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Pillar of the Community
United States
781 Posts |
I know there have been issues with old whitman folders damaging coins, primarily cents. I use both whitman and littleton. The littleton folders state they are "archive quality", which interpret to mean acid free and generally safe for long term storage. Does anyone know if the currently produced whitmans are still prone to have long term negative effects on coins? I tried emailing whitman with this question but have not heard back. Which tells me, either they don't know or they do know and don't want to cause a panic regarding their product.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1418 Posts |
What I have found is folder last 3 years, and albums last a lot longer.
Edited by tumbleweedtrumpet
07/14/2010 9:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7123 Posts |
any cardboard,paper product is unstable in the right conditions, even archival quality only refers to the product which is stored in a controlled environment.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
781 Posts |
Looks like I'll be transitioning to danscos soon then.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
564 Posts |
I use 2x2's then put them in a dancsos once I got the set almost done. I fond that works best for me so I don't put unneeded slide marks on the coins.
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Valued Member
United States
258 Posts |
I still prefer just putting my coins in 2 x 2's and then in plastic sheets or boxes designed to hold the 2 x 2's. I am very scared of any books including the Dansco's. Having said that though I would choose a Dansco over the others any day of the week and twice on Sunday! Sincerely, John Leckrone
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1080 Posts |
After I've seen the effects of the old red-backed Dansco folders on coins, I refuse to use ANY folders. I'm album, air-tite, or 2x2 only.
The old red cardboard in the old Danscos turned silver coins to an ugly muddy brown color.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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People constantly refer to Folders when they mean Albums and then some refer to Albums when they mean Folders. Please note a Folder is those that do just that, fold. You do not see the reverse of the coins since they are pressed into a slot. An Album is like a book where the pages turn, not fold, and the reverses of the coins are as visible as the obverse. Plastic slides are used to hold the coins in place and not allow people to touch the coins. There are numerous manufacturers of Folders and with the State Quarter craze there are many more on the market. Some even look like the USA and you push the proper coin in the slot of that state. Almost all such Folders are made with a similar process where sheets of paper are laced with glue and a slotted piece of cardboard is layed on that. Note if you are using a Folder, you can see the shinny surface on the rear of the slots which is the overkill of that process. With high humidity, that glue usually attacks the coins. Many people have seen the streaks on the reverse of coins made by that glue. Kids like those since any well worn coin can be spit on and put in place and will not fall out. |
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Posted 07/14/2010 9:25 pm
