To open or not to open

There is a row of four slots marked as being for commemorative
half dollars in that album. I use them for colonial coins instead.

 

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aha. That 7070 is newer than mine. Mine does not have a hole for a commemorative dollar. Now that I've seen the scan I see why he said that he needed one.

 

Only to play games and experiment. Its purpose is silver sulfides. If I run across a particularly nasty nickel, I might play with it.

 

The latest 7070 still has the four holes for half dollar commems on page 4, and the dollar one on page 5. I snagged up an MS 1988 Olympic at an auction that was in just a capsule. I haven't decided what I want to put in those 4 on page 4.

 

In that slide, the reason I mentioned the fact that 7 nickels make 35 grams is because I use a simple pan balance.

 

I don't know whether that package is a legitimate US Mint product, but given that they routinely refer to cents as "pennies" in their descriptions and press releases, even though that incorrect terminology gives some CoinTalk members a heart attack...

 

Yeah, good thing I'm surrounded by hospitals, and and and, politicians too, so you can't have everything. When I'm at home, I'm a six-minute walk from the Gov's office and eight from the Supreme Court courtroom. At work, it's 60 seconds and 90 seconds.

 

Yeah, I didn't want to trigger you there. But I figure the risk of mentioning the "penny" thing when talking to you about the Mint is about like worrying about giving you one more salty French fry -- before you chase your meal with two quarts of seawater.

 

Boo hoo to them. They were commonly referred to as pennies long before any of us were born. Sure, cents is the more accurate word, but making that correction is a waste of everyone's time and energy.

 

What's even wilder is listening to someone refer to the British ones as cents. Really? Of course, since 1970 they sort of are.

 

Too much of either can lead to the other.

 

Albums. I just purchased a Dansco Album for Susan B's. I looked for a while over the multiple albums that are out there and for my choosing, I prefer Dansco Albums. What I am concerned about is am I eventually destroying the coins by putting them in to the albums or is it ok? I keep the room moisture level relatively low and for now I will keep the album in my safe which also has a dehumidifier in it. I didn'tn want to hijack the thread. Maybe a private message or a link to another thread will suffice.

 

These are good questions. If moisture is an issue, I don't care for what albums do. If you really have humidity under control, it's not so bad. Proofs are almost always more affected. I put my best Type 2's and my best Wide Rim/Near Date 79 in slabs.

 

You can examine ANY of my albumed coins with as much magnification as you like and you will NOT find a fingerprint. Have you ever seen a "particle transfer roller"? I use a "pusher" made of the same material to insert coins into an album. It's the same material used to remove foreign matter from digital camera sensor chips.

Every year when I get my new mint set to update my sets, getting them into my albums is about a three hour production.

The job isn't done until I see the coins are NOT going to touch the slides. Except for one album, my 7070, I NEVER album thick coins.

My early copper goes in cotton inserts and then into 2x2 kraft envelopes.

Bottom line: if you're not prepared to go all OCD, it's better not to use albums.

 

To summarize Doug's post, search for the terms "slide damage", and "album friction".

 

Now there's a shocker.

 

I would find an uncirculated in a capsule. Don't cut open the card - they are scarce.

 

Yes, double collectible. Coin and Olympic Games. Imagine the 2028 interest. Got 10 years left?