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Pillar of the Community
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United States
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Those are nice cents. I have found that some go in easier than others. I use cotton gloves so I don't leave a fingerprint that will be there forever. The folder will tone the side that is on the page itself but I don't have any as nice as yours so that doesn't bother me and since mine are of the pocket change variety. If you are wanting to keep them as nice looking as what you have in your photos you might want to invest in a Dansco album.
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United States
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I've had the same trouble with some of my booklet's. Some to tight (nickels), some lose (dimes) and some just right (pennies). I think it's comes down to who was working the shift and on what day of the week the booklet's were made.
and those are some "SWEET" looking pennies you got there. Looks like your off to a good start.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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My Whitman folders drive me crazy as far as getting coins into the holes. I pretty much gave up on them and always buy Dansco albums now.
Nice Lincoln Cents by the way.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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lol and I thought my dansco type album was bad, It drove me crazy because some of the holes were to big for some of the type coins (wouldn't have that problem with what you are doing) the reason they said they did this was because US consistancy on size wasn't very well and even though a coin would be the same type it could be a different size. What I had to do was cut a 2x2 flip into small strips and wrap it around the edge of the coins that were smaller than the hole and it made them fit tight (dansco has shims that do the same thing)
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Pillar of the Community
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If you're serious about displaying your wheaties in an album, you can't go wrong with a Dansco.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The holes on the whitman coin books are very often tight,, I use a cent that is going to the bank and press it into the hole a couple of times before putting the actual coin which will fill the hole.
I also do not store keys or semi keys in the albums, If you want to sell the sets later on add them into the albums then, but store the MS or AU semi keys and Keys in a healtheir environment.
Rick
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United States
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Originally posted by USArmyParatrooper
I also have a question about toning. I very much prefer the wheatbacks that are either red or red-brown. Over time would one of those holders affect the color of the coin?
Those red copper coins will turn brown over time, unless you make them fairly air-tight. I'd look at the Dansco albums, or possibly the albums that Eagle makes, instead of Whitman. http://www.eaglecoinholders.com/ |
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United States
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Those are some really nice cents, Trooper, so I have to pitch in with my Two Cents worth...  I've tried all the abovementioned albums and many more besides, and have now housed my extensive collections in Eagle holders for over 10 years...no unwanted toning, no damage from slides, nothing too tight or too loose, and on and on.  Some may consider them too expensive, but they aren't that bad when you consider the permanent protection for your coins, and you can easily remove one from it's holder for any purpose, unlike those sterile slabs. And the albums for the holders are super too, IMHO. Easily fit into a safe, large SD box, or what have you including your bookshelf. Bottom line is, great coins like your cents deserve more than a Whitman if you can swing it |
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United States
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I use the Whitman Classic Albums. I think the Dansco one are built better but I just don't like the brown color for copper coins. No contrast. With the dark blue of the Whitman Albums they stand out better. From what you describe it sounds like you are using the folders, not album. That is the ones with slots for the coins and you can only see the front of the coins. If this is what you are using, please don't if you value your coins. The reason is the method of construction of those folders. Note there is a sheet of material that has a slotted piece of cardboard GLUED to it. The glue is put on the entire sheet. This means that the back of the slot has glue on it. This is not an accident. If your coin is well worn it may fall out so many wet the slotted glue and the coin will now be glue to the back sheet. This naturally is not the nicest thing you could do for that coin. Now with the Whitman Classic Albums, you can see both sides of the coin, slots are made so you don't have to force coins in, no glue touches the coin. Dansco, Littleton and several others are similar. The albums have removable pages, plastic slides that allow easy access and protection to your coins. With Lincoln Cents you can buy the album for 1909 to 1998 but you can still add many more pages to that album. Whitman sells additional pages for all albums. They have blanks pages and also sell sheets of rub off gold leaf letters and numbers so if you add pages you can add dates under the coin that appears to look like the rest of the album. I have as many as 10 pages in my Lincoln Albums. I also now have 10 Lincoln Albums like that. My Mercury dime Album was so large I added a complete second set to the same Album. |
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I would avoid the folders and put them in an album - whether it be Whitman or Dansco. The coins will be better protected and you will be able to view both sides. The folders don't provide any protection for the surfaces.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Since I have a set of Plain, Denver and SF cents (excluding a few Key Dates), I have all of mine in 2x2's and then in plastic sleeves in a binder. In fact, all of my coins are in 2x2's with the exception of slabs and Mint Proofs which I leave in the slabs and Mint boxes. Mom kept 5 sets of cents in the open Whitman folders for years and the obverse are Brown/Red Brown and the Reverse are Red. A complete set in the Dansco and Whitman folders are nice but, I have too many coins and like to see them all together by "Mint". Just my way of doing it I suppose. Ofcourse, I'm still working on my "97 years of Lincoln" in the tubes. All but a few of the 20's and 60's are completely filled now. I need a hoist to pick up the box!  |
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