Slabs vs. albums
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In my albums I used to "turn the pages of history."
Now, I "clickety clack" through history. 
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GOOOOOOO Albums!!!!
Slabs !!!
Slabs in boxes designed for them.
Slabs for protection, Authenticity and financial insurance.
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
I got away from albums for my coins a long time ago. Having to put most everything in safe deposit boxes made the albums obsolete.
I vote slabs. What Walkerfan said.
Well, doggone! Never thought of that aspect.
How about an album of slabs?
Collector, occasional seller
Uh, slab albums can be nice. A bit bulky, but it's nice to have it all in one place.
I agree 100%. But, it sure was fun with those albums. I still have stacks of coin albums and they still have coins in them too:) Old habits are hard to break.
For protection other reason mentioned above ya gotta like the slabs.
Albums for toning. I have some nice toning going on in my Dansco sets. Otherwise slabs for more expensive coins.
This!
Why not both?
Sure, slabs for the registry and other reasons mentioned above.
Also have a 7070, a circulated IHC album in progress and silver Washington Quarter album.
Edit for speling.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
There are two good things about slabs:
1) They can help assure authenticity.
2) They can be cracked open so you can put your coin in a set album and enjoy it.
I like both!
Later, Paul.
I have a couple of Lincoln books. Everything else is slabs or 2x2s or rolls. I have no plans to start any more albums. If anything, I'll start a slabbed type set.
Ya mean like this one? It's how I store my slabs. A little bulky but it works well for me. I have a dozen color-coded three ring binders I keep 'em in.
Raw coins in albums,
Slabbed coins in boxes,
ALL COINS IN A PCGS DIGITAL ALBUM
JMO
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Slabs for the core collection. Albums for the fun with junk collection.
That's what I'm doing. Best of both worlds. Although for cheaper stuff I just collect raw and stick them in albums.
My collection is made up of both methods. I'm old fashioned in that I like the look of albums, and even like them in 2 X 2's in small coin albums. I have most of my slabs in an album that snaps together. I can't seem to find the brand name and don't remember since I got them a few years back. I didn't like the Eagle brand as well, they break down after a while.
Louis Armstrong
My cheaper stuff is in Dancos.
Lighthouse brand is what you are thinking of. They are far superior to the Eagle product. I use them for my collection and love them.
I have both. My nicer coins are in slabs but I also have CAPS 1800's and 1900's typeset albums going simultaneously. I really like the look of Danscos but prefer the CAPS since I don't need to worry about slide marks or loose coins.
I used to use Lighthouse but I now prefer eagle. It's a personal preference I think.
There is some magic to seeing a completed matrix of coins in an album page.
My strategy is about collecting what I intend to keep, not investing in what I plan to sell.
I do both
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
Albums!!!
(The best coins belong in slabs though)
I started in albums about 10 or more years ago, moved to slabs, still have a few BU dansco sets of nickels, 1 of unc Variety only Franklins, and a large dansco collection of circulated Coins .01,.05,.10,.25,.50,$1
Nothing beats dozens of mint coins or circ all together on a page.
I love my registry sets, my slabs, and boxes of 20-blue boxes of 20, but albums are the true “Everyman” collections (not to detract from the AU58 guys).
It takes a serious dedication and a different grade of collector to build registry sets and major purchase slabs. When I was first into really making a ms65-ms66 raw set, I laughed at what people paid for common anything in slabs. Now I wound not hesitate to spend $30 on a 1990 D ms66fs, or 65fs even.
If you guys want to really spread the numismatic bug, give out albums and folders with a few coins already in them, give out Ike’s on Halloween and a stack of them as a tip, spend $2 bills and Kennedys, just be careful with those $10s from 1950.
Roccout
https://www.autismforums.com/media/albums/acrylic-colors-by-rocco.291/
Agree. Few people will enter into collecting if the only aspect they see is investing in slabs. Collecting raw coins in an album is accessible to most everyone. If they are prone to collecting, the bug will bite them as they work with albums. Some of those will be content to stay with albums, and some will be enticed to venture into the more expensive commitment of slabs.
My strategy is about collecting what I intend to keep, not investing in what I plan to sell.
I enjoy both methods... albums have a charm, showing coins over the years... often they show commercial wear. Albums can also evoke memories of how the coins were found...in change, roll searching, lucky parking lot find etc.. Slabs protect coins as well as giving them authenticity and grade opinion. Certainly coins of value belong in slabs. The choice is up to the collector.. it is a hobby and should be enjoyed. The fact that we do not all collect the same thing, or in the same way are just aspects of the hobby that attract so many to the pleasures of numismatics.
Cheers, RickO
when it comes to the coin finances train,I am a lot closer to the caboose than the locomotive engine.the only slabbing I do is the freebies that come with my club membership.last 2 years it has become difficult to find suitable candidates for slabbing from my inventory.