If You Can't Find a Dansco...

GiveMeProof

...what other album would you recommend?

WilliamF

Library of Coins? Except those are even harder to find sometimes, but they do have the sliding plastic inserts that Dansco does, I'm not sure of any others that have those....

ricko

I prefer the type without the sliding plastic inserts. They pick up and move dirt that scratches the coins. Cheers, RickO

mtn_scout

Depends on what type of album you are wanting. I have an Intercept Shield US Type Set album that I actually like better than the Dansco (sold that). I also have a CAPS album which I like but the binder is cheap and will get replaced eventually. For other country type sets I made my own and put them in a Lighthouse binder.

moursund

I like the old whitman albums... with plastic sliders, but slim, sleek, and compact.

jesbroken

I have a couple of whitman's, a couple of littleton's, many danscos and lots of Wayte Raymonds. They all work.
Jim

hfjacinto

I have 4 different types, while I like the Whitmans, 2 of the 4 Whitman albums I own the blue is separating from the hard paper middle, so I am reluctant to recommend Whitmans (especially for heavy coins). Of the other 3 (Dansco, Littleton and Lighthouse), I like Dansco most but in 2nd place would be Littleton, although Littleton's take much more space than the others.

amwldcoin

@hfjacinto said:
I have 4 different types, while I like the Whitmans, 2 of the 4 Whitman albums I own the blue is separating from the hard paper middle, so I am reluctant to recommend Whitmans (especially for heavy coins). Of the other 3 (Dansco, Littleton and Lighthouse), I like Dansco most but in 2nd place would be Littleton, although Littleton's take much more space than the others.

I have handled many collections in the various albums over the years. From my experience the Dansco's separate just as easily as the Whitman's do. I do like Dansco's better.

OAKSTAR

How about these Harco's. I don't know much about them. I don't use them but they kinda look like Dansco's.

amwldcoin

@OAKSTAR said:
How about these Harco's. I don't know much about them. I don't use them but they kinda look like Dansco's.

Worse than keeping coins in PVC flips!

OAKSTAR

@amwldcoin said:

@OAKSTAR said:
How about these Harco's. I don't know much about them. I don't use them but they kinda look like Dansco's.

Worse than keeping coins in PVC flips!

Really? Okay, never mind. Disregard my last!!

amwldcoin

@OAKSTAR said:

@amwldcoin said:

@OAKSTAR said:
How about these Harco's. I don't know much about them. I don't use them but they kinda look like Dansco's.

Worse than keeping coins in PVC flips!

Really? Okay, never mind. Disregard my last!!

The later versions have inert inserts but the PVC can and usually does get to the coins. I have seen the early ones ruin more coins than I can count.

MasonG

@amwldcoin said:

@OAKSTAR said:
How about these Harco's. I don't know much about them. I don't use them but they kinda look like Dansco's.

Worse than keeping coins in PVC flips!

The greenest coins I have ever seen have come out of Harco albums.

erwindoc

@amwldcoin said:

@OAKSTAR said:
How about these Harco's. I don't know much about them. I don't use them but they kinda look like Dansco's.

Worse than keeping coins in PVC flips!

I will absolutely second that! Bought a set of Roosevelt dimes in a book like that. Each one was had a sticky green ring around it. Thankfully, the coins were ok and spent the weekend in acetone just to be safe. Album got tossed!

jesbroken

I ruined a complete set of Jefferson's and Buffaloes in Coinmaster albums. Green! In a safe for nearly 20 years. Luckily they were not high grade.
Jim

OAKSTAR

@jesbroken said:
I ruined a complete set of Jefferson's and Buffaloes in Coinmaster albums. Green! In a safe for nearly 20 years. Luckily they were not high grade.
Jim

Ouch!!! 😢

JoeLewis

@GiveMeProof said:
...what other album would you recommend?

What set is it for? The recommendation might change depending on the set.

Tibor

@OAKSTAR said:
How about these Harco's. I don't know much about them. I don't use them but they kinda look like Dansco's.

I've got several complete and partial collections in the Harco's. No evidence of
PVC damage, at least not the green slime. Will have to visit with them soon.

DelawareDoons

The Littleton albums are a bit chunky but nice build quality.

MasonG

@Tibor said:
I've got several complete and partial collections in the Harco's. No evidence of
PVC damage, at least not the green slime. Will have to visit with them soon.

Somewhere along the line, they switched to non-PVC insert slides.

BJandTundra

@amwldcoin said:

@OAKSTAR said:
How about these Harco's. I don't know much about them. I don't use them but they kinda look like Dansco's.

Worse than keeping coins in PVC flips!

I had these many years ago. Were very difficult to use. Replaced them with the Dansco.

AdamL

@DelawareDoons said:
The Littleton albums are a bit chunky but nice build quality.

I've had one for Walkers and one for Mercs for years. They are indeed a bit chunky But I have no complaints about my Littleton albums.
More recently I got some Whitman albums for Barber Quarters and Dimes, and I like them a lot.

GiveMeProof

@JoeLewis said:

@GiveMeProof said:
...what other album would you recommend?

What set is it for? The recommendation might change depending on the set.

Thank you @JoeLewis for your question. I need an album for a P&D set of ATB quarters. Putting together a set for my grandson.

Thank you everyone for your responses.

davewesen

@OAKSTAR said:

@amwldcoin said:

@OAKSTAR said:
How about these Harco's. I don't know much about them. I don't use them but they kinda look like Dansco's.

Worse than keeping coins in PVC flips!

Really? Okay, never mind. Disregard my last!!

Buy one already filled years ago and admire how some coins have green color

davewesen

what series are you looking for?

