National Park Quarters Album 2010-2021 P&D

I am revising my review as of today, 12/13/10. The publisher Zyrus Press is standing behind it's product. When I bought it I noticed a flaw (if you want to read my original review you can do so after I finish this glowing rewrite). That flaw was corrected a in subsequent reprint. That reprint was brought to my attention by another reviewer on this site. I contacted Zyrus about the issue. They contacted me within a day and a week later I just got the CORRECTED album.I now have no reason not to recommend it. In fact, considering the customer service, I now HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!!!Here is what I originally wrote on September 21:"Watch out! This product has a defect I think probably includes it's entire production run. If you know about it, you may still choose to buy it but I want you to know about it. The 'look inside!' feature does not allow you to view this mistake.Coin slots are not labeled correctly. Coins are displayed to show both sides. The coins labels are reversed on the opposite side of each coin display. Coins labeled 'P' on one side of the page are labeled 'D' on the other side. This is an incredibly STUPID mistake and it alone knocks the product down to a 3.Additionally this album includes a lot of information, I wish more of it was on the individual parks selected and that the information was displayed near their respective coins. Still, this is very minor and would not have kept me from giving this product a 5.I will keep this product because it is inexpensive, attractive, consolidates the coins from both mints in a single album, displays both sides of each coin and includes some great information. But I really, really wish the editors had not made such a basic mistake."

I made the mistake of ordering this from a third party seller. If it's not shipped from Amazon, be forewarned, you may receive a recalled copy, like i had. I was sent a copy with the previously mentioned defect that others have mentioned within this products reviews. The coin windows are labeled "P" and "D" for the two different mints. When you flip to the other side, where the labels should be a mirror image, it read's "P" and "D" in that order. Example: You put in a coin in the P slot, flip over the page where you can see it through the window on the other side and the label will read "D". Many of you earlier purchasers would understand. I went directly to the publisher who gave me this long explanation of how they can't replace it because they've already replaced all the defective copies by crediting the merchandisers? Merchandisers are supposed to trash the defective copies? I don't know..... so the seller i bought it from probably got it from the back of a truck and turned around on Amazon to sell it?? I don't know. To the effect that "Sorry we can't help you. Go to the person who got it from you. We've already done our part on the wholesale end". They will only replace books bought directly from their website and now i have to go through all this with the seller. Not fun. ANYHOO.....besides all this, i like this book and my 9 y.o. is really enjoying it. Coins are very easy to insert and the windows slide in and out easily....the graphics design is very nice and clean. Lots of information about collecting the state coins. I highly recommend this one. Again, word to the wise, be cautious when buying from third party sellers unless you don't mind the potential hassle of returning a defective item.

Overall very pleased with my order. The Book came packed very securely. The book had tissue paper and a form fitting cardboard protector inside of the form fitting bubble wrap envelope. That alone made me feel good before I even opened the book. The the book itself matches exactly what was in the description and on the pics from other reviews. The back cover had one tiny dent in the corner. I'm pretty picky and I was okay with it. The way these books are made the instant you start using them you'll get the standard wear and tear. The pages are nice and sturdy, full color, and great random info about coins and collecting. I really like that this book feels more interactive than others. The slots for the coins are inconsistent. Some are slightly bigger than others so some quarters do tend to rotate some but I haven't noticed any rotating fully upside down yet. That really could be improved upon. This isn't for high end high value coins. For me the seller was great and the product, which they don't control, is really good even with my one 'complaint' I would do it again.

I have purchased several albums for the quarters and this is my favorite.(1) There is a slot for both the "P" and "D" mint marks. You will need to actually collect 2 of every quarter. It is more of a challenge, but better.(2) Book is durable, pages are thick.(3) You can get the quarters easily in and out. A few of the other books I purchased, you'll need to jam and push the quarter into the space. It looks nice but then for some reason or another you need to pull it out. Then I mess up the edge of the book. Great. So with this book, it stays looking new.(4) It is informative. Each page provides you with information, though not TOO much information.(5) I bought these books for pretty much everyone of my grandkids and the whole family, adults too, have more fun than you can imagine collecting quarters all year long. It really inspired everyone to collect coins of all coins.

Only thing I dislike is that the quarters can move around in their compartment, otherwise love this book. Wish they had one for the latest set, crossing the Delaware and the women.

Overall, the book is fairly high quality. Each page has the printed page stuck to a piece of thick paper, so it appears as though each page is slightly thicker than a quarter. There are holes cutout for the quarters, with clear plastic sheets to cover them.The only issue I have is that the printed pages do not quite line up with the cardboard pages they are stuck to (the part that gives them the thickness). This makes the quarters look like they aren't placed properly in their holes. The last photo shows this issue clearly.

Pratique

Le concept du produit est bien en lui même mais la qualité reste à désiré je déconseille cet achat à cause de la qualité et non pour le concept.