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TikiFrance New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 12/02/2014 08:33 am Hello, I have recently got into coin collecting and would like to collect inexpensive circulating coins such as pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollar coins. Which album, Dansco or Whitman would be better? Please list some pros and cons for each. Thank you Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188391 Posts	Posted 12/02/2014 09:48 am to the Community! I prefer Dansco, but there is nothing wrong with Whitman. It is possible that Dansco are made better, but I have no real experience with Whitman to confirm or deny that. Ultimately the difference is aesthetic. Choose the one you think looks better. 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
Chriscoinz Valued Member United States 312 Posts	Posted 12/02/2014 11:47 am I prefer Whitman, but there is not much of difference. As Jbuck had said, whichever one looks best. Happy collecting! Report this Post to the Staff
Bertensgrad Pillar of the Community United States 1192 Posts	Posted 12/02/2014 1:20 pm Do you like blue or brown pages? The other big differences are Dansco is slightly taller and fits more coins per page. Dansco seem to be better constructed and holds up better looking at used albums. The thing that bugs me about Dansco is the way the slides work. I don't like that they don't have a finger tab and you end up getting finger prints on the slide above one of your coins to get it out. Whitman has a finger pull so you don't have to worry. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 12/02/2014 10:14 pm One sort of important thing to note is Dansco is made in the USA. Littleton is also made in the USA. Don't know why but Whitman has now gone to outsourcing their products to China. Their Albums are becoming cheaper made and it shows. I recently purchased a few and was shocked at how lousy they now are. Those things that hold the pages together are so cheaply made, now really difficult to get them out. I still like the Whitman color better than Dansco Brownish. Report this Post to the Staff
ratio411 Pillar of the Community United States 1208 Posts	Posted 12/09/2014 09:43 am I agree with others that the Dansco is made a little better. I used to have Whitmans, I really liked the blue albums, but they all started falling apart. Main problem was delamination. I changed over to Dansco, and haven't had an issue since. I am well over 20 Danscos now. I have heard people say that the Littleton albums are low quality, but don't know that first hand. There are a few different 'green' albums, but if I recall, it's the Intercept Shield that is the good brand if you like the green. Report this Post to the Staff
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