Coin Storage - Slabs Vs Albums

Albums for US coins and 2x2's for World coins in binders.

I own 5 slabbed coins. Two are key date Lincolns. I will not crack them out preferring the holes remain empty and the slabs and all they imply remain intact.

I cracked 2 others out for the Canadian portion of my World coin collection.

I like the look of the US coins in albums and the ease of access of 2x2's for everything else.

I am struggling with this as well. As more time passes in the hobby I see less of a desire to want to sell many of the coins I have. I may still look at buying a few slabbed coins to keep in the slabs as an investment but I find myself buying fewer certified coins lately. I have not bought too may high priced coins where a TPG opinion would ensure more of a market price but will take that into consideration for rarities.

I don't have very many coins, but if I got a slabbed one, I think I'd rather have it in my album. To me the goal of completing the album is what I'm after. The resale value is of no consequence to me, as I have no intention of selling the coins...ever.

The only time I can see selling a coin is if I somehow obtain one well below market value, then there might be a reason to re-sell it. Other than that, mine are all for the albums.

Someone once told me that for completing a collection you could just put a piece of paper in the album saying complete but coin x, xx and xxx are in slabs somewhere. To me this is just dumb. For example with now 12 Mercury dime Whitman Albums I would have to have about 50 to 100 slabs somewhere and a pile of pieces of paper saying what the are and where they are.
Of course after well over 60 years of coin collecting, the amount of coins is extensive. If all the valuable ones were in slabs I'd have to rent the entire bank where I have a safe deposit box for them all.
I have no intent on having any slabs. I do not plan on ever selling a coin, never have, hopefully never will. Therefore, I really don't care about the future value of any of my coins.

I keep slabbed coins in an album within separate pages designed for slabs (each holds 9). The pages are thick but fit into a large 3-ring binder. Check various numismatic supply companies. I bought a whole bunch at a coin show in New York. The best of both worlds!

. I have several slabbed coins in the $500-$2500 dollar range. I think I will leave them in these long term TPG protective holders rather than an album. The coins I have housed in albums are generally less than the above mentioned value. For purposes of protection and resale.

I have all US and Canadian coins in Dansco albums; my British Victorian type set in a Whitman Classic album, and the rest in 2x2s plus a handful of slabs. I've cracked out several coins for my US type set. I'll buy slabbed coins if they fit my collection, but I usually don't leave 'em in the tomb for very long.