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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gxseries, post: 2436290, member: 4373&quot;]With the rise of internet and collectors finding it easier to collect coins from all over the world - there&#039;s one aspect that&#039;s still somewhat lacking. That&#039;s properly design coin albums. Dansco used to manufacture them around 1960s but that&#039;s already well over 50 years ago!</p><p><br /></p><p>This actually gives rise to collecting such albums and many foreign Dansco album can command serious premium even in used condition, well easily 50 - 100 USD+. In fact a book was written about them a while back:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=fGpzPvuNDy8C&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;source=gbs_ge_summary_r&amp;cad=0#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.google.com/books?id=fGpzPvuNDy8C&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;source=gbs_ge_summary_r&amp;cad=0#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books?id=fGpzPvuNDy8C&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;source=gbs_ge_summary_r&amp;cad=0#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Now how can something not be replicated today? With any business model, supply and demand comes to mind. I&#039;m sure the demand is out there but to provide limited amount of supply at the right price proves to be challenging. Fortunately technology is out there to help. With the aid of photoshop, creativity can come to place. Here are some examples around the world (designed to my taste)</p><p><br /></p><p>Japan (it would be perfect for an updated page for Dansco Japan type set)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://gxseries.com/coin_albums/sample/japan_tiny_11.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Korea</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://gxseries.com/coin_albums/sample/korea_tiny_03.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Russia</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://gxseries.com/coin_albums/sample/rus_paul_i_tiny_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And of course flip books can be made as well to emulate coin albums online. In fact PCGS even got one step ahead and made it more customizable. Take for example this:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/Album.aspx?SetID=134748" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/Album.aspx?SetID=134748" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/Album.aspx?SetID=134748</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I have to argue that the design is wrong as when the pages are flipped, the coins are supposed to be in coin orientation, not medal orientation. (unless all of them happen to be die rotation error, which will be a serious collection by its own right!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Alas, when one collect coins, collectors want to display them. The coins wouldn&#039;t stand out in a 2D display screen. But again, how complicated is making an album? Required materials are cardboard (paper), mylar sheet, some labels (ink / gold) and some screws. I would be interested in the overall manufacturing process and see how it can be done to relate to other numismatics field. May spark some interests. Until then, I guess it&#039;s another day...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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