Which Dansco is right for me?

[pendragon1998]

I'm wondering which Dansco I want: I want it for lincoln cents, 1909-present, possibly with room for proofs. Does the 8100 have room for 1909 all the way to this year, or would I have to buy extra pages from the get-go? Does Whitman have a cheaper album that holds all of those issues? Are there extra slots for common errors, etc.? I'm going to get an album to house my mainly circulated collection, plus anything I may pick up over the years like the occasional proof cent here and there.

[TomB]

I believe the Dansco albums have a spatial limit of about six or seven pages, which makes me believe that if you were to get one set from 1909-present and also have spaces for proof coinage that you would likely have to buy two books. I don't know this for a fact, but it just seems like a lot of coins even though they are only cents.

[McKinley-migration]

the 7100 goes to 2006, the 8100 goes up to 2007. proofs start at 1975 (or earlier if you want to swap your 68s with a pf 68s). it doesn't have ports for varieties except the 22 plain, 60 sm/lg dates, 70s sm/lg dates, 79 t1 & t2 pfs, & 82x7 vars... i wish it had more (ddo's+) but it's what i use and i'm content....

 

the grey 'US Mint' albums have ports for the ddo's (55, 72, & 83 if i remember correctly).. whitman has some for the 55ddo and 72 ddo, maybe more, i dont remember.... i think they're 'flimsey' though but thats just me

 

i say get the dansco..

[pendragon1998]

So just to make sure I understand before I buy, 7100 has from 1909-2006 without proofs; does it have room to add a blank page for cents?

[pendragon1998]

Okay, I bought a 7100.