How To Decide To Replace A Nickel In Your Coin Album

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cmajlz Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 01/17/2012 8:00 pm My granddaughter and I have started placing the coins in an album. My question is, when you open a roll of coins and think you want to replace a coin all ready in your album what do you do? Remove the coin from the album to compare? I have removed the same denomination maybe 10 times so far and know we will find a better coin at some point. Is there a better way? I figure constantly handling the coins is not the best idea nor is it good for the album. Is there a solution? Report this Post to the Staff

coinsearcher83 Pillar of the Community United States 1358 Posts	Posted 01/17/2012 8:07 pm Hmm... I would suggest choosing a certain grade (say Extremely Fine for nickel roll finds) and not put them into the album until you find a specimen of that grade. You can set aside lower-grade dates, but don't put them in the album until you are absolutely happy with the coin. That being said, a little upgrading shouldn't hurt too much. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 01/18/2012 12:51 pm Quote: ...don't put them in the album until you are absolutely happy with the coin. Good advice. Yes, you definitely want to minimize the insertion/removal cycle for each hole in your album. The album can wear out. Personally, I do not do upgrades (once a coin goes into my album it stays there). When pulling coins from circulation, I am mindful about the chances of finding something better. Once I am happy with the coin, in the album it goes and it the album it stays. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
cladking Pillar of the Community United States 2270 Posts	Posted 01/18/2012 5:33 pm My rule of thumb for replacing a coin is always "clearly superior". On moderns I tend to weight strike quality very highly so a "contender" has to be well made by good dies to start with. Then it has to have less wear or fewer marks. In other words if it isn't definitely a superior example I don't pull the other coin out of the album to compare. Sometimes I do put the original coin back in though. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps. Report this Post to the Staff
cmajlz Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 01/21/2012 12:15 am Thanks for the comments. I had to swap one of the coins out today. I haven't learned how to grade coins yet but found a 1938 that looks to me like a MS grade. Still don't have a camera yet so can't post a picture. Not only do I not have a digital camera I don't own a cell phone either. My land line phone does not have caller ID (but is cordless), my newest car is a 2005 van, my computer is 2 years old, I don't have a HD tv but I do have running water and elelctricity - can you tell what generation I belong to? Report this Post to the Staff
coinsearcher83 Pillar of the Community United States 1358 Posts	Posted 01/21/2012 09:39 am Haha, well, I'm sure at least some of us here wouldn't mind that kind of lifestyle mjuch. I'm not a big fan of the "latest and greatest" in technology either! Report this Post to the Staff
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