Thoughts Or Experience With CAPS Album

I like them.

I like that I can take the coins out whenever I want and not worry about messing them up. The coins are inserted and removed individually, so handling one does not disturb the rest. The pages are labeled on both sides by default. The coins are offset from the page, which is great for coins with edge lettering (e.g. newer dollars).

The main downside is that they're expensive. The cheaper albums are on par with Dansco albums, but you still need the airtite holders to buy as well. The pages aren't quite as nice either, resembling plastic clamshell packaging. And the coins can be a little difficult to remove at times.

They're good for your top level collection, your uncirculated, proofs, and expensive coins. But they are likely overkill if you collect common and well-circulated coins, like Memorial cents.

This is my Innovation Dollar album:

I also think they are a very good storage solution. I keep several series of modern US Mint medals in them - I even had some custom pages made!

You are very welcome.

I have never had a problem with my Dansco albums (nearly 36 years now), but I would not call those sets "higher quality."

My first Ike set is in Dansco, but the newly built "high-end" set is in PCGS slabs.

Now this topic has me considering starting a third set in CAPS.

ooooh, don't tempt me!



Yep, as it should (IMHO). Debrajc has a fantastic Ike CAPS in one of those links that shows off the commemoratives.

There's plenty of space on the last page to include the Ike Presidential dollars. But you'd need to use capsules with rings inserts to maintain the correct size, which would mean you couldn't see the edge lettering.

I'm heading in that direction with my ASEs, too. nice to see this, Debrajc & bzookaj, & thx for those links, jbuck. good stuff. I drool, therefore I spend.