Whitman Vs Dansco Albums

I have a mixture of both in my collection. I favor the Dansco's. I think they look more professional and are better made them the Whitman's.

When I first switched from folders to albums, I tried out a couple Whitman albums, but some of the coins they included or excluded in the set didn't really fit my collection. The Dansco albums fit better with my collection. Be careful switching album types, presently my Dansco albums do not go past 2021-2025.
EDIT - corrected date range

I started with Whitman's and switch to Dansco. I don't like the harsh blue contrasting with the coins.

I agree it really comes down to personal preference and what you are used to having. I prefer Dansco because my grandfather bought the first two for me on the recommendation of his buddy at the LCS. It could just as well been Whitman. Since then I have stuck to what I know and like.

If you look up coin Albums with Google, you would find many different brands available. I use several different ones. The reason is I get them free. At coin shows I ask dealers what they do with Albums they get when they buy collections and most say throw them out. So I ask if they don't mind just bring to the next show and give them to me. Some do that and I end up with several different brands but so what, free.
As to the differences with Dansco and Whitman.
1. Dansco looks like an expensive book but people just hide them away.
2. Dansco almost always has unnecessary slots at the end with no usage.
3. Dansco is made in he USA and Whitman is made in China.
4. Copper coins sort of get lost in an Album of similar color like Dansco.
5. Both are easily obtainable at most hobby or coin stores. But try to get new plastic slides for either one.
6. Dansco is more expensive than almost all other brands.
7. Whitman has slots at the end of the page so you can easily grab the plastic slides. Dansco does not so you have to try to slide the slides by pressing on them and that is usually against a coin.
8.Most people say Dansco is made better but that is just Dansco people talking.
9. Dansco Albums are a bit taller than Whitman.
10. Many Whitman Album covers are large enough to add many more pages.

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There is something diffidently going on with that company. The building itself doesn't show prosperity. Either it's a bad neighborhood, with bars on the doors and windows or the building is shutdown and vacant. Although the loading dock area around back seems to show active.