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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are they safe for your coins? Am I going to see toning/tarnishing? Do the pages cause damage or discoloring to the coins? Will the slides scratch coin surface? I might try putting a set together but it's pending on these questions. Thanks.
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 United States
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My oldest Dansco albums are thirty years old this past December. All but a few are more than twenty years old. I have no complaints.
They are nowhere near air tight, so how and where you keep them is very important. Clean air, stable temperature, and low humidity are key.
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Valued Member
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Hold off on the Dansco. There will be a solution available soon to organize a collection in Air-Tite holders. No need to worry about oxidation/moisture/slide scratches.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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They are great! Pleasing appearance and a great way to be able to look at your collections.
As with ALL storage methods though, you have to take precautions. I use 'Zip locks' when not enjoying my coins with a dessicant bag in the zip for extra protection.
I live in a VERY humid location, (Florida), and don't want to take any chances.
Even " pro Slabed " coins are Not air tight.
Dansco's will do the job.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I enjoy my coins a lot more often now that they (a fair amount of them) live in Dansco's. They stay in a waterproof fire safe with huge 40g dessicant packs tossed in for good measure. Waterproof keeps moisture out....as well as in.
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United States
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I'm pretty sure the Dansco albums are well made, I don't think I would trust extremely high end coins, like classic proofs in them however. The plastic slides can and do cause hairline marks if the coin touches them. For most people they do a fine job of displaying a collection or series of coins. Just use caution when inserting and removing the coins and the plastic slides.
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United States
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The plastic slides can and do cause hairline marks if the coin touches them. Um...hairline marks on the plastic maybe.  The plastic is MUCH softer than any coin. The only way you're gonna get marks on your coins from the slides is if you're putting plastic coins inside. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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CopperCastle,
I love the Dansco albums but the slides can and do cause hairline scratches if you aren't careful. Yes, plastic is softer than silver/copper etc, however, the layer of toning can be marred making an unsightly hair line in the toning layer. Sometimes I think dust particles trapped between the slide and the coin may cause some of these marks.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sometimes I think dust particles trapped between the slide and the coin may cause some of these marks. This sounds more reasonable. I recently was inspecting some US gold in a friend's Dansco (he loves to show it off...for good reason!) And gold, being relatively soft would be more prone to scratches. As much as those slides are moved, if they were causing a disturbance surely they would be visible on the softest of coin metals. However, I could see none. This brings up another interesting topic...patina  (thanks for pointing that out). Gold, as we know is resilient & doesn't form patina like silver & copper does. Particles of dust could very well produce hairlines on a coins surface patina as they are dragged across (producing an effect like fine grit sandpaper). The slide itself however...doubtful. |
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United States
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Most coins are thinner than the holes and will sit below the edge where the slide cannot contact them. One exception being the large dollar coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I too enjoy my coins much more now that they are in Albums. It is so much easier to pull out an album and leaf through the pages than it is to pull out a box and dig through the 2X2s or Airtites one at a time. Like it has been mentioned before, they are not air tight. They will not cause the enviormental damage, but they will not protect your coins from climate extremes either.
Like JBuck says, the coins sit below the plastic slide. I take cotton gloves and gently push my coins into the holes until they are low enough for the plastic slide to slide freely without touching the coins. The holes are slightly undersized for a tight fit and some can take quite a bit of massaging to get in.(but they won't fall out either) I think some people lose patience or get frustrated and push it in just far enough to "massage" the plastice slide over the coins and that is what mars the coins.
I really like my Danscos, have no complaints about protection or quality
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think dust particles trapped between the slide and the coin may cause some of these marks. Yes correct, I should have been more clear in my comments. I am more concerned with hairlines on proof coins where the slightest touch can cause issues. Quote:
Most coins are thinner than the holes and will sit below the edge where the slide cannot contact them. One exception being the large dollar coins. Yes I would recommend making darn sure the coins are pushed down below the slide before removing it. I use a soft cloth to push them down into their slots before pushing the slide back across. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I am not keen on them. Still OK for average grade date sets; I think that is how their original idea was conceived.
We have come a long way since then; more valuable coins are slabbed individually these days. Displaying slabs still presents problems for some, but cumbersome slab albums are available.
I had a Dansco for Australian coins when I started collecting as a teenager, but that was a very long time ago.
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Pillar of the Community
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I recently started moving my collections into danscos. My albums aren't expensive, mostly circulated or low value proofs. I love them.
I feel comfortable with putting my coins in albums, unless of course we are talking an expensive coin, then I think I would keep it in slab or air tite.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I've got well over 100 Albums. Most are Whitman Classics though. Some Dansco and a few others. Been using Albums for as long as Albums have been around. Never had a problem with toning, tarnishing, scratching, etc. A few tricks though to make sure is:
1. Keep all Albums in a Zip Lock Plastic Bag.
2. Try not to remove slides frequently.
3. Keep any Albums in a dry location.
As to removing slides, some Whitman slides are sort of concave in shape allowing a small area over the coins so difficult to touch any coins. NOT ALL of their slides are like that though. Sure wish I knew how to bend all of them like that.
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