Presidential Dollars In A Dansco?

They seem to pick up scuffs, odd spotting, small discolored patches quite easily, particularly noticeable in proof than do the silver or cupronickel coins do. I use direct fit Air-Tites for the best looking coins and 2x2 the rest.

I've been keeping Sac/Prez dollars in albums for several years now as well (some of the early Sacs in a Whitman folder at first, but now all are in Danscos). I've had some toning on the ones I pulled in out of the wild, but most of them came from mint sets or proof sets and they seem to be holding up fine.

I have all of the Presidential Proofs that have come out so far in a really nice Whitman album. Mine is a "date set" type, so one beautiful Proof coin for each President fits this perfectly !
I've had zero toning in this album so far.

I also have all of the Sacagawea's/Native Dollars in a Dansco complete/up to date.
This one has the original biz. strikes and Proofs.
And then the Satin Finish ones and Proofs.
There is zero toning in these, so far, for me as well.

Now I do some "coin folders" for the Prez. dollars too.
One for the daughter, Nephew, and an extra one for just whatever.
Some of these have had small amounts of toning.....but I believe they had this before it went into the folder anyway, and "value" or "beauty" were not/are not factors that I employ while putting together "folders".
It's just a "for fun" ---kids thing kinda deal.
I fully expect future toning with these.....but since they'll never be worth anything but a dollar anyway.....what's it matter ?

I recommend "Dansco" (or Whitman, or whatever) albums, only if you're going to put Presidential Proofs and high grade--busted right from the U.S. Mints annual Uncirc. Sets--, MS Presidential dollars in there.
If you're only going to put "BU bank roll" ones in there....I just wouldn't spend the money for a Dansco album for "just that". Gotta make it worthwhile, IMO.
With any other kind of coin, a Dansco would be recommended regardless of existing grade, to protect your coins, but with the Prez. dollars........well.....yeah.....they're just not ever gonna be the Rock Stars of the Coin World, if you know what I mean ! .....
So, just BU ones from "the wild"....I wouldn't do a Dansco......but Proofs and coins taken from the annual Uncirculated U.S. Mint sets....... YES ! .... ABSOLUTELY !

Thanks for the feedback, all. I'll probably go ahead and get a Dansco for them. If nothing else, maybe it will be the start of my nephew's collection in 4 or 5 years.

Carl, that's a good idea. Really the only experience I've had with the modern dollar coins are those that have been in circulation. My sister had a good laugh by paying me back a $500 loan with Sacageweas about 8 years ago. I really didn't mind as I had a good time spending them, but just sitting there on my desk I could almost watch the toning from day to day. Of course, they weren't in any type of preservation environment.

I guess at some point I'm going to have to look at a safety deposit box to store my long term collection. We don't have the type of humidity that many parts of the country deal with here in Tulsa, but we do have some.

I agree. I have had no problems with Dansco albums when stored in zip-lock freezer bags with desiccant added.

I too use Dansco albums.

Living in Florida, we have a lot of humidity. So far I have had no problem with any of my pres. dollars toning. Like others all of mine come from mint and proof sets.

I have a "P and D" album, for satin/BU and a date set album for my proofs.

I do like the Dansco's for these, because they put information pages between each coin page.

Here is a example








EDIT ... I did not see this was a old thread until after I posted .... I wonder if OKsooner ever got t a album?