Advice On Storing Uncirculated Coins MS-60

Where's the best site to buy a "Whitman" or "Dansco". Are these the ones that have sliding plastic windows? My grandmother had one of those and her coins looked horrible when I got them.

. I prefer the Dansco albums. I checked out Wizard Coin Supply jbuck, looks good. Never purchased from them but looks like I might. I usually buy from Brent Kreuger or at Long Beach which I attend twice a year.

By the way, those would be "Bag Marks" and that is common and even part of the "grade description".

Thank you all for your help. Here are some more details:

This one roll.....(I assume all one state) could be handled a couple ways....



Actually they are all different. The label states

"48 coint Statehood Quarter Set

Uncirculated - 60

ST3498
barcode ------------barcode

Littleton Coin Co., Littleton, NH 03561
etc. etc."

I just don't really see the point of joining "one state" in MS-60 with ALL OF THE OTHER STATES being in a "lessor" grade condition, into one State Quarter Series Folder."

I agree. Because there really are 48 different coins, that is why the quandry.

I actually started to compare some of them to my collections in the folders and to my very untrained eye, some of mine were actually in better condition. Go figure. I write the date on the folder of when I got the coin and some of the dates are right after they were issued so I think some are Business strike, but basicly uncirculated.

I am wondering if the UnCirculated 60 roll have actually gone down in grade. Is that possible? Since the roll was from Littleton, I expected it to be official, at least at some point and time.

(BTW, the reason we started with folders is because my girls were younger and learning about geography, yada yada yada. . . and I got a little of the bug and wanted to finish these out.)

Whitman makes both albums and folders. The folders only allow you to see one side of the coin. The albums have the plastic slides allowing you to see both sides of the coin.

I am partial to the Dansco. Dansco makes three versions, one with proofs (P,D,S and S Silver), one without (P&D), a one that is Date only (P or D). See them here.

I'd keep your set of 48 coins, then add the last two as soon as you get them in change. If they haven't circulated much, like if you see the cashier break open a solid roll of the latest state, they'll be in just as good shape.

Grades for uncirculated coins start at 60, and go up 61, 62... to 70. Your roll probably isn't all coins with a grade of exactly 60, it's just their way of saying they are all uncirculated (at least 60).

As for collecting with your younger family members... I would go to the bank and get a few rolls of quarters, dump them out on the table, and look through them. Let the kids do all the sorting work - you just have to provide the quarters. Take the rejects back to the bank and you won't be out much. Repeat until finished. Kids will find this a lot more fun and memorable than receiving an already complete set off of ebay. Kids not old enough? Wait 5 or 10 years - the quarters will still be here.

I agree that these will never be worth much more than face value. There's probably 100,000,000 americans with folders and maps and jars full of them. Have fun collecting but don't worry about spending too much on preservation.

WheatieFan

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To attempt to answer some of your questions in addition to those already noted.
Folders are fairly bad for coins due to the process of making them and the process of placing coins in them. The rear of the slots are shinny due to the glue process making them. Coins usually have to be pressed into the slots with your thumb and I've seen kids use a rubber hammer to get some in. Folders are cheap and are made by many different companies and many have no paper of cardboard restrictions as to composition. They could contain chemicals that will eventually damage the coins. For someone that is just accumulating the coins and no intent on long term preservation, they are OK I guess.
Many companies make albums also and yes they are binders that usually, not always, have removable pages. In almost all instances they have slots and plastic slides on the front and rear of the coin slots for visuals of both. Whitman, Dansco, Littleton, etc all make such albums.
Also, there are plastic pages for a 3 ringed notebook that hold 20 of those 2x2 coin flips. With those you can make your own album.
As to what is better for anyone, that is up to the individual. Most albums are expensive and as already noted for the State Quarters, the price of an album would be more than the collection is basically worth monitarily that is. However, for presentation purposes and just enjoyment of the hobby, that slight cost is of little importance. An album is more in line with something you would want to share with others. The front and rear of the State Quarters is much better when in an album.
Dansco is probably the more expensive ones, look more expensive, made a little better, are a little larger than Whitman's albums. I use the Whitman Classic Album due to that is basically all there was when I started collecting coins. Most have removable pages and I've found that for additional pages Whitman has a greater variety.
The main thing is to do what you can afford, prefer and like as a hobby.