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Pillar of the Community
United States
595 Posts |
Do you keep all your sets in albums?
I have albums for a couple of my complete sets -- Eisenhower and the the 20th-C types, of course -- but others I just keep in plastic 2x2s, filed away in a box together. As long as I know I have every coin in the set, I don't think an album is necessary.
I was wondering how others deal with it, just out of curiosity.
Jan
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Over 100 Albums. Mostly Whitman Classics but also a few Danscos. I keep the majority of sets in those.
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Valued Member
United States
361 Posts |
I keep most of my coins in albums. The old Library of Coins albums are my absolute favorite. For some of my more expensive coins I use an Intecept shield album. Nothing looks nicer than a set of unc. Franklins in a 50 year old album.
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 United States
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Yes, I use Dansco albums. The albums make reviewing my collection more enjoyable, especially when they are complete.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
It's kinda hard to put slabs in ablums...I use trays and place those trays in a Pelican case...I probably need to put a silca bag in there for moisture absorbtion that may get stuck in the case, being air-tight, and water reseistant.
My partial collections (Lincolns, Liberty Head Nickels and Jeffersons) from when I was younger were (and still are) in Whitman Classic Albums (fixin' to part with those sets).
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Valued Member
United States
54 Posts |
My raw coins are in 22 different Dansco albums. My certified coins are all slabbed in NGC or PCGS air tight slabs and stored in the 20 coins NGC slab cases. I find it is easier to keep track of and organize my collection in this manner.
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United States
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I like the Dansco albums. However, I also have a few coins in slabs. What I have done with my Barber dime collection is to place ordinary modern dimes into the holes. I stick a loose-leaf reinforcement to each dime and write the name of the third party grading service and the assigned grade. While not ideal this compromise works for me. Coins for which I do now have an album, the type coins, I have put into 2X2s. Matthew |
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United States
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I plan to put my more recent acquisitions into Dansco albums. I like the look of complete or near complete sets in albums. I can't wait for the 7070 to come back into print.
I still have all of my Whitman folders with all of my roll finds from when I was a kid in the early 70's. They will stay right where they are. Still have a lot of slabbed coins in boxes that will mostly stay slabbed. A ton of 2x2's in boxes. Crap, I've got stuff everywhere.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I have all my coins in 2x2's then placed into 3 ring binders for a total of 49 and climbing.
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Valued Member
United States
266 Posts |
Danscos all the way for me.
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Valued Member
United States
359 Posts |
I go with Dansco Albums for standard coin sets. For my type set I have moved away from the 7070 to Coin World Premier holders to match my PCGS slabs in the type set. For some reason I have to have all the coins in a set in the same style holder. I can't seem to say to myself... Here is my set and the proof for the set is located in the proof sets in another box.. I need to get a single proof to put in the set. Whether it be in the Dansco or in the type set CW Premier holder... Albums are great for presentation and completion tracking.. |
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United States
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Yes, I use Dansco albums. The albums make reviewing my collection more enjoyable, especially when they are complete.  Most are Dansco, with 5 Whitman albums. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Some Danscos, extra coins stay in 2x2s stored in vinyl sheets in binders. Had the red & black boxes, much too difficult to find a specific coin, and they could flip over, spilling the contents.
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Valued Member
United States
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The sets I'm not focusing on, are in Whitman's the sets I'm focusing on go into airtites and then NoVa trays. I like being able to see what I'm working on, watch as it nears completion- man thats a long way off!
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 United States
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I like being able to see what I'm working on, watch as it nears completion I can see the progress on the spreadsheets I keep. Must be the database administrator in me. |
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United States
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I have started several Dansco albums, a U.S. modern half dollar commemortive and a Canadian silver dollar album. Other than that I keep most everything in a 2x2. I have started cracking some coins out of their mint holders because I end up not looking at them as often, plus I find it a pain when showing people the coins. I find the 2x2's in the plastic pages to be nice and uncluttered. So while I have some hoarding tendancies, I am not real big on keeping my coins where I can't get them out and view them. I must say that I like the look of the Dansco albums on the shelf though.
Having to see the progress in a spreadsheet would annoy me. But I collect the coins I do because I like them as art or as precious metal (back when coins were "real" because they had copper and silver in them). I am not big on buying everything from a check list. I do have my coins in a spreadsheet though, that keeps track of the value and the precious metal content, if any. I just add them and then watch the numbers automatically add up for the "value" of the collection. I think that is cool, but it does back fire on me sometimes because then my wife sees how much I have in the coins. :-)
This is just my current view and it is apt to change with my mood, as it has already changed several times since I started collecting.
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Posted 01/25/2012 10:00 am
