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CAPS "Archival Quality" Albums

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 Posted 01/22/2026  09:10 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Humanist1287 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
So, what do we think of Caps albums?

I've seen people use them on Youtube. They seem pretty nice and an alternative to people who want to store high grade coins in an album.

They, interestingly enough, given my venture recently in to Liberty and Shield nickels, have an album specifically for Shield and Liberty nickels together. That's pretty sweet IMO.

That said, I don't know how I'd feel about utilizing one of their albums. You buy the album and pages and then all the air tite capsules separately I guess? Not sure.

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 Posted 01/22/2026  10:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Pmint1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I used them for my morgan and Peace dollars and they are really nice. I am currently pulling them out because I like to display my coins together and a fair percentage of mine are in certified slabs. I am transitioning to all "slab" holders on slab pages for : ring binders.
Loved the Caps albums though.
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I don't have any - they are far too thick, I would have to build an extension to fit them if my cons were in Caps albums. Neat idea, but - no.
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I love them but I'm not a typical collector

I only collect what I like which is mostly Commemorative or Type Coins

I use 6 CAPS Binders for the bulk of my collection but I also have an Intercept Shield Type Collection Album for my circulated Type Collection and a small collection NGC PF-69 Graded coins

Parts of my collection contain coins of multiple denominations which isn't addressed by normal binder pages

One CAPS Binder with 6 A pages has all of my silver proof Quarters which include the Statehood, America the Beautiful, American Women sets with room for the Youth Sports series which I might not collect


PROS:
• You can always rearrange your collection as it grows
• You can use H of T capsules with Black Rings to display multiple coin denominations on one page
• It is easy to remove a capsule if you want to rearrange your collection
• If the Mint stops producing a specific series of coin you're not stuck with unfilled holes
• There are a large variety of printed pages you can order when you buy the pages or albums
• If you have an odd collection you can create custom labeled album pages on the Valley Coin Website for $6.95 each
• OR if you have a cricket and a printer, it is possible to create custom labeled Album pages at home
• The Pages will fit normal binders so you are not limited to the CAPS binders
• Or you could store the pages in a box ala Index Card Style



CONS
• The binders are big
• If you have a large collection it might feel expensive since you need a Air-Tite Capsule for each coin

Here are some example of my pages and a printed H page that I'm going to create to hold all of my Sesquicentennial, Bicentennial and Semiquincentennial coins

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CAPS albums are best for coins with edge lettering, like the Native American or Innovation dollars. The coins are set into pockets, so you can see the lettering while the coins are still in the book. I can take them out, sure, but sometimes I don't want to just to see.
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