If You Could Start Over

To organize airtights in a collection you should check out a CAPS album. You get get a stock title or design your own custom album.

I can see me trying out a CAPS album in the future, just to see what they are like.

What would I have liked to have done different.

I think buying all the Dansco albums I have now sooner.
I would have more holes filled, if I had them when I was younger.

Well, I did just start over. I kept my Twentieth Century type set album and I am working on finishing my Nineteenth Century type album. I sold everything else.

Once both albums are finished, I intended to dedicate the rest of future collection to a "Box of 20" in order to hopefully build a first rate limited collection of coins.

At least, that is my plan right now...

Interesting thread. I *am* starting over. I decided to go to all 2x2's in a binder for my Dollar, and Halves, and 1.5x1.5's for my Quarters and smaller. A few factors that led to this decision...

- I am NOT a fan of Dansco albums. They look great from the outside, but I've had nothing but problems with PMD, streaking, fading, etc. When the plastic cover slides just a little, it exposes the coin. if I want to replace ONE coin, they all have to drop out to upgrade, just a big pain. And if I need to add pages and the book is full, I need to buy another book. Too expensive.

- Slabs are just too bulky - and expensive. Yes they're nice, and I have plenty of slabbed coins in red boxes, but I've actually contemplated cracking them open and moving them to 2x2s! I will only slab a coin or buy a slabbed coin if it's a rare/key date and/or I want to decrease the chances I'll end up with a counterfeit.

I have found over the years my need to closely inspect ONE coin, or show it to someone, or transport it, or organize it with it's brothers & sisters, it's just plain easier to put it in a flip, in a binder.

Never any problems with my Dansco albums. Only the Dollars are thick enough to have issues with the slides, everything else is thinner than the thickness of the pages. Yes, the reverse it touching the slide, but no reason to remove the rear slide.

But, it does takes some effort and may be more than it is worth. If I am being completely objective, I cannot think of any method more versatile than cardboard holders and pocket pages. I do use the twelve pocket pages (2x2 holders) made for Dansco binders to house the stuff that does not have a dedicated album.