I've been trying to get my stuff more organized lately, I have a tendency to strew my hobbies all about, then when I need space I just pile it all somewhere. Anyway, I digress. I have a couple of regular 3 ring binders, a 2" and a 3" I think. Inside I have some 20 pocket pages for 2x2 cardboard flips. This works great for organizing and viewing but not so great at sitting well on a bookcase. The pages tend to bend and sag even when only half full of coins, especially heavier ones. I'm wondering if anyone else does something different? Maybe a smaller binder for each denomination? This is primarily for US coins so I could do cents, nickels, dimes....etc. Nothing of high value either, those will go elsewhere. My other thought was to do something like this for each denomination/type - https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/safe-t-mini-coin-album-60-pocket.html Those make me a tad nervous as I suspect the whole thing is made of softened vinyl of some kind. Right now I'm trying to put my binders on "end" so that the rings are pointed up, but that's hard to do and keep them from sliding and/or falling over. But it does fix the sagging page issue.
I do the binders but I don’t stand mine like it’s a book. I lay them flat with one on top of another.
So flip flopped then? 1 with the spine facing left, then 1 with it facing right? I kinda thought of that too, not sure what I think of that. I'm being picky, lol. Might be ok. I just had another thought, do they make those 20 pocket pages for 4 ring binders? I'll have to look around, that might also help the pages stay put better.
Have you tried placing them with the spine up? Then the pages are suspended from the rings inside the binder. If you have a slipcase it’s even better, because the front and back of the binder will be held in place, too.
I have used Eagle Holders for years, but they are expensive. They used to fall apart too, but they have improved on that score in recent years. The pages have spaces for the Eagle holders, but sometimes I use safety flips instead, especially for tokens that are too big or too thin for the eagle holders. Here's a photo of one of the pages.
You're right to be suspicious of those. I think many of the older ones had PVC, though I don't know if that's the case with the current product you linked to. (Maybe the "Safe-T" brand name denotes something more inert and more suitable for archival storage? But maybe not.)
I lay them flat. I am putting color coded card stock in the front cover slip to identify different denominations. You can also cut a strip of card stock, print on it and slide it into the end of the binder. Most binders today have clear slips front and side.
I can imagine a magazine rack or towel rack of sorts, with removable dowels that feed through the rings of the binders so they can be hung spine up on the rack. You could probably also slip binders into those mail pockets that fasten to office doors.
