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New Member
United States
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Most of my collection is in dansco albums and I'm just wondering if most people find these ok for proofs or is there something better? they are not graded
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Moderator
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Welcome to Coin Community, aeliza. There are as many ways to safely store Proofs as there are opinions. Albums are a perfectly good choice - a good way to do a set of Lincoln Proofs, for instance. Generally, if your Proof comes singly with its' own packaging, from a value standpoint you'll want to preserve that packaging. There are also various types of individual holders like Airtites, Intercept Shields and Coin Edge holders (which I'm a real fan of because they show the rim) and each of those have albums designed to hold them. Plenty of choices.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 I've been putting Proofs in my Whitman Albums for as long as I can remember. No problems of any kind at all. I keep most of my Albums in Zip Lock Plastic bags. |
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United States
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This reminds me - putting Proofs into albums is one place I actually recommend the use of cotton gloves, as you may end up having to put a bit of pressure on the coin's surface to squeeze it in. Still use only a fingernail to push rather than the pad of your finger, and put the force onto a device rather than the fields, which on a Proof will mar very easily.
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New Member
 United States
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thanks for the tips. I always use gloves (if only I could get my dad to). and my proof silver eagles are in the original packaging. I did not realize they made albums for the coin edge holders. may need to look into those.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1247 Posts |
i always store my silver proofs in a can filled with lemon peels in a hole in my back yard. |
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United States
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I have been putting proofs in my Dansco albums for years. Albums are keep in a climate controlled location. No worries. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1158 Posts |
2x2 flips, like everything else, unless their packaging adds value.
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Valued Member
United States
98 Posts |
Dave- what circumstances do you not recommend using cotton gloves (out of curiosity).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
656 Posts |
I've put all of my proofs from 1956-date into my Dansco albums. The only sets not in the albums are my 1954 & 1955 proof sets. Both sets have real nice toning and I want to display them as a set so they are in a 5 coin snap case.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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CL_ .. when you don't have to handle a raw coin you don't need gloves..
any other time, you should use them.
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Posted 01/10/2015 10:38 am
