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Reedbeard08 Valued Member United States 143 Posts	Posted 01/30/2021 4:21 pm Hey all, happy Saturday :) I dug out a bunch of unfilled whitman/us mint coin albums. These tend to run approximately 1960-2000 for many coins, but I also have 20th century type coins, pre-1900 books. Are these valuable, either full or empty? I could see people wanting to fill with their own coins, but also save their thumbs (haha..) by purchasing off others. Would love to hear if these albums are worth filling or even keeping. Thanks for the reading and input Report this Post to the Staff

chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 01/30/2021 5:13 pm Totally depends. For example, if you had a couple of Dansco albums they might fetch a premium because Dansco is having production issues so new product can be hard to come by. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Numiscrat Valued Member United States 221 Posts	Posted 01/30/2021 6:01 pm You mentioned saving thumbs, so I am visualizing folders more than albums. If you are talking used folders, most of those are somewhere between 0 and $2 at my LCS. New, up-to-date folders are cheap to start with. As chafemasterj said, Dansco albums for certain series are in demand, while others get scrapped out for parts like slides or posts. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 01/30/2021 6:55 pm The type of collecting you do will determine the style of album you need. For example, slab collectors need slab album pages, and thus Whitman or Dansco would be irrelevant. Report this Post to the Staff
Reedbeard08 Valued Member United States 143 Posts	Posted 01/30/2021 11:14 pm Whitman albums seem to offer little protection and no reverse viewing. Definitely heading to the coin store soon to try and remedy these; if nothing else, some slides would be nice. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 01/31/2021 01:06 am Quote: Whitman albums seem to offer little protection and no reverse viewing. Whitman folders you mean. Whitman albums are just like Dansco albums, both sides of the coin are viewable and protected with plastic slides. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Reedbeard08 Valued Member United States 143 Posts	Posted 01/31/2021 1:44 pm @jbuck thanks for the correction - glad to actually get proper terms under my belt :) Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 02/01/2021 10:14 am You are most welcome. We are all here to learn and/or help! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 02/09/2021 09:20 am Almost everyone gets that confused. Album or Folder. Yes Folders are not a good thing for coins regardless of manufacturer. Get almost any brands of Album and you will see the difference. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 02/09/2021 9:53 pm I would not put my coins in a folder, but I do have a few albums. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
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