I'm working on completing my sets of Lincoln cents, Jefferson nickels, Roosevelt Dimes, Washington Quarters, and Kennedy Halves. I have many of the older dates, and am currently searching through rolls I buy from my workplace to fill in the newer dates and mint marks. My question is this: should I buy those Whitman folders (I already have a few), or should I buy those white Mylar coin holders, and put them in binders? Which way would be less expensive, and which way looks neater? Are common dates too trivial to waste Mylar holders on?
circulated coins just put it in your drawers. put many as you can. anytime you can see, touch and play with it. what a wonderful hobby. i wish i have many circulated silver coins. but 99.9% of my collections were mint condition with capsule on it.
If these are coins you found searching rolls then go ahead and use the Whitman folders, they are easy to see and are good enough for these coins as storage.
i put my common wheat cents, pre 1982 cents, and pre 1960 nickels in paper rolls and write on there what is inside. then i put them in my safe. its alot eaiser than storing them in bags.
I believe the best way I would recommend is in an Intercept box with a couple of those dehumidify packs thrown in. The Intercept boxes have a space age material that counters airborne acids, oxides and such that might cause coins to tone. Even if they are in sealed holders they can tone over time so Intercept and a dry environment is a safe bet. IMHO.
I think the Mylar staple overs would cost more and take up more room. I like the Whitman books since their only about a quarter inch think and can easily be viewed and or taken out. The only thing i don't like about the Whitman books is that sometimes you have to really force the coin in the hole.
for those of you who don't know, there is an easy way to get your coin in the folder slot if you are having trouble getting it in. get a modern coin of the same denomination, and hammer it into the hole with the hammer. pop it back out when you get it in, and put the old coin in the slot!
I'm relatively new to this, but I'll tell you what I do. I have 2 folders for the complete Lincoln cents, 1 for buffalo, one for Jeffersons, one for Roosevelt dimes, one for Washington quarters, one for state, 2 for Kennedy halves. Mind you these are my CIRCULATION books... I've yet to buy a coin for these folders... the fun of searching circulated coins, for me, is finding something in circulation. I'm a recycler, so I have several of the pint size plastic cups from Chinese takeout ;~> that I use to sort, and they stack well with small amounts of coins in them. For example, if I'm sorting through a gob of pennies, I'll toss all my '82's in a cup, toss all possible funky coins in a cup, toss all coins that may appear in better condition than what I currently have in my folder in a cup, toss all my wheaties in a cup... etc. When I've gone through a good bit, I'll go through one of the cups to check for good stuff. If I'm in the middle of this and my wife says "Clear the table!" I stack the cups out of the way. It may not be the tidiest option, but it is organized. If I fill up a cup I move it to... my safe place and if I want I can dump it on the table & just play with the coins (i.e. I have cups just for the old nickels that don't measure up to what I already have in the folder, but I gotta keep 'em... 'cause they're old! Is this weird?) In other words put your finest examples in folders, your exceptional varieties in mylar/cardboard... but if you just wanna horde general circulation coins, put 'em in bags, boxes, or cups
