Vintage Albums

I bought an IHC set that came in an album you described but there is not a name anywhere on it. It's brown and similar in texture to the Dansco with vinyl envelope slides that are discolored. Suspect pvc or some other plastic that cracks due to usage and age. Each page has an underlining cover sheet with dates and MM for locating the coins in their respective positions. The US Seal is on the cover and INDIAN CENTS--1856-1909 on the end. That's it unless there is a copyright page missing. nlp

I have used the Wayte Raymond Albums for years for my halves.



Here is a link for new pages http://www.meghrigsupplies.com/WAYT...BOARDS.html?

I have quite a few of the Library of Coins. I picked up most of mine off of ebay. Unfortunately, they tend to smell musty. This set is the only one I've really ever found that fully covers Canadian coins as well as US coins (but I've only managed to find a few of these).

My real goal in old albums is to find all of the foreign Dansco albums. I've got a few, Australian, Irish and Fiji (current) and Australian and Canadian type and a pre-65 Panama (old). I'd absolutely love to find some of the other Dansco foreign albums that I know exist (there are listings inside of the older Dansco albums showing all of them they made). I've put this search up on the wanted to buy section but never got any hits.

Many thanks for the responses! There is true value in these early albums. As Vermontensium noted, the Wayte Raymond National albums can slowly produce some amazing colorful "album toning", especially on silver coins. These albums are excellent for duplicate sets and the craftsmanship is excellent.

The vintage Whitman products are also quite attractive. They produced many different albums and as Jays-Dad noted, the foreign albums can be a lot of fun to search for. Collecting the foreign coins to fill them is a great experience. Some of the series are quite easy in the middle grades, while others can be a challenge.

Many thanks, 50cents, for the images and website! The early Library of Coins albums are superbly made and open & lie flat like nothing made today. A shelf of these albums makes for a beautiful library. For those that haven't used these vintage albums, I encourage you to give it a try for duplicate sets, different series of US or even the foreign coins. Garage sales can be a resource, but don't forget to ask coin dealers at shops that you visit while out of town. Some of the better series, like U.S. Type, Half & Large Cents and other popular series can be worth over $25 for the album, but dealers often will sell them for under $10 just to get rid of them.

Today I won a vintage 1938 Buffalo nickel board for under $10, shipping included! It was a great find, but the early boards are a topic for another thread. For now, good luck and good hunting for those vintage albums!

CCS

I don't actively collect albums but do have quite a few actually. Usually stuff I've picked up a the shop over the years. Lots of the good ole Blue Whitmans, 3 or 4 Library of coins, some Capitol Plastics set holders.

I had a good one come into work the other day. Not in great shape but surprised me. We bought a collection and there was a Lincoln Penny Album from 1909-1929.
Kind of an orangish color using the same principle as an old Whitman.

It was dated copyright 1952. What was it? The oldest Dansco I've ever seen.

I'll post a picture when I can, TreasHunt. It is in excellent condition for a board made in 1938! The listing was very informative about the manufacturer and included the following:

"This is a vintage "Push In" coin card sold by The J. Oberwise & Co. It is the premium card #104 which included the Buffalo nickel from 1913 through 1938 inclusive. These cards originally sold for 30 cents (postpaid to your location). They were called premium cards because the buyer could fill them in and return them to the J. Oberwise Co. and receive a premium over the face value. This completed coin card received a premium of $4.25...."

I had no idea that folks collected this way! Absolutely fascinating... Imagine a complete set of Buffalos for about four bucks!

CCs

,,,1952 is the oldest Dansco that I have heard of!

That is pretty cool, I would love to see it!