Coins don't fit Capital coin holder!?

Is this a common problem? I bought this sweet US Proof Washington Quarter holder awhile back and all the holes are too small. Now I know the holes are chamfered and the coins must be installed from the front. So it looks like I will be doing some hand sanding tonight.

 

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That Quarter looks like it fits just fine.. If the holes were too big then they would fall out!

 

I’ve had that issue too with a buffalo nickel. The solution that I found worked the best was sanding off the edge of the hole (NOT to coin, of course) just enough for the nickel to snugly fit. I would advise removing any coins in the holder before sanding and cleaning the holder thoroughly after sanding so that abrasive grit doesn’t harm the coins.

 

The face of the coins need to fit just below flush with the surface of the black insert(as in picture) so the clear cover does not ride on the face of the coin and have 1/16 inch gap between the cover and the black centerpiece.

 

Maybe because you're putting a 2010-present quarter in a 1960 slot . Other than that, I would take a plastic bag (so as not to finger the coin to much) and push it in as far as it will go.

 

I did that, using gloves with a 60 proof and it wouldn't go down flush. Almost didn't get it back out. That is a 2018 with nice full reeding as a sacrificial fitment tester.

 

Well, it's a start. I really like the black field with silver! Not willing to break just the quarters out any of my other proof sets yet. See what I can find at the next show in 2 weeks.

 

The one thing I dislike about Capital Plastics coin holders is that they are very very very unforgiving. Dansco (or other "cardboard") Albums forgive a little (99% of the time this is enough). Airtites with the foam inserts are the most forgiving.

 

I would be too worried I would hairline the mirrored surfaces of a proof coin pushing them into the holes - destroying a lot of the collector value of the coins.

 

I'd wrap some sand paper around a drill bit chucked up in a drill to use as a flapper.
That should make quick work honing the hole.

 

They just lay in the holes now so pushing is necessary.

 

Does anyone make an album and pages that you can put a airtite type holder into? That is ultimately what I would like. This is just temporary to get me started.

 

Yes, CAPS albums.

http://www.capsalbums.com/

 

These sound great but why don't they have one single photo of what their Pages look like?!

 

Have a look here at the link below. Maybe that will help.

https://www.valleycoin.com/supplies-books-cd-dvd-s/coin-albums-and-folders/caps-album-products.html

 

I use silk fabric to handle the coins to put in and out of albums to avoid fingerprints.

 

Thank for the links! I will be ordering some of these this week.

 

I wear gloves and use microfiber cloth. Is that soft enough?

 

I hope you find one that works for you. If you do, take a picture of the completed display when it's finished and post it here. I have seen a couple of type sets done with this system and they look fantastic and the coins are very well protected. Only down side is that it's a bit expensive but so are the capital plastics holders.