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I am working on a Jefferson nickel set, don't have an album yet,just keeping them in flips until I get one. Don't get to a coin shop too often to look at albums, see many different ones on ebay.I want a Dansco type album to show both sides of the coins protected by acid proof pages. Want it to include Proofs as well. Do any have a preprinted slot for the two special Jefferson's that came in the commemorative issues? (93 and 97). Would also be nice to have blank page in back for varieties/errors that I could label myself as needed. I suppose it would have to be two volumes for 1938 to present, maybe even three?Anybody have some recommendations? Saw one on ebay, I think it was a Wyat Holman or something like that that I have never heard of but description was vague and I was not in the buying mood then, now I am. Looking for suggestions on what to spring for because I don't want to have to change once started. thanxz |
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I suppose Dansco Supreme Album #8113 Jefferson nickels w/Proofs or Dansco Supreme Album #7113 Jefferson nickels would be pretty good. Search the net with keywords and read the descriptions that show up. |
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I have both versions of the Whitman Classic (One is a binder and the other is the older "classic bookshelf" type). Neither have the proofs. Neither have the '93 or '97 comms. Nor do they contain any varieties such as the various overdates or DDO's. I don't believe the Dansco has holes for anything besides the regular issue coins either - but I don't have one in hand. You probably are going to want to split it in 2 volumes - you might have to have a second "blank" album for that - especially if you want varieties, etc. Finally, if you plan on collecting high MS (MS-63+) coins, I'm not sure I would personally use an album, but rather air-tites or Intercept Shield 2x2's ,etc. I also don't know if I would put high quality proofs in an album. Those proofs are dainty things! |
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I like the Dansco cause you can see both sides of the coins. It is also expandable up to a point. The one I have for nickels was made before the Jefferson nickel program changed, so I had to buy a blank page for those issues. |
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thanxz for the iput.. I have ruled out Dansco and Whitman, right now I am in favor of the Eagle Ultra, achival safe, lots of good features. Found it on an online search as recommended above. Does anyone out there have experience with Eagle Ultra coin albums? Would love to hear from you. I also found one company that had a Jefferson Album from years 1937-present; I sure would like to have me one of dem 1937 Jefferson nickels!!! While I am looking for one I will keep looking for a better Jefferson Album than the Eagle. |
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forgot to mention price, that Eagle Ultra sells for around $47.95, kinda pricey but sure sounds good from the web site description.
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Finally, if you plan on collecting high MS (MS-63+) coins, I'm not sure I would personally use an album, but rather air-tites or Intercept Shield 2x2's ,etc. I have to agree with this. Most everyone knows I am a huge Dansco fan and that is what I use, but the majority of my coins are in circulated grades. Yes, I do have proofs in my Dansco albums, but they are not cherry-picked gems, they are whatever the mint happened to send me!  Quote:
While I am looking for one I will keep looking for a better Jefferson Album than the Eagle. If I were ever to "start over" and build a "gem" collection, I would probably use air-tites and place them in 2x2's like BadThad and others do. |
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appreciate all the input, I have never been a fan of 2x2's but will have to give them a second look. Seems like they have a lot of support. I just like the look of commercial album instead of the plastic pages with hand written 2x2's. It would seem to me the people who are in the business of making the albums(Dansco, Whitman, Eagle, etc.) would have enough vested interest to create an album that was safe to store coins in (acid free, etc). Especially so when they have the albums labeled for proofs. The Eagle Ultra description seems to be even more secure than Dansco or Whitman, no paper touching coins. It should certainly be safer than a page of 2x2's full of staples that hang on everything and wear through the page. Since they now have 2x2's that can fold and seal without staples that may open the door to going that way. Will definetly have to take a second look at it, suppose I could buy all the pages needed and fill the pockets with printed cards to indicate which coin is needed to fill it and then remove and discard as I get the coin. Just bought a 1997-p matte NGS 69 from a Botanical currency set on ebay and ten minutes later one was listed for $10 less than I paid, drat the timing! |
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OK, I dreamed about 2x2's with rusty staples last night! Guess that is from years ago when I put coins up in 2x2's, left them in storage for years and opened the box to find rust everywhere, plus I always managed to scratch a coin getting them out to change the 2x2...reminds me of the days of changing diapers.
I guess my main adversion to 2x2's boils down to presentation....a collection looks like a collection when displayed in a professional album created for it....when in a loose leaf binder with insertable plastic pages filled with 2x2's it seems more like a collage and doesn't say "this collection is complete in it's entirity" unless you review each and every coin against a checklist which is time and labor intensive. With an album it is instantly recognizable.
The air tightness does not seem to be a factor, there is air sealed within each 2x2. Dust does not seem to be a factor...2x2's may be more dust proof but the album with sliding windows stored upright as a book or flat does not seem to be a dust hazard. the sliding of the plastic window could possible scratch a high point on the coin if one was not careful.
What am I overlooking as advantages/disadvantages of 2x2's?
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Without getting into a whole "best storage practice" thread...
1. Interesting about the Eagle Ultra albums. I've never heard of them before and according to their site - they're "brand new". This is verified by the fact that there are a couple of typos in the description!
Not meaning to be impolite, but they sound like "Intercept Shield Album" wanna-bes. (More on that in a sec..)
2. They say that the back window is sealed, allowing only the top to slide. Hmmm. How do you get the coin out? If you slide the window, you might expose more than one coin, so you just can't turn it upside down and shake it! LOL. Interesting. Nice to see new stuff.
3. So, if you're really set on an album instead of 2x2's or air-tites, then the best ones are Intercept Shield albums. About the same price as the Eagle ones, but the Intercept Shield ones have a proven track record. Basically, these have additional protection against toning, etc.
If you opened up your coins in storage and found a bunch of rust on your 2x2's, there is no album that will help you with that either. Once again, only air-tites or Intercept Shield 2x2's will maybe stop that. BTW, Intercept Shield 2x2's are plastic and don't use staples, etc.
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I guess my neanderthal brain keeps reverting back to the "old" 2x2's, not the intercept shield type, doing some investigating on them, haven't found an intercept sheild album yet though but the more I learn the better they sound.
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OK, switching from Eagle Ultra to Intercept Shield Album, still considering Intercept Shield 2x2's. Closest dealer is about 65 miles away to look at one face-to-face, what type of binder/page is available for the 2x2's or do they just have to go in boxes?
You are making a convert here. (though the 2x2's will run the cost up significantly over the album)
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