Album suggestions.

Over the winter I am going to put a few albums of coins together. Inexpensive ones, like the 46-64 Rosie dime, Jefferson nickles, wheat cents, etc.

What's a good brand of album?

Edit: Anyone had any luck with the littleton albums?

 

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I used their album for state quarters. I guess it's
okay. It looks nice.

 

Also, I'm looking at albums that are double sided. (where you can see the back).

 

I usually use Wittmann or Dansco.

 

The albums that you can see both sides of the coin are good because they have the Mylar pages that cover your coins. Those albums are also easier to put your coins in and out of.

 

It's a shame all the newer double side albums cover all the Rosie dimes from 46-12, I wish I could find just the silver ones.

 

Ya, I don't get why people like the folders, you can't see the back of the coin!

 

Never tried those. If they're too pricy there's
always flips and a loose leaf notebook.

 

You could get an old library of coins album for the Roosies. Mine has dates from 1946-65 plus a few holes (up to 72 if you wish). I have Dansco, Whittman & Littleton too and honestly I like my Littletons.
Here's an L of C book on the bay if you want a look-see.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Library-of-...523?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c677eed2b

 

The price of the littletons attract me, but the pages are white. You would think those would yellow over the years.

Got a pic of any coins in a littleton or dansco so I can compare? Thanks.

 

i use whitman classic albums for my "modern" coins they look nice and they are reasonably priced (20-30) dollars give or take a little

 

Look around at dansco. It's what I'd say most use. I recently just started albums myself and love my dansco...it kind of makes it addicting, filling holes lol.

 

Personally, I like Dansco. They are well-made and look nice. I've tried Whitman, but they honestly are too cheap to be useful. I owned the Roosevelt Dimes album and either the holes were too small and the coins didn't fit or the holes were too big and the dimes rotated in the pages over time. Pretty lame.

On the other hands, I have also tried Intercept Shield (for S.B.A.s and State Quarters). It is TOO MUCH protection. The holes were very tight, which isn't good because either the top or the bottom of the coin will eventually rub. Also, the plastic slides are too delicate and thin, leaving creases after a while. The albums do not come apart easily making it hard to work with. Plus the green exterior just looks cheap.

Danscos are well made and the pages come out easily for putting in large amounts of coins at once. Plus you can buy replacement pages and blank binders to put together a custom book. If you were looking for Roosies 1946-1964 for example, just buy those pages and a small album. Bingo!

They also have millimeter pages, which are great for foreign coins. I'm working on a date set of British pre-decimal pennies and the blank MM pages work well.

 

Not white...."cream" maybe, but not white. LOL
Here is one of my Littleton pages next to a Library of coins page. I like the binding on Danscos, but the brown & Orange colors don't apeal. That's just me though

 

The dansco rosies go from 46 to 61 then 62 to 78. If I got to buy two, might as well do the full album lol.

I don't know what series I will acomplish, but the silver halves and dollars are much too expensive.

 

WOW the littleton looks nice, I wish they had mintage numbers on them.

 

As far as quarters...

The Washington (32-67) would cover over 30 years of silver. That's over $180 worth of silver coin, not even counting the mints and the 32d and s.

Looks like the easiest one to do would be the standing liberty. Just 17 slots.

Sometimes if your careful you can get SLQs in readable condition for melt at auctions.

 

I would check some local dealers too. My dealers have "junk bins" that they sell junk silver at melt value.

 

Dansco has blank albums for any denomination of u.s coin, i have a blank dime one for just proofs. they should tone nicely
i have just one Littleton album for silver Kookaburras as they are the only one that makes one, but i prefer the Dansco albums.

 

Dansco.