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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jackhd, post: 2437485, member: 73897&quot;]So true, Tom. But they have expanded with many series that weren&#039;t available in yesteryear. I started collecting around 1958, as a ten year old. All that were available <u>to me</u> were the blue Whitman folders, which I purchased at a Five &amp; Dime called Sprouse-Ritz for as low as 68 cents. I still have one with that price sticker on it!. I never saw an album until much later in my life. But when I first started all that were available were US Cents, Buff/Jeff Nickels, Roosevelt Dimes, Wash Quarters, and Franklin Halves. That&#039;s it! So, even though I wish there were more coverage of World coins, and sets such as Jefferson Nickel Proofs, the hobby and available resources for it, have certainly grown since then. And, at least we have the blank albums option for &quot;other&quot; applications.</p><p><br /></p><p>I liked coloradobryan&#039;s idea about custom folders/albums, and I think he&#039;s right there would definitely be a market for such. With the computer advances, I&#039;ll bet you could set up a custom album shop relatively inexpensively. Actually, the finest albums that I own are made by Lighthouse. They seem to be built to military specs, and are quite beautiful. Unfortunately, they have very few titles (I use them for Staties, Presies, and ATBs)</p><p><br /></p><p>Probably for now, I&#039;ll use the P-slots as Lon suggested and replace what&#039;s there with the Proofs I have. That&#039;s certainly the most economical idea. Later, I&#039;ll go for the blank album with foil date and mint info to create a truly custom home for the Proofs I&#039;ve collected. Jack[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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