Storage For Proof And Burnished ASEs W/O OGP

Can't wait to see the pics. If you are including proofs in this set, the Air Tites and Caps album are definitely they way to go if you want max projection and nice eye appeal for your collection (and let's not to forget the original purpose of saving space).

The CAPS box finally showed up on the front porch this morning. It's looking like tonight will be a lot of fun.

Ok, starting to get some of these guys popped in. A few photos and some observations. First the observations.

1. This is the first time I've looked at some of these Proof ASEs in 10+ years. Some of them are starting to exhibit a little bit of toning.
2. The CAPS album pages are nice and rigid. They will stand up well to the weight of 16 ounces per page.
3. The album is advertised as being it being simple to pop Air-Tites in and out at will. I'm not so sure about that. Once those capsules are locked in the page, I don't see an easy way to remove them. I have to be very careful to make sure they're aligned properly. Update: I misplaced one and had to remove it from the socket. Took a minute but I was able to work it out with pressure from the back. Wouldn't want to do that very often.
4. Similarly the Air-Tites are a very, uh, tight fit. Not sure how I'd get those apart if I ever wanted to return the coins to their OGP. Perhaps the blade of an Xacto knife.
5. When I opened my 2006 Burnished, I was surprised to find that the packaging inside the box was a little velvet bag instead of the normal press-fit packaging. Is this normal? This was purchased direct from the US Mint.
6. As shipped from CAPS, the Air-Tites were loose in Zip-Lock bags separated by tops and bottoms. As such, some of them had "bag marks".

And now a couple photos:

Products removed from shipping box. You can see the loose Air-Tites in the Zip-Locks.


A few ASEs popped into the album pages.

They are indeed big. But they take up less room than the OGP, which is good.

This is true, but I suspect a Dansco only has 9 ASEs per page as well.

I was able to fill a few more holes last night with some nice bullion ASEs I've picked up over the past few years. Will post another pic or two later.

Realized when posting my pic in the other CAPS thread that I never did go back and add any more photos of my two to this thread as promised, so I'm adding them here 7 months later. My observations and commentary may help someone decide whether or not to jump into CAPS.

The two CAPS albums (2228 & 2229) in my safe along with some Dansco and Whitman Classic albums for size reference:


The completed 1st page of the 2229. This is the first page that I have fully populated in either album. I must say, I do like the look.

I know... it just doesn't sit well. I've gotten used to it, though.