80 LBS Wayte Raymond Albums!!!

[spy88]

Anyone into Wayte Raymond albums should check this out!!

 

5 1/2 days to go on the auction---over 80 lbs. with 200+ pages different denominations---presently @ $134.00

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2223496285&category=39475

 

[LucyBop]

hmmm... interesting....

[Chippewa]

A bit off topic, but this is the "tangents" thread. Does anyone know of a full new-old set of Wayte Raymond 144 piece commemorative albums for sale. I am thinking of starting a second set of commems, focusing on white coins in the 65 range and seeing what develops.

[Leothelion]

hmmm... interesting....

 

Lucy

Don't EEEEEVEN think about it!

 

Leo

[gmarguli]

A bit off topic, but this is the "tangents" thread. Does anyone know of a full new-old set of Wayte Raymond 144 piece commemorative albums for sale. I am thinking of starting a second set of commems, focusing on white coins in the 65 range and seeing what develops.

 

If by seeing what develops means seeing how they tone, you will likely be disappointed. The chemicals that produced the wonderful color are likely long gone out of these holders and it'd take you a LONG time to get the color anyway.

 

Of course you could have some holders made by a paper company and have them use high sulfur paper and store them in a hot humid place.

 

[DWLange]

I agree with what Greg said. Hearing the old stories about Raymond albums toning coins nicely, I placed a 1982-D Washington Half Dollar into a Raymond album page around 1990. Kept in a normal house atmosphere, it has done little more than acquire a bit of peripheral gold in all these years.

[Gunsmoke]

I agree with what Greg said. Hearing the old stories about Raymond albums toning coins nicely, I placed a 1982-D Washington Half Dollar into a Raymond album page around 1990. Kept in a normal house atmosphere, it has done little more than acquire a bit of peripheral gold in all these years.

 

Supposing it did work in a timely manner, would the coin be considered AT?

[BillJones]

I agree with what Greg said. Hearing the old stories about Raymond albums toning coins nicely, I placed a 1982-D Washington Half Dollar into a Raymond album page around 1990. Kept in a normal house atmosphere, it has done little more than acquire a bit of peripheral gold in all these years.

 

One theory that I have heard is that most of the sulfur leaches out of the holder in the early years. If you try to use it to tone coins later the chemicals are not there to do the trick.

 

Years ago I had a double mint set that was missing one of the silver coins. It had been filtched by a previous owner to be slabbed in a "wonder coin" grade. I bough another piece to take its place in put it in the cardboard set holder. Interesting enough after about 6 or 7 years the "foreign" coin had toned well enough to look crediable when one compared to the other "native" coins in the set.

[LucyBop]

I am having excellent early results with my national album with my winged libertys....

[sanmary]

I agree with what Greg said. Hearing the old stories about Raymond albums toning coins nicely, I placed a 1982-D Washington Half Dollar into a Raymond album page around 1990. Kept in a normal house atmosphere, it has done little more than acquire a bit of peripheral gold in all these years.

 

I put an ASE in a Kraft envelope and let it be for about 2 years and it developed attractive gold toning with a hint of blue. I suppose it could be a crapshoot. Lucy is having success and that is great. More colorful Mercs are good, however I suppose I'll never be able to pry them from her (unless I can find some nice Frankies???)

[Chippewa]

Thanks for the advice. It would be a big waste of time and slabbing fees if it did not work. I just thought it would be fun to have one collection that was not entombed in plastic!