although I live in Egypt and I have never been to USA, yet I love American coinage and I have been seriously collecting US coins now since 2007 (or you can say since I joined coin community forums  ) I have my US coins in 2x2 pages, others are in Harris folders, some are in Whitman folders, my doubles are in tubes. I have some slabbed coins and others are in airtites. I have placed sets in Dansco when I was about to complete it. Never thought to buy a Dansco when I just started the set. A coin folder or even 2x2 and a box to keep them in is enough for me until I am about to complete the set. Some times I complete the set and see that it is satisfactory for me to keep the coins in a folder. What I am trying to say, is that you are going to collect different grades... staring from old circulated to BU and proofs so keep the high grades sets in Danscos but keep the circulated sets in 2x2 or a folder (any type) until you compete or at least about to complete it and then you will decide whether you want to see them in a Dansco album or not. But it is just my opinion |
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I use basic Whitmans for Pres $ and like just Carl, I like Whitman classics for Lincoln cents and Buffalos. I dabble in Morgans and hope to get either Dansco or Whitman classic. Others are in 2x2s and coin tubes.
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@EgCollector; where do you find your U.S. and Great Britain coins for your collections? Are they found circulating in Egypt as legal currency, or do you purchase what you have, like ebay, etc? |
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United States
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I use 2x2's and clear coin pages as they allow protection, ease of orginization and you can always open a 2x2 to examine a coin up close. The pages are easily organized in any binder and can be added to as needed. Whitmans always drove me crazy as coins would inevitably fall out over time and you can only see one side. Dansco's are nice but if you open and close them enough you get high point wear on the coin. Hence my current preference of 2x2's where you can always pop one out of your folder and take it with you.
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United States
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EgCollector - those are some great ideas. I have been really close to buying a Dansco, but I did back off as thought to myself, I just starting, no reason to do this yet. Been looking this week at the Whitman folders. will probably be picking those up pretty soon. EgCollector, I am fascinated by the fact that you have never been to the US but are collecting US coinage. What got you interested in it? For some reason I have always loved quarters. Of course starting to really collect these days is giving me an appreciation for others now, especially the days gone by US coinage, the Buffalo nickles, Standing Liberty quarters, Three Cent pieces really interest me from a conceptual perspective. If you care to I'd love to hear how you got hooked on US coins. |
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United States
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I meant to ask this earlier to everyone but forgot. I have a bunch of coins in 2x2s and would probably be open to using them more, but I have had so much trouble getting them stapled...I'm always bending stables, jambing the stapler, messing up the 2x2 flip. I literal have to slam my fist on my stapler to get a good staple and while it does the trick, its loud, startling to my unsuspecting wife and kids LOL, and I think it creases the 2x2 a little. I like this approach for the circulated coins because you can see both sides, whereas with the folders you can only see the obverse of the coin, but I digress...any suggestions on staplers, or methods of fastening the 2x2s shut. Is there a certain gauge of staples, is there a certain brand of stapler that would be better to use? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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United States
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Yeah those mylar 2x2s are known to have that problem. You just got to get a firm heavy stapler that doesn't skew much, and don't smash, as that will make it skew.
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