Displaying a Lincoln cent collection

greyfang · Sep 7, 2007

dreamer94 said: ↑

Very nice! I may try this myself.
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Thanks for the props. If this idea catches on, I want my 15 minutes of coin geek fame on Larry King Live. :high5:

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andhaugh · Sep 27, 2007

Wow, this is impressive. I like Air-Tites but not the albums so always feel frustrated about how to display. Someday someone will listen and create Dansco type albums for Air-Tites. Greyfang gave a great solution on the Pennys, but any other suggestions on other sizes?

claw · Sep 27, 2007

greyfang said: ↑

a. Use a Half-Dollar "Titled Page" from Dansco which will have 20 ports per page.
b. Buy Airtight direct-fit holders for cents (19mm), the outer diameter will press-fit nicely into the above page.
c. Buy the appropriate Dansco binder(s) and slipcase(s)
d. Buy the Dansco single-sheet currency inserts, to place between pages, so your Airtights don't bump and scuff each other.
e. Buy clear ink-jet labels to label the front and back of each port. Cover the Half Dollar heading on top of the page with an opaque label describing Lincoln Cents 1909-xyz, etc.
f. Buy a Dansco 2x2 page for the rear of the book, to place labels from any coins you break out of slabs.

With that said, if a coin means a lot to you financially, or it's value depends on conditional rarity, or you plan on selling it soon, I would not mess with the slab.

I bought one type of every known half-dollar page, knowing the diameter of a half-dollar was close to the outer diameter of an Airtight holder. Some didn't work well, bowing the pages, etc. But the Dansco is a nice press-fit, and I have removed some Airtights maybe a dozen times, with no loss of holding power.

This method takes more room than a straight-up binder with sheets, but IMHO is way more protective, AND you can remove individual coins for replacement or photographs, without disturbing the others.

If I had time I'd post pics, but this is how I safely store mine but in a format where I can flip through and enjoy them. A shoebox full of slabs is nice protection, but bulky and poor for display.
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Excellant information!!

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