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Valued Member
United States
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I've just busted out my Lincoln Cent collections that I started back in the early 90s. I saved them all in Blue Whitman folders. I didn't really store them so well but they all are in great shape except when I go to take a few out, they have bluish rings around the rims from being in the folders. Any advice on this? should I leave as is? should I attempt to remove without damaging the coin? I am saving the collections for my kids so never plannin on selling my collection but you never know. thanks! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's typical damage from ANY coin folder actually.
I would transfer them to "albums" rather than using "folders", if your interested in "preservation" for them.
Humidity
Temperature
Envirnmental gases
All are "cancer" to coins !
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Bedrock of the Community
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As noted if you plan on keeping thoes, transfer to an Album. This comes up all the time. You might try dipping the ones aleady messed up in Acetone and rinse with distilled water. Use the Search tab at the top for Acetone. Almost all such Folders are really not intended for professional coin collectors or long term storage of coins. The material in the Whitman ones at least are not corrosive but many other manufacturers of Folders really don't care what they are made from. Examples are those State Quarter ones shapped like maps. The primary problems are the glue on the rear of the slots for the oins. In humid areas this glue sticks to the coins. Well worn coins are usually spit on by people to make that glue active to hold the coins in place. Pressing on the coins with fingers or thumbs also leaves oils and acids from your hands on the coins. Again, if your planning on keeping them for your kids, put all coins in Albums. |
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a short time ago, all my business strike coins were in Whitman folders. I started to change them over to Whitman albums, but found that many Whitman albums include spots for proof coins. I didn't want to collect proofs in general, so I have started buying Dansco albums. The Dansco 7### series albums do not have spots for proofs  |
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United States
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What do you think about those littleton custom coin folders? It says "Archival Quality"... would you stay away still?
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United States
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Don't you mean "Archaic Quality"?  I'm sure they're probably more coin friendly than they used to be, but I like seeing both sides of the coin. That's why I prefer an album. |
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United States
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Gotta chime in and agree with fuzzy. I went with a dansco album and I'm extremely happy with it!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What do you think about those littleton custom coin folders? It says "Archival Quality"... would you stay away still?
Folders are Folders. The process to make them still uses glues that end up in the rear of the slots. You still use your fingers or thumbs to press coins in and some use a rubber hammer. And spend some time on the Search tab for Littleton. Not a good name in coin collecting. Quote:
Gotta chime in and agree with fuzzy. I went with a dansco album and I'm extremely happy with it! OH, NO! Not another Dansco person.  Us Whitman people just are on the way out around here.  |
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I don't do ANY albums because they all have the same problems, no matter how expensive they are. You have to remember that copper is one of the most reactive metals ever used by the US Mint, and ANY chemical that can leech into the coins will affect them.
I use archival safe flips and 20 pocket pages for anything I want to keep. The BIG positives are that the coins don't react, the collection is highly customizable, and they can be stored in any color binder you want. Only drawbacks are that if you insist on monkeying with the coins a lot they can get high-point rub from sliding around int he flips, and they have a tendency not to stay straight up and down in flips. I can live with that for the safety of knowing the coins aren't going to turn colors inside their storage containers.
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United States
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Hey guys. Thought I would put in my Two Cents on this subject. I had used the Whitman folders and such. I didn't really care for the look of them. To me they kind of looked cheap. Not only that, but you couldn't see both sides of the coins. I finally broke down and bought "The Official U.S. Mint" Album. It is a little more expensive, but to me it's worth it. It is quality made by H.E. Harris & Co., it's licensed and approved by the United States Mint, and made of acid-free material. This is the Jefferson nickels 1938-. I'm currently working on filling in this one. They make them for all U.S. coins and cost about $15.00 each. I purchased mine at Hobby Lobby.   |
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United States
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Just use 2x2's and those 3 ring binder sheets made to hold them. By far the safest and most cost-efficient way to store your coins for easy presentation, imho.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I did that too. It just seems to be more of a hassle that way. Buying enough 2x2's, sheets, and extra binders to hold them all. Not to mention when you decide to upgrade a coin, having to take them out of the 2x2 ( staples or the self adhesive ones that will need replaced ).
I know that to each their own. I'm just saying what works for me. I like the simplicity and the appearance.
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03/04/2011 11:50 am
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I know that to each their own. I'm just saying what works for me. I like the simplicity and the appearance. Well said. Add me to the Dansco list. But I also have some Dansco albums with 12 pocket 2x2 pages in them, for those miscellaneous customized collections (for example, two albums of dark side coins). |
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