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Pillar of the Community
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I thought about buying 3 inch binders but that seems awful big. I'm going to keep my world coins and Canadian cent collections in them. Thanks !
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Bedrock of the Community
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Prior to purchasing an Album for your coins, note that most on this forum are Dansco users. Most say the reason is they look expensive then hide them. I suggest yuu take your time making an Album decision. Almost all are similar in construction. Most are basically the same except minor details. If you go to a local coin store, they may have several different types to look at. There are a wide variety of colors though. Also, some are different as to some of the coins required. Also, a large difference in prices too.
One good method is to use is to do things like go to the Whitman Web site and request a catalog. They will send you one free and it is about 90 pages of coin collecting stuff.
Whitman is owned by Harris and therefore they make Albums with the names of Whitman, Harris and also, US Mint Products.
Another thing is to go to companies like Wizard coin supplies and look at their inventory. You could use Google to find many, many more on line dealers and it cost nothing to just look.
Remember if you buy an Album on line, regardless of by who, the cost of shipping gets really high. IF you could find a coin show somewhere, might be a better place to buy an Album.
I'm a bit bias about Whitman Albums since most of mine are Whitman. However, I do have several other brands mostly due ot getting them free. I like Whitman for Cents since I can put enough pages in one binder for all from 09 to present. Not sure but I think Dansco also does that.
Possibly for most, the color is important. Internet Shield brands are Green. If I remember so is Littleton. Whitman is Blue. Dansco is sort of brownish. US Mint products are sort of grey.
Many more on the market but no idea of their colors.
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I thought about buying 3 inch binders but that seems awful big. I'm going to keep my world coins and Canadian cent collections in them. Thanks ! I thought about the 3 inch, then I thought about those 30 pound dealer binders at the shows, busting apart at the seams.. nah way too massive for me. My Canadian cent collection is the reason I went with the binder. Dansco doesn't make one. And I don't like the other available folder/album options for them. Plus I have lots of doubles. I added my world coins, then I got one for my U.S. doubles, as it grows I'll just buy more binders and sub divide by denomination or country. The binders are extremely versatile. I like that I don't have to search through boxes anymore to find a coin. |
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I use a combination of storage methods. Danscos for my high end sets. 2x2s in both three ring binders and storage boxes. My big dollars are in slabs (mine and TPGs) in PCGS and NGC boxes.
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Hadnt thought about the weight. I had looked around and only saw one size of binder and figured I knew enough about the coins being heavy I wouldnt wanna trust a typical high school 3 ring binder.
Where do you guys get your binders if they need to be more sturdy for coins but my massive one I got from BCW is over kill?
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I haven't bought a binder yet but looks like I'll get a 2 inch. Probably just a regular old binder from a big box store.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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I got my 2 inch binders and pages from a local coin collecting supply store near me called Brooklyn Coin Gallery. I go there directly to save on shipping. The web address is brooklyngallery.com visit and browse I think there prices are pretty cheap.
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I'll have to look into that. Also have to start looking into local coin stores in my area. Sadly when I looked into comic book/TCG stores years ago there was..... 1. LOL. Within over 45 minutes drive. (Atleast at the time). Maybe with coins being more of a investment then just 'toy' like comics/MTG I'll have better luck. Hadnt thought to look yet but now I will.  . |
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I have 2 Dansco Albums (1 Lincoln Cent with proofs and a blank one for Canadian Cents), 1 Intercept shield album (for my U.S. type set), 2 Littleton Albums ( P&D circulated State Quarters and national park quarters). I also, however, use 2x2s and the 20 pocket album pages in binders for toned coins, my birth year set, other random coins, and my world coin collection. I also have a box full of 2x2s for cents that I pull from rolls that are nice but don't have a spot in my various albums/binders for them. I think it comes down to what you want to do. I feel that albums are good for showing off coin sets while binders give me the freedom to create my own unique albums that can be organized any way I like. I don't think you have to pick one or the other. I use many different methods for storing coins. |
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If you are going to collect more than a typical year/mintmark for a series or your own type set, then the 2x2 and binder is the way to go. I do that for most of my coins and notes and they look nice. Plus I can arrange them however I want.
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I've always used binders - the bigger the ring, the better; and I've always preferred 1.5 X 1.5 holders over 2 X 2.
This is good plan if you observe a one-a-year format, as I do; and I cut out pieces of cardboard in 1.5 X 1.5 size to place in the spots where no coin was minted - 1922 nickel through half, and the various ones from the early '30s; but I got cute and collected the Commemorative halves from the '20s instead of putting blanks in those spots!
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