This probably has been covered before but does anyone have any tips for getting wheats into whiman folders? On a hard surface I can't get them in and on soft surfaces the whole folder creases. Anyone have any good ideas for this? I just don't want to ruin my coins. I tried a rubber hammer on a throwaway coin in a throwaway folder but i never can get it lined up right. Any tips? Thanks :smile
If you can't get them in by brute force then the trick is to get a highly worn coin and put it in. After a few days the hole will be stretched a little and the original coin should fit easily. Some coins are actually slightly larger so may require another intermediary.
I found this 'baby roller' made out of wood in our kitchen drawers. Wifey wasnt sure what it was for, but it works great for pshing coins into the Whitman folders. i wouldn't use it to push a prize coin into a holder..but I don;t see any problems with circulated coins. BTW.did I miss something?? Will there be no 2005 D penny???All I can find is 05-p Warren
Sounds like your using one of those cheap Whitman folders for your coins. If you are you may have better luck getting the coins in there if you put the coin in a freezer first. The coin will schrink due to cold and them fall right in. Then there is the tire method. You place your coins as close to the hole as possible, put the folder in the street and when a big enough car runs over it the coins should all be in the slots. You could try putting some WD40 on the coin so it will be a little slippery and slide right in. Now if you know someone with a bench grinder you could have them grind off some of that excess metal and then the coin will also fit better. Another method would be to glue a smaller coin to the back of the one you are trying to get into the folder. Example, glue a dime to the back of a penny and then glue the dime into the slot. :hammer: :hammer: :smile :smile OK now enough of that. The coin police will come get me. If you want to be a coin collector and not an accumulator, stop using those cheap folders. Invest in a Whitman Classic or Dansco type ALBUM. You can see both sides of the coin, better made, pages can be added or removed, coin fit better, more protection for valuable coins, more resale value for the album itself. Those cheap folders are made in such a way that even if you get the coin in the slot there is glue there that will eventually screw up your coins.
