Coin Albums

Elimist...the folders you may be referring to are quite often the starting point for new coin collectors. I have found that most of these collectors pretty quickly want to be able to view both sides of the coin and move on to a quality album like Dansco or Whitman. When you are first collecting a new series you are constantly looking for a better date or mint coin; being able to see both sides of your coin is a big plus!
Regards and good luck,

Alan

If its modern coins you can store them in 2x2's and then insert them into album pages. I use this method for all the modern coins.

Yep !.....as usual Carl is dead on with his analysis !..

Check your local dealer, sometimes they can be less expensive than online stores. At the local shop I work at , they sell all their supplies at 20% off...every day...So the 27.95 Dansco albums are more like 22 dollars. Plus, they give away the used Whitman albums that customers bring in to sell the coins from (if they are not damaged) and sell the used Dansco albums for...get this...1 dollar...What do you need ? If they have any when I go there next, I will pick them up for you and for a minimal charge you can have them (just postage I am thinking + 1.00) Let me make one thing clear though, it is potluck, they might have what you need they might not. If you want the Whitman albums, I can get those free plus shipping (again-potluck)

Personally I prefer the cardboard 2x2's and the pages for them, much more convenient for changing things around or adding things to it.

I personally think that this question is being asked in about every forum by now and should have some type of a bump or sticky so it will be easier to find. I do not care who you are but this is always a major and serious question that is very important for most people to read, especially if they have little or no knowledge at all.

A few of us answered a similar question in another thread that may help out: https://goccf.com/t/30742
There is a lot of useful information that was shared and should be looked into by a number of people, good luck with the collecting and have fun doing it.

What is the best album for US coins? Dansco or whitman?

I prefer the Dansco albums and have been using them for over twenty years now. I started using Dansco when they were recommended by one of my grandfather's friends.

Some have said the Dansco are made better than the Whitman, but I have never used the Whitman so I cannot honestly say if it is true.

Just Carl has a lot of Whitman albums and has used them for many years (much longer than I have) with no complaints. I value his opinion, so you can probably say it does ultimately come down to whether you prefer brown or blue!

Way back when I started collecting I used Whitman folders to hold my circulated coins. At one point I received a Harris "Stock Book" folder that held various denominations. None of the coins ever wanted to stay in there, so I quit using it.