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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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O.K. explain this to me... I know what a Whitman Album is and a Dansco, what is the difference...? I see some members have both.. some like one or the other. I use 2x2s in a folder, does these other folders have plastic over them? Or.. are they out to the weather, so to speak..  It, seems to me, that the Whitman album you just shove the coin in with your finger..  Enlighten me..  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There are several companies that make either folders or albums .. or both
Folders are the type your thinking, where you press the coins into open slot
Albums have plastic slides on both sides of the pages. You push the slide
out, insert the coin(s) then push the slide back into place. This system alows
you to see both the obverse and reverse of each coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
 Canada
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Thanks, GoldRush...I meant to say, I put my coins in 2x2s then in a 3 ring binder..not a folder.. I can also see both sides.... to me, to take a coin and shove it in with your thumb, doesn't seem like a real good way. |
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Valued Member
United States
193 Posts |
I don't shove them in with my thumb, I put the plastic slide over them and then secure them in the hole.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Not sure if you are understanding the album concept. yes you have to get the coin in the slot/hole.
Most album collectors do not shove them in with bare thumb, they will put something over the coin
or like I do .. use white gloves. Once they are in the slot/hole and the slides are pushed back in
place the coin(s) are very well protected.
If you are collecting and using the albums, then it is all about presentation.
I believe if you have the same sets of coins. All the same grade, each set is in a 2X2's in a binder, or any brand folder, Whitman album or Dansco album. Offered to a person just starting out in collecting, so there is no brand preference.
That person will choose the set in the Dansco album. Just my opinion, but I do have to say that in the past year I have switched all my collections over to Dansco albums. Somewhere between 25 and 30 albums.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is difficult for some to really understand the differences between an Album and a folder without seeing them both. If there is a coin s store near you or a coin show, go there and ask to see one of each. Or you could go to the Whitman Web site and click on either folders or Albums. There are many companies that make both. The most popular is Dansco, Whitnan, Littleton, Intercept Shield. With folders you really must be carefull. With the issueing of those State Quarters many fly by night companies have gone into production of FOLDERS for those coins. They make them out of anything for sales purposes, they consentrate on looks, not quality. May be made of almost anything. If you stick around this forum you'll notice it is full of DANSCO PEOPLE. They are everywhere here and spreading out more and more. I've noticed that at coin shows more and more dealers too are switching to Dansco Albums. And this is odd since Dansco is made in California and Whitman is a MidWest organization. Of course Whitman has been sold and resold many times and is now actually owned by Harris. If you can find a coin store with some of each you could compare them. ME, I'm a Whtiman person but mostly because I started with them a few hudred years ago. Edited by just carl
01/17/2011 12:08 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I personally prefer 2x2s in pages. Easier to upgrade coins and you do not risk finger prints or press marks in a coin. Although, I do believe the Dansco albums are very pretty for presentation.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Being newer to collecting, lots of my silver is kept in Whitman folders for short term, I plan to remove them before they become damaged. I've bought several older Whitman silver collections, and lots of the coins were damaged because of the glue or chemicals used in the folders.
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Moderator
 United States
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For the record, you can get a Dansco album with 2x2 pages (they hold twelve 2x2's instead of 20). http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/pro...l-pages.htmlThat way, if you are a Dansco user (like me) you can have a 2x2 album (or two or three, like me) that matches the rest of them.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Being newer to collecting, lots of my silver is kept in Whitman folders for short term, I plan to remove them before they become damaged. I've bought several older Whitman silver collections, and lots of the coins were damaged because of the glue or chemicals used in the folders.
This is exactly what I've been trying to tell people for a long time. Those folders are OK for kids that don't take this hobby seriously or at least not yet. And think about the possible damage, fingerprints, moisture, etc. that gets on your coins as you move them from a Folder to an Album. If you can afford an Album, it will always pay off in the future. And yes it was the glue in the back of the slots that causes the problem. |
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United States
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I had my first Lincoln cents, Jefferson nickels, Buffalo nickels, and Roosevelt dimes in folders for almost four years before moving them to albums. They survived. I may have gotten lucky, but a big part of my success may have been that I always used a soft cloth or gloves to push the coins in. I also kept those folders in a cool, dry place. Keep in mind these are all circulated coins and nothing high-end. I do recall being very anxious and excited to provide better protection for my coins; furiously saving my paper route money to buy albums. Luckily for me my grandfather helped and bought me my first two Dansco albums.  |
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