Newbie Question

I have a newbie/opinion question for you all. What is your opinions on placing coins in albums? Would/do any of you actually place expensive coins in albums (most of the ones I have are the Dansco albums with the two plastic sliding sheets of paper). Is there any chance of damage from these albums? Can the sliding plastic rub the coins? Is there a way of diminishing this? Thanks in advance for any advice/help!!

 

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I've been putting coins in Whitman Albums for longer than I can remember. Way, way back I used to put them in those folders and them slowly put them into Albums. ALL of my coins are in aobums except the over runs, duplicates, errors, miscellaneous. Many, many albums and no problems with anything as to damage from the albums. I remember when I was a kid and had to push some of the coins into those slots in the binder types for collections. Some were so tight I had to just about stand on the coin to get them into the albums. Of course 50 to 60 years ago no one cared.

 

Welcome to the forum!!!

 

Then why do they sell cotton gloves for putting your coins in albums?

 

I put most of my coins in albums. It's much easier to show them off to friend's. People don't want to look thru boxes of slabbed coins.

 

I am a new member with a question... On mint sealed $1000.00 boxes of the new presidential dollars, how can you determine which mint, P or D they come from??

 

That's one of my major questions. I see people selling collections (I'll use the 50 state quarter collection as an example) and have them housed in a Dansco album. The ones I've seen even have the proof silver coins in the albums. Isn't this risky with a proof coin where just one small scratch could ruin it? I want my coins in an album without the risk. Do any album makers make albums that hold 2x2's in a similar way to the albums? This could be a money maker for some entrepreneur out there.

 

This is great information. It says it all. If you want a MS collection, your not going to find it in a press in holder. Therefore don't collect MS coins that way. 2X2 flips or airtite holders are better suited for the MS coins, that you have handled with your "clean" cotton gloves, by the way.

 

So bangin my coins in the holes with on of the wife's high heels could effect them????

:goofer:

I have a bunch of ""Circulated" coins in folders or albums, but all my nice MS coins are either in Flips, or Slabs... Some are TPG slabs, some are generic slabs I bought from JPs Coins....

 

I have a question then. How do they, at any of the TPG companies, place the coins into the slab without pressing the coin into the holder somehow. I have broken a few coins out of their slabs and they seem to fit fairly snug in the holder. I'm just curious how they go about this assuming the vast majority of what's slabbed are MS coins from any of the TPGs. This would even apply to lower graded coins as far as affecting the coins surface. Would anyone have an answer for this?

 

You discovered the hoax.... Game Over now...

J/K...

You have a Good question for which I do not have the answer...

I can't wait to see the theories on this...

 

Thanks for the opinions guys. I think I'll keep putting most all of my coins in albums. I'll continue handling them with gloves, and keep mint state and proofs in 2x2's or slabs. This seems like a plan I can live with. At least until I can think of a better way of displaying them, or patent a new album type that will let me have the best of all worlds. Thanks again for the opinions.

 

Yes, it could effect them... it might damage your wife's high heels, and make for a very unpleasant evening. :hug:

 

In PCGS slabs, the coin is surrounded by a flexible O-ring... it's kinda like silicone rubber. I don't know the exact material. It seems like these would be the easiest to slide around the coin with minimal surface contact.

In NGC's slabs, the coin is surrounded by a much more rigid material. Seems more difficult to get in / out without significant surface contact.

So yes - the act of slabbing (or cracking out) involves some impact to the coin - very small, but non-zero.

 

WOW, GDJMSP know everything, and I have been a collector sice 1947....