I also like Capital Plastics, but harder to put in or remove 1 coin,

JoeLewis

The Whitman folders are decent.

https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/products/whitman-classic-coin-albums/

BaronVonBaugh

So is Dansco out of business now? It doesn’t seem like anyone has much of anything from them now.

davewesen

@BaronVonBaugh said:
So is Dansco out of business now? It doesn’t seem like anyone has much of anything from them now.

A move, covid, and flood slowed them down

danscousa.com/

ChangeInHistory

I have 2 sets in Intercept Shield albums, looks good with blast white coins.

rec78

If you really want a Dansco you can order individual pages and make one yourself. I have done this and made several foreign coin albums. For Canadian coins, the Lighthouse Vista albums are very nice.

OAKSTAR

@davewesen said:

@OAKSTAR said:

@amwldcoin said:

@OAKSTAR said:
How about these Harco's. I don't know much about them. I don't use them but they kinda look like Dansco's.

Worse than keeping coins in PVC flips!

Really? Okay, never mind. Disregard my last!!

Buy one already filled years ago and admire how some coins have green color

Would like to see someone's pictures of those.

Klif50

@OAKSTAR said:
How about these Harco's. I don't know much about them. I don't use them but they kinda look like Dansco's.

When the Harco CoinMaster Albums came out, late 1970's early 1980's the pages, while they look really good were loaded with PVC. We were selling them in the coin shop as the neatest thing since sliced bread. Within a week or so some beautiful Lincoln Cent collections came back in with green rings around each coin. It was quick but we soaked everything in acetone and rinsed in distilled water and the coins recovered (not sure how they look 40 or so years later.

We quit selling the Harco albums at the time.

davewesen

@OAKSTAR said:

@davewesen said:

@OAKSTAR said:

@amwldcoin said:

@OAKSTAR said:
How about these Harco's. I don't know much about them. I don't use them but they kinda look like Dansco's.

Worse than keeping coins in PVC flips!

Really? Okay, never mind. Disregard my last!!

Buy one already filled years ago and admire how some coins have green color

Would like to see someone's pictures of those.

Here is a thread - early Harco's contained PVC, later ones did not - if you can see the outline of where a coin was, stay away unless you like acetone and get at deep discount.

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/12985127#Comment_12985127

The_Dinosaur_Man

I prefer them custom made, but I might be biased.

OAKSTAR

@davewesen said:

@OAKSTAR said:

@davewesen said:

@OAKSTAR said:

@amwldcoin said:

@OAKSTAR said:
How about these Harco's. I don't know much about them. I don't use them but they kinda look like Dansco's.

Worse than keeping coins in PVC flips!

Really? Okay, never mind. Disregard my last!!

Buy one already filled years ago and admire how some coins have green color

Would like to see someone's pictures of those.

Here is a thread - early Harco's contained PVC, later ones did not - if you can see the outline of where a coin was, stay away unless you like acetone and get at deep discount.

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/12985127#Comment_12985127

Oh yes! Man, I see what you mean!! Thanks!!

JoeLewis

@The_Dinosaur_Man said:
I prefer them custom made, but I might be biased.

Who made these? They look similar to LOC albums.

OAKSTAR

@GiveMeProof said:
If You Can't Find a Dansco...

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1311&_nkw=dansco+coin+albums&_sacat=0

GRANDAM

I have about 2 dozen raw sets in Harco CoinMaster Albulms. The newer ones with the Non-PVC slides. In addition each coin is in a Coin-Tain Capsule so I have had no problems with damage.

I like the looks of the coins laid out in these albulms.

OAKSTAR

@GRANDAM said:
I have about 2 dozen raw sets in Harco CoinMaster Albulms. The newer ones with the Non-PVC slides. In addition each coin is in a Coin-Tain Capsule so I have had no problems with damage.

I like the looks of the coins laid out in these albulms.

Can we see pictures?

amwldcoin

@GRANDAM said:
I have about 2 dozen raw sets in Harco CoinMaster Albulms. The newer ones with the Non-PVC slides. In addition each coin is in a Coin-Tain Capsule so I have had no problems with damage.

I like the looks of the coins laid out in these albulms.

They are probably OK if you view your coins often and let them air out so to speak, especially since your coins are in cointains. The outer pages the slides go into are still those nasty PVC loaded plastic. If you leave them closed up in a contained space for a long period of time the PVC will invade!

GRANDAM

@OAKSTAR said:

@GRANDAM said:
I have about 2 dozen raw sets in Harco CoinMaster Albulms. The newer ones with the Non-PVC slides. In addition each coin is in a Coin-Tain Capsule so I have had no problems with damage.

I like the looks of the coins laid out in these albulms.

Can we see pictures?

OK, here as some photos:










OK, these aren't in KoinTains but they are sealed from SilverTowne Mint.
A complete 50 pcs 1 oz .999 silver State Quarter Round set plus the Territories.


And I do have some Dansco's but they take but too much space as you can get a lot more coins in the same space with the Coin Master Album's. I only decided to go with the Dansco's on the small dollar size coins because the pockets on the Coin Masters were too large and allowed the dollars to rotate in the pocket and with my OCD that bugged me too much so I went with the Dansco's for small dollars (Sacagawea, SBA & Presidential Dollars).

I started using the Coin Master's in the late 1970's some a lot (most) of these coins have been in them for 40+ years and no PVC is present.

OAKSTAR

Man, there's nothing wrong with that @GRANDAM! I like it! Thanks for sharing those pictures. 👍🏻

Cladiator

Always been a fan of the Library of Coins albums.

GiveMeProof

Silver Towne Mint, isn't that The Coin Vault?

yosclimber

@JoeLewis said:

@The_Dinosaur_Man said:
I prefer them custom made, but I might be biased.

Who made these? They look similar to LOC albums.

He made them.
See:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1069679/more-homemade-albums