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Message:: [QUOTE="ajm229, post: 67503, member: 3350"]Well, usually those Whitman folders come with instructions on how to properly put the coins into them, but it's definitely more of a pain than it looks. Best advice I can give here is to take your time with it, be careful, and give it your best shot. I would consider the Whitmans only temporary storage solutions, anyway. The Whitmans aren't great for protection because they're half exposed. When you pop them into their individual slots, you are only ensuring protection of one side of the coin (presumably the reverse, if you put them in the way I would imagine you would). That's why I say they're only good for temporary storage. It's much more protected if you get something like a Dansco Album with the slide-out plastic sheaths that allow you to protect (and see) both sides of the coin. That's why I store all my coins in Dansco, rather than Whitman. It looks nicer, it protects the coins better, and it's LONG TERM storage. But beware - it's pretty expensive. I have the Lincoln Cent, Buffalo Nickel, Jefferson Nickel, Mercury Dimes, Roosevelt Dimes, Washington Quarters 1932-1998, Washington Quarters Statehood Designs 1999-2008, Kennedy Half Dollars, and Cents Plain albums, and at $20 or more a pop, the investment has been about $175 in albums. I consider it worth it though, and I would advise the investment when you have to funds to do so. ~AJ[/QUOTE]