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<p>[QUOTE="Mike Willner, post: 365275, member: 11144"]We just got back to Paris where, with some steering from my friends here on CoinTalk, my son and I spent a few happy afternoons browsing up and down rue Vivienne and rue Richelieu. We picked up some nice 5 mark coins and a 1868 5 france in TTB for a bargain, a neat book on the French franc, and a nascent interest in collection Napoleonic era French coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also picked up a coin album from Lighthouse to store my world coin collection. It is a ring binder where the coins are inserted into pockets in a strip that in turn is slid into slots on the page... hard to describe but if you're interested see <a href="http://www.leuchtturm.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.leuchtturm.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.leuchtturm.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I wondered if anyone here has any experience using these albums. They look great, but it seems you slip the coin directly into the pockets. I'm wondering if the plastic is PVC safe. I'm also wondering how I would maintain the information about the coins, such as condition and source? On a separate printed sheet behind the coin sheet?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any input or comments, and thanks very much again to those who provided info on coins in Paris. </p><p><br /></p><p>Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Willner, post: 365275, member: 11144"]We just got back to Paris where, with some steering from my friends here on CoinTalk, my son and I spent a few happy afternoons browsing up and down rue Vivienne and rue Richelieu. We picked up some nice 5 mark coins and a 1868 5 france in TTB for a bargain, a neat book on the French franc, and a nascent interest in collection Napoleonic era French coins. I also picked up a coin album from Lighthouse to store my world coin collection. It is a ring binder where the coins are inserted into pockets in a strip that in turn is slid into slots on the page... hard to describe but if you're interested see [url]http://www.leuchtturm.com/[/url] Anyway, I wondered if anyone here has any experience using these albums. They look great, but it seems you slip the coin directly into the pockets. I'm wondering if the plastic is PVC safe. I'm also wondering how I would maintain the information about the coins, such as condition and source? On a separate printed sheet behind the coin sheet? Thanks for any input or comments, and thanks very much again to those who provided info on coins in Paris. Mike[/QUOTE]
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