My old Dansco was the most ....FUN !!!
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Sheeze, I have stacks of boxes of rattling slabs and could come very close to filling a 7070 with the coins in em.
But that would be a stupid move. For lots of reasons.
HOWEVER.....thinking back to the days of a 7070 full of what would be "problem" coins now, I can vividly remember the magic of flipping through the pages and imagining the times when the contents would have been used.
Sure, I like getting a new slabbed coin. But, man, the old days of innocence were way more fun. 
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Yes, I've thought of starting a new raw 7070.
But.......nope
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I love to look thru my 7070, yes many of the coins are problem coins like rim dings or scratches and cleaned, but as you mentioned its the history they represent and the ability to hold the coin not the plastic that is exciting.
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My 7070, which I have toyed with for decades, contains mostly coins that were removed from straight-graded slabs. Of course, it also has some problem coins (an antique electrotype, a counterstamped coin, and a variety of contemporary counterfeits).
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Yep.. I know a lot of people do that. I just can't. It would be like repainting an original paint classic car to me.
Although it IS tempting.
Filling an album would be fun if sufficiently challenging. Some sort of theme that would be practical ($$) for, say, XF problem-free raw coins (e.g. not first year of issue), but tough to locate. I like the idea of counterstamped coins, love tokens, maybe a hobo nickel. The theme would be coins with a story to share with non-collectors.
I like the 7070, and have my PCGS holdered coins from the 7070 lineup, without the gold page.
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Ah yes the magic of the disappearing trime.
i have a 7070 and its my favorite book!
Same for me, but my 7070 is digital.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/album/213996
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Bye bye ...
I swapped my coins from the Dansco to a CAPS Type album. Some of the coins were getting expensive and I didn't like the thought of slide marks or the disappearing trime as @SoCalBigMark posted. Even though the coins in the CAPS folder are better protected, it still is not the same and it's not as easy to flip through the pages. I miss the Dansco. I've thought of trying another but don't want to get into the new expense at this time.
I buy the coin and not the holder. I've cracked a few to get my dansco's where I want them to be.
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Another poster