Hello... a while ago I was reading some article and if I recall correctly I thought it said that the cheap coin folders such as the Whitman's actually can damage the coins more? Is this true should I switch my collection to Dansco or the leather Whitmans? if so which one do you think is better? Thanks
Iam currently converting from whitman folders to dansco albums...its a bigger investment but alot better for ur coins...displays better as well. Peter
I use 2x2's, and for my early dates (before 1944), I use Intercept Shield 2x2's in a Eagle Page holder stored high and DRY. Coin folders are good for young collectors starting out, but for coins that can change color (Lincolns) and expensive coins, forget about it!
Wow Midas how do you afford it? All coins pre 1944? @ ~$1.00 a holder? So you are saying to ditch the folders and go all 2x2's and these holders?
albums can do just as much damage to the coins if not more than folders----when you slide the clear sheets over the holes in the pages they can leave marks on the coin and lower the value and grade. Speedy
Another way to look at it - how can anyone afford not to ? If a coin cost $20 or more it seems like pretty cheap insurance to spend $1 to protect it.
I hate to say it... but I don't think I have a coin thats worth $20. I just started and I go through rolls. I have a few here and there but nothing valuable (except for a 1924-D thats not really worth very much).
I have spent years buying and upgrading my cent collection. I have a lot of MS reds in my Lincoln collection and I want to keep them that way. So, I really can't afford NOT to! BTW...you know how many coins I have seen in folders that went in MS condition only to develop a HUGE thumbprint later? Talk about a way to "kill" a coin's grade! It can make a collector cry! I am sure we all started with the folders and I too went to the Dansco albums. But I never did care for the sliding window and the fact that many coins sometime popped out of their slot, so I went to 2X2's that I individually labeled with the year/mm/mintage numbers so these coins could be individually viewed from a 3 ring binder. Then I looked at the technology behind the Intercept Sheilds, so I updated my collection all before 1944 to Intercept Sheilds with avery labels (on the outside) detailing the year/mm on one line in #12 arial font and the mintage numbers on line two with #8 arial font...neatly centered. I keep them in an acid-free clam shell binder secured high and dry. Room temperatures and low humidity are also the key! Here's the cover page for my Lincoln 3 ring binder book...
AirTites I also like the airtites. Should I be concerned at all about the airtite albums which incorporate vinyl pages or does "air tight" protect the coins even if the vinyl begins to deteriorate?
