For example, why aren't Lincoln cent albums dated 1909-1958 (wheat), THEN 1959-2009 (memorial & anniversary), then 2010-date? Washington quarters 1932-1964 (silver), then 1965-1998 (clad), then statehood? Why do album manufactures have to include error and proof coins, I just want coins meant for circulation. Maybe offer an error and/or proof page separately? I want some order to my collection! I don't want to use notebooks and 2x2's, I like the way coin albums look on my shelf. I'm talking to you Whitman, Dansco (if you ever come back), Intercept Shield (if you start again), even Littleton (only buy supplies from them), maybe someone new? (I know the market is too small). This is a stupid rant, but my OCD (Organized Coin Display) made me do it!
I would contact your Coin therapist on Monday. You need an adjust of your Meds. Nahhh. Your collection looks Awesome.
Couldn't sell you as many albums!  That's why most of mine are in 3 ring binders!!! I must admit your collection looks much nicer and better organized than mine does!!! Very nice!!!!
I believe manufacturers will give the public what they want. If enough collectors chime in with suggestions, they will produce those, as it means money in their pockets, so send in your suggestions to the ones that manufacture coin albums you like and see what you get.
If the 1909 to 1958 Lincoln Cents were put into one album, the result would be huge and unwieldy. The trouble is with all the mint marks and the “VDB” and “Plain 1922” varieties. The same would be true for a 1959 to 2009 album, especially if the S Mint Proof coins are included. Large and heavy is not pleasant to handle. It’s one of the reasons why I am not fond of the Mega Red Book.
Not true, Whitman's album goes from 1909-1995 with the proofs, Dansco goes from 1909 to 2009, with the proofs. I am using the Whitman now, and it's 7 pages. Most of the manufactures album go from 1909 into the
If it’s that big, you can buy it. I don’t want it. Having said that, I have not bought a conventional coin album since the 1970s. The closest thing I have purchased has been a number of Eagle Albums for my political token collection. Those albums are totally free flowing with no assigned “holes.” The largest one has four pages with 20 openings per page.
I feel you frustration. I just moved my lincoln wheat cent collection into a window album and now I have a hole open for a 1922 no d that I probably will never fill.
In 60+ years I have never filled the 1922 Plain hole in my Lincoln Cent album. I almost did when I bought a collection as a dealer, but another dealer made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. If you read the opinions published in The Numismatist back in the early 1940s, they didn’t care much for the 1922 Plain. They didn’t think a collector needed it for a complete set.
I am missing three coins for what I consider to be a complete set of Lincoln Cents, 09-S No VDB, 14-D, and 24-D. (I could have bought a crappy 09-S at a recent show for $25... but I'd rather wait and pay extra for a quality problem-free coin) I do not consider the 1922 Plain or 1955 DDO to be a necessary part of a complete set as they are die varieties, and my Dansco has a spot for 1922 Plain. I'll probably just "cheat" it with a Weak D when I get around to it.
