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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrz1988, post: 715943, member: 21121&quot;]Thanks for the responses.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seems to be the consensus that albums are just no good for proof coins.&nbsp; What baffles me is it seems to be hard to find them WITHOUT the proof holes, as if they are encouraging you to collect spots on your coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did some reading on the Intercept Shield books and I think I&#039;m going to order some.&nbsp; Just a shame that I have to discard the two new Whitmans I bought about a month ago :headbang:.&nbsp; While I&#039;m not sure if they&#039;ll 100% protect the coins, the idea of acid-free materials and the protective treatment seems to be loads better than the Whitmans I&#039;m using.&nbsp; They even come with that slipcase to prevent too much air getting in to the album itself, not the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I used to use 2x2s in vinyl pages, but quite honestly I thought they looked tacky and unprofessional.&nbsp; To me nothing beats the clean, professional appearance of a good coin album, even if they are imperfect.&nbsp; Kudos to Intercept Shield for raising the bar on that regard.</p><p><br /></p><p>Would it help any if I added little packet of silica on the inside of the album if I were storing it in a slipcase?&nbsp; I heard this lowers moisture, and drier is better, right?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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