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Valued Member
United States
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So, I am having trouble storing my coins. Currently, I use littleton and intercept shield albums. However, I read that this is not good for long term storage of my coins. I do not have a complete set yet, so sealing them with a vacuum sealer isn't an option.
What is the best option for me? Is it okay to stick with albums?
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Member
United States
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I would think so , people have used Whitmans for a century.I currently use Dansco from personal preference but keep nickels in the Whitman folders.
Airtites is probably the best way to go but its awkward for looking at if you have a lot and the plastic can get scratched or scuffed which makes the coin look bad.
Buy a blank Dansco folder for around $10 and then buy the pages that suit you at around $5 each , a folder will hold 5 pages easy , plenty to crack on with.
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Moderator
 United States
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Albums are fine, but it is important to consider where you keep them.
Keep them in a safe or other closed cabinet with desiccants, in a house with year-round climate control (temperature and humidity), or both. A bank deposit box is good, as long as they have proper climate control (low humidity).
It is bad to keep them on a on shelf in a room that always has the windows open or in a damp basement. If you have no control over the location's climate, you might want to put the albums in Ziploc or similar type storage bags.
Edited by jbuck
06/10/2009 12:16 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
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Oh. I keep them on a shelf with both windows open.
So, bad idea?
I guess I'm going to have to find an alternative. None of my coins are extremely rare. The best is probably my unc jefferson 42-p. If I kept them in a dresser drawer would that be enough? I really don't want to hide them away. I am not an investor, just a collector.
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Moderator
United States
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Do you have the slipcovers for the Intercept Shield albums? They are not a perfect barrier, but they will help.
If you like to have the house open, and it does not get too hot or humid, then you will probably be okay, especially with circulated coins. I personally would prefer to at least keep them in a somewhat air-tight cabinet with some desiccant packs.
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United States
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"I am not an investor, just a collector."
Ditto .. way I see it is the coins are not going to deteriorate in my lifetime or my sons for that matter from being in a Dansco.I leave it in the rec room where people can look at them,its what its all about...for me anyway.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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jbuck is on a roll. Just keep prompting him :)
Humidity is your biggest enemy. So whatever you can do to minimize that is good. I can relate 100% with the idea of wanting them out in the open, etc.
What I have done now that I've been collecting for awhile is to have a "AU/BU" set I'm working on and I take care of those - air-tites or 2x2's in a plastic box with lid and desiccants.
Then I have the "circulated" set in an album that I can randomly pull out and admire without worrying too much. If your circulated coins are VG/F in quality, you can store them pretty much anywhere in the house without too much fear.
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I agree with the "I am not an investor, just a collector" sentiment!  Quote:
jbuck is on a roll. Just keep prompting him :) Now I am rolling on the floor!  Edited by jbuck
06/10/2009 1:23 pm
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Member
United States
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What youve said Kabiye lady is closer to how mine is , all my UNC/Proofs/Morgans/Eagles/Maples etc are in airtites put away.
The danscos have some really beautiful examples and some rare ones too but all circulated other than some UNC 50's and 60's dimes.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I've been using Whitman Albums for as long as they have existed. Now have well over 100 of them. I've never had a coin in over 60 years tone, fade, corrode, tarnish, rust, etc. I place each Album in a Zip Lock bag and push out as much air as possible. You could do the same with almost any Album although the Dansco ones are a bit tighter to get into the gallon size Zip Lock Bags. They are taller than the Whitman or Littleton Albums.
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Posted 06/10/2009 12:15 pm
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