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I've been trying to use Dansco albums primarily for my collections. However, quality aside, when it comes to price, Whitman is much better honestly. You can find their albums as cheap as 20 dollars or so sometimes. That is, if you are trying to house something that isn't really particularly valuable IMO that could benefit from the Dansco albums. I also hate how Dansco sets up some of their albums honestly. I don't like spending 50 dollars on an album that only has TWO pages. What a waste. If you look at the equivalent a lot of the time with Whitman, they will have the same set of coins but with more pages to add to the bulk of the album. For example, Dansco's Jefferson nickel series for coins 2006 and newer only has two pages. Whitman's has three, though it does go from 2004 and newer, but still. I feel like for the price, purchasing a two page album isn't worth it for 50-60 dollars, which is another reason why I won't buy a Buffalo nickel album from Dansco. Edited by Humanist1287
05/30/2025 07:37 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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I hear you. Having said that, my album-based collection is approx. 90% Dansco, 10 % Whitman. Over time, Danscos seem to hold together longer--just my experience.
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Like so many here, I used Whitman's as a kid, but I have never bothered to remove those coins. Newer acquisitions of mine end up in 2x2s.
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I hear you. Having said that, my album-based collection is approx. 90% Dansco, 10 % Whitman. Over time, Danscos seem to hold together longer--just my experience Yes, although I have had issues with Danscos as well, but not the same as Whitman. I've had pages on several Dansco albums rip at the seam unfortunately, most recently with my 7100# album. I like the price point of Whitman, though. I also like how Dansco separates their business strike and proof albums. Whitman doesn't do this unfortunately. Whitman will definitely break down and fall apart pretty fast, though. My old Jefferson nickel album basically wore out before six months. Quote:
Like so many here, I used Whitman's as a kid, but I have never bothered to remove those coins. Newer acquisitions of mine end up in 2x2s. Yeah, when I say Whitman, I'm really referring to their more higher end albums. Not really their cheap folders. I would not put any serious collection in their folders personally, but that's just me. I also use a Dansco 2x2 for certain coins. Whitman albums are probably fine if you are not constantly changing coins out honestly. A lot of the time, you can get two Whitman albums for the price of one Dansco. Edited by Humanist1287
05/30/2025 11:07 am
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This topic has been discussed many a time on CCF, and hfjacinto did a great comparison of Dansco, Whitman, and Littleton albums.One reason for the higher quality of Dansco over Whitman is that Dansco is a small, family-owned business whose products are 100% made in America. Whitman is made in China. Yes Dansco is expensive, but when it comes to protecting your collection, why cheap out? Many members on CCF have used Dansco albums for decades. I haven't encountered the same longevity of Whitman albums. |
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I don't have any Whitman albums. I've converted completely drin Littleton to Dansco. For foreign coins, I'm thinking about looking into Whitman if they have millimeter albums. 2x2 pages don't hold up very well due to weight
We'll see.
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I have plenty of Whitman albums. They're great. I use them for my "from circulation" modern collections mostly but I do have a few of my proof collections in there too. I'm NOT talking the thumb busters.
Personally I prefer the blue bindings and the font over Danscos. Yeah Danscos have slip covers and are are "archival" but does it really matter if your storage environment isn't archival?
Of course that's just my opinion.
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Yes Dansco is expensive, but when it comes to protecting your collection, why cheap out? Not everybody has the budget to purchase tons of Dansco albums. I don't. Yes, you can generally find them cheaper by hunting around and going to coin stores/coin shows, but not everybody has this option either or the time to do so. I certainly don't really. The easiest way for me to go about buying Dansco albums unfortunately is buying them brand new online via ebay, Amazon or other third party websites, and this isn't cheap. You can sometimes find them used on ebay for a decent price, but a lot of the time, they are close to retail pricing so might as well just buy brand new. Edited by Humanist1287
06/05/2025 05:43 am
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I have used quite a few Whitman folders as a kid (all I could afford), but have moved my coins from them to Dansco a while ago. But I still have my old folders..  |
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I just picked up a Whitman folder for Ikes. I have a bunch of circulated ones rattling around - some since I got them in change when they were still being issued. It just occurred to me that I probably have a full set and should put them in something, but I'm not so dedicated to them that a Dansco is warranted (sorry jbuck).
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Mine started out in a folder. A folder is better than them being in nothing at all.  |
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