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WHITMAN BOOKSHELF ALBUM #9407 LIBERTY NICKELS 1883 - 1912
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WHITMAN BOOKSHELF ALBUM #9407 LIBERTY NICKELS 1883 - 1912
Coin collecting has been around since ancient Rome but housing and storage has had its challenges.
In the early 1930s,
coin boards
came into production.
They were widely popular and used in schools for education and projects.
A popular phrase stamped on them was
“Fill Me If You Can”
.
Coin boards were the forerunner of today’s coin folders and albums, and they launched the era of popular coin collecting in America.
In 1940,
Whitman
Publishing
began producing
Coin Folders
.
They “folded” upon themselves to help protect the coins. I remember back in the 1970s and 80s, that coins were graded for both sides.
Coins in coin boards and folders were touched and rubbed with dirty fingers on one side and the other side was untouched and air protected.
These were in the
9000 series
and were for US and foreign coins.
In 1960, Whitman began publishing the now famous
Whitman Bookshelf Coin Albums
.
These are from the
9400 Series
and they were bound by staples.
Foreign Countries were in the
9500 Series
.
They became an overnight hit and still are, but getting harder to find in great condition.
They featured
plastic
sleeves designed to provide coin collectors with the ability to view both sides of the coins.
These were discontinued in the late 70’s and replaced by the new
Whitman Classic Coin Albums
.
They
feature a grained leatherette cover and removable screw-type hinge posts.
This allows for the removal or adding of updated pages.
Some Whitman Bookshelf Album titles, such as the 2 cent, 3 cent, Shield nickel, and the 20 cent are not available in the Classic series and can only be found in the
Whitman Bookshelf Album
series or from
Dansco Coin Albums
.