hi, i keep all my coins in the staple holders... I want to put all my coins in binders though....preferably with the holders so i know what they are i want to put them all in one binder and i have mostly pennys and ancients but i also have silver dollars and halfs... from what i can see, all the holders of this type are the same size any ideas,. BTW: so they make stainless steel staples or any staples that dont rust... thanks in advance, stainless
They sell album pages that have pockets to hold 2X2 holders. These will fit nicely into looseleaf binders. If you want something fancier, Dansco sells what they call "stock" albums that do the same thing but in a fancier Dansco binder. I'm don't know if stainless steel staples are available. However, I do know they make 2X2's that have a glue strip to close them so you don't have to use staples. That would not only eliminate rust, but would eliminate the annoying bumps that the staples would create in the album pages.
I keep my choice specimens in Whitman Classic or Dansco Albums. May I suggest Valley Coin at www.valleycoin.com or their eBay store. I keep the rest in square tubes, ziplocks, slabs (silver dollars and halves) and 2x2 cardboard flippers in binders.
I'll throw in my 2 CENTS. If you check out Whitman, you can purchase Albums for almost any coin. If you want you can purchase a blank Album and blank pages from them. This is good if you want to make your own type of colletion. Not sure it Dansco or others sell such a variety of blank pages. All pages have two holes for the albums. Whitman also sells sheets of Gold press on letters/numbers so you can add your own titles under the coins if using those blank pages. Another thing is if you want you can usually find the older, non removable paged Whitman Albums,tear off the covers and punch holes for puting into the more modern Albums. With this you can mix and match anything you want. Of course if you look into albums you'll find Dansco, Littleton, Intercept Shield and on and on and on. So much depends on your preference, availability of different items, color of albums, etc. I've found basically if you want you can purchase almost anything of these on line. If your in the facinity of coin shows and coins stores, many handle those. Now as to Stainless Steel. If you look up that term you would find there are numerous grades of that substance. Probably everything from Pakistan says Stainless Steel. For sure from China also, except their toys of course. Those are Lead. The amazing thing about Stainless Steel is that low grades still rust, tarnish, corrode, etc. Note that many of the very highest grades are NON MAGNETIC. Those do not rust, corrode, tarnish, etc. Usually termed Surgical Stainless and usually about classified 440 or higher. My favorite test is to use a magnet. If it is not attracted to a magnet and says Stainless Steel, it is a high grade. Had to check a hugh construction project for that and if the magnet stuck, contractors had to replace with a higher grade at their expense. As to staples, I doubt that anyone makes such as high grade Stainless Steel Staple but go to office supply companies with a magnet.
How I Do It This is how I store/display/preserve the majority of my coins. I put them 2X2 flips. I tape the edges with thin tape. Then they go into the 2X2 page holders. The pages are kept in 1.5" D ring binders. This has been working for me for many years now. I love the 2X2s but hate staples. I store the year sets/proof sets in a landscape page view and the types in portrait page view. I do not stand the binders on edge but lay them flat. It works for me.
dont they slide though..it seems they wouldnt be tight that way, however, that is exactly the idea that im lookinh for.... thanks
You forgot to mention that outgassing of the glue releases fumes that can be harmful to the coin surfaces and cause tarnish. BTW the same type of mylar/cardboard folders are available from any coin supply source in 1.5 x 1.5 and 2.5 x 2.5 sizes as well as the more ubiquitous 2 x 2s.
I read something about that too. While I was surfing the net, I found some collectors use special "clinch" staplers that fold the staples a different way so they don't protrude that much. I think you can get them at your local Office Depot stores.
More Examples You have to impact the edge of the flip hard to do that. The pages hold and keep the flips fairly secure and tight. The coin will however on rare occasions rotate "sometimes". I have found the trick of tapping the edge and making it move back in place. Here are some more pics of how I collect.
