Dansco album question!

Heck dang, let's get him in here....

@desertgem

Jim? You out there? Weigh in on this one......

 

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Good call.

 

I also use dansco pages and binders in combination with airtites (the ring type) to store/present some coins.

I use Scotch double-sided tape to tape together two Dansco pages. I then put two of the plastic slides back in. I use 37mm Dansco blank pages for T-size, 31mm for A-size, and 44mm for H-size ring-type airtites. That way, I can adjust for different coin diameters on the same page by just buying the appropriate ring-size (albeit limited to 16mm to 27mm rings for the T-size airtites, for example). Always buy 1mm smaller sized rings than your coins' size is. That way the fit snug, and don't rattle inside the airtite.

I know some who don't like to use the dansco slides on top of the airtites to hold the airtites in. Instead, they go with one mm size smaller pages, take the slides out, and let the snugness of the airtite in the 1mm smaller-size hole hold the airtite in place. That means that you don't have two layers of plastic to view your coins through (airtite and slide), just the airtite plastic only. BUT, I don't like the idea of my airtites possibly popping out of their holes. That's why I like the slides.

I think this system strikes the right balance between presentation, preservation and storage, along with putting the assembled binder (album) in a Dansco slipcase, and storing all of my binders in a plastic-free metal box that has a silicone seal.

 

That looks much better than I would have thought @mlov43, very nice. I've been wanting to assemble my proof type set in an album, but don't like the idea of pushing plastic slides over the proof surfaces of some several thousand dollar coins. I decided to build an album from scratch because it is a type set and will have all six different size air-tites and several different rings. Its turned out to be quite an adventure so far though. Just punching accurately sized holes that large through card stock is much harder than it would seem.

 

A proof type set? Ah, man that would look freakin' awesome in an airtite binder! I'm not saying that my method is the way to go for you (each to his own...), but I think that those proof coins in this style of presentation would really stand out. Perhaps darker-colored pages, (Green intercept shield, or blue Whitman pages??) might make proof coins stand out nicely? Hmmm. I don't think those companies make blank MM pages like Dansco, though.

I, too, tried to "punch holes in cardstock"(!) I found it impossible. For a decent job, a "machine tool" kind of thingy is the only way to go (ie, what Dansco uses to punch its holes). Since I don't own a binder factory, that route was denied me.

Here are some of my proofs in my S. Korean type set (at Youtube, search "Korean coins" and you'll see my album videos):

 

Oh I know all about it. Luckily I have a really good machine shop at my work with guys who can make just about anything if you just vaguely describe what you are trying to do.

But I am a bit one track minded (or crazy) once I have an idea to do something. I went to work with a bookbinder for a few weekends to learn how to make the cover and get a few tips on how to make classic looking page hinges, worked with a screen printer to learn how to gold leaf the binding without needing to purchase a hot stamp machine and even looked into purchasing a 3D printer to make the pages (they're like $50 Gs though). It better be a cool album!