I'm looking to remove all my Roosevelt Dimes from the 2x2's I put them in 50 years ago. I want to give my grandson the full 1946-1964 silver portion of the series, but I don't really want to go with the Whitman Blue Book since the coins are only viewable from the obverse. Which folder/book has those plastic slides that contain the coin in their respective slot and permits viewing from both sides? Thanks for your guidance.
I actually like Littleton's albums. I have one for Mercs and one for Walkers. Only thing I've ever bought from Littleton. I'm not sure if they have a Roosevelt album that ends in '64 though
Dansco and Library of Coins Library of Coins albums are typically cheaper. @Bradley Trotter knows a fair amount regarding albums
Here's a thread about a Merc Library of Coins album I bought with pictures. I also have a Canada cent album from library of coins and a Dansco WLH album but the rest are old Whitmans haha. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/library-of-coins-mercury-head-dimes-1916-1945.380861/
I found that when you look around, there are many available. For my Norwegian collection I have 8 of these from Numis, non PVC. Viewable both sides, removable sleeves of 1 or two rows and a handy quick diameter guide. I have 14 pages in each album.
I made a $7 offer on a Library of Coins Roosevelt 1946-1965 album. Accepted. Great condition. I think I'm set. Thanks all.
Oh, very much pulled from the wild. I was a kid when I put that set together. Thanks for the confirmation.
Littleton is great for viewing but the pages are hard to turn which is annoying. Dansco and Whitman folders are my choice, along with very few others. There are several to choose from its your choice. Good luck.
Aside from the ones already mentioned in this Topic, you could search for Wayte Raymond or Meghrig Coin Boards; they are not Albums, but rather individual Boards with Acetate Slides that permit viewing from both sides. These were made in the pre-safety paper days, so the coins therein would tone over time. I had a set of Meghrig Boards for Roosevelt Dimes but I removed the coins several years ago and sold the Boards on eBay.
@masterswimmer and anyone else interested in the Meghrig Coin Boards, here is my eBay Listing from 2016 with background info: Listing Title: Vintage MEGHRIG COIN BOARD SET for Roosevelt Dimes 1946 & Up ~ holds 72 Coins Vintage MEGHRIG COIN BOARD SET (COINS NOT INCLUDED) of 4 Boards with Acetate Slides, holds 72 total Roosevelt Dimes (No. 1374RD-1 1946-1951-S; No. 1374RD-2 1952-1958-D; No. 1374RD-3 1959-UP; No. 1456 PLAIN, No Factory Printing). The Boards are in GOOD USED Condition with minimal wear, and the Slides are clean and free of excessive scratch lines; the No. 1374RD-3 and No. 1456 have hand-written date/mint mark/type information for coins that were issued after the manufacturing date of 1961. The Meghrig Boards NO. 1374RD-1 thru 1374RD-3, and No. 1456 ( approximate size 7-7/8”L x 5-7/8”W x 1/8”T) are part of the American Album Series (these Boards were intended to be mounted in an Album similar to a 3-Ring Binder) and were the successor to the Waite-Raymond Albums. The Meghrig products were produced by M. Meghrig and Sons from the early 1950’s to 1965, when production ceased—which makes them a Collector’s Item in themselves! These Boards are truly great for protecting and displaying your coins (both sides are visible); they feature Clear Acetate Slides that protect the coin from contact with objects (e.g. dirty greasy fingers) and also act as a retainer to prevent the coin from falling out. In actual practice, the thickness of the Board and the precision Cutout tend to keep the coin from moving too much once it is inserted and centered in the opening. The inadvertent—but much appreciated (by some) side effect of the acetate Slide—is to provide a nearly sealed chamber for the sulfur compounds inherent in the construction of the Board to outgas over time and yield the colorful toning that you see in the photos of the Coins that were originally housed in these Boards. NOTE: once I sold the Boards I deleted the photos of them, but I still have my photos of the original coins as they were mounted in the Board, with the Acetate slide removed for the purpose of photographing the coin(s). Here is a photo one of the coins, the key 1949-S, that is representative the kind of toning that these coins picked up: The amount of toning and the resultant color palate of coins in this enclosed environment is dependent on several factors: (1) length of time that the coin was in the Board; (2) condition of the coin's surface (i.e. preparation of blanks, granularity of struck surface; and foreign material on the surface from bagging and handling operations); (3) remaining sulfur compounds in the Board Layers that can still outgas as time goes on.
