Morgan album question
Morgan13
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I already have a dansco no date album with the slde in plastic for my 1921 collection. I dont like it. Im afraid its going to scratch my coins.
Can anyone recommend a dateless Morgan album that doesn't have the plastic slides?
It can be a dansco or any brand as long as its not garbage.
So basically im looking for the press in type. New or used.
Unless I hear that there is a danger that they can fall out which is why I bought the slides to begin with.
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Honestly, I think Dansco albums with the clear plastic slides are the best to protect your coins, you just have to be careful when sliding them in/out. You open yourself up to a lot more potential damage and fingerprints with press in folders. 2x2 flips in a binder would also be extremely safe, but I get it, its not an "album". I've done press in folders to start out a collection to do it the "old school way" but once i've filled it up or key dates started to enter the mix then I migrated them over to a Dansco for safety.
A Capitol holder would be your best best to avoid plastic slides, you would only have to put up with unscrewing the top layer every time you add a new piece.
You could go the route of using capsules for the coins, but even I haven't figured out how to efficiently build a book to support those.
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@The_Dinosaur_Man I have new capsules and I think your probably right about that.
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Im not going to pull my Morgans out of my safe but I am paranoid about the possibility of having scratched them. I think im alright but I did take a few out to image here and there when I took them out.
We all like to take images of our coins.
Here's one I kept out. This thread needs an image.
Im to paranoid to add more to my book.
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I’ve used the Dansco albums for many years and never, never have scratched a coin or damaged it in any way. You just have to use a little care and watch the coin as you’re sliding the plastic window into place. This is your best option as I see it.
I watched a Ben the coin geek YouTube video. He's the one who mentioned it.
Since then it made me nervous. I think im alright.
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Capsalbums use airtight capsules https://www.capsalbums.com/
Here’s a link to a video about the albums
https://player.vimeo.com/video/134055683
I bought one for Civil War Tokens, it’s very well made.
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I also used Kointains before for proof coins so I could put them in albums without worrying about scratching them, they work in Dansco albums. But now Kointains aren’t being made anymore so they are scarce and hard to find old ones, but they do work and are thin enough to allow you to force them into the holes in the album
Mr_Spud
This was going to be my suggestion as well. It’s a bit pricier but seems worth it for a higher value set where one doesn’t need to worry about scratching the coin.