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<p>[QUOTE="Prime Mover, post: 1824342, member: 38783"]I think the slipcases are just covers, not necessarily treated for anything, I haven't found anything stating to the contrary yet. The protection comes from the capsules you use, not the album cover so I don't think it really matters in this case. Since the Dansco itself is "open" the slipcase becomes the protection while stored in there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it's true about the cost and you're spot on about the "overall investment" part of it. Between the album and enough 2x2's you're into it for $100 before any coins (which is another 5oz of silver after all... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ) . However, that's a small amount compared to the many ounces of silver the album could potentially hold, and you know it's organized and protected fairly well against the elements by being in hard plastic 2x2s.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only thing I will say is that the plastic pages are interesting when you first get them, and seem flimsy. But, once filled it's nice and solid and once settled into the albums it's good. I bought the pages first and stuck them into standard 3-ring binders to start with to keep the cost down, and that helped me get used to them also.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Prime Mover, post: 1824342, member: 38783"]I think the slipcases are just covers, not necessarily treated for anything, I haven't found anything stating to the contrary yet. The protection comes from the capsules you use, not the album cover so I don't think it really matters in this case. Since the Dansco itself is "open" the slipcase becomes the protection while stored in there. Yes, it's true about the cost and you're spot on about the "overall investment" part of it. Between the album and enough 2x2's you're into it for $100 before any coins (which is another 5oz of silver after all... ;) ) . However, that's a small amount compared to the many ounces of silver the album could potentially hold, and you know it's organized and protected fairly well against the elements by being in hard plastic 2x2s. The only thing I will say is that the plastic pages are interesting when you first get them, and seem flimsy. But, once filled it's nice and solid and once settled into the albums it's good. I bought the pages first and stuck them into standard 3-ring binders to start with to keep the cost down, and that helped me get used to them also.[/QUOTE]
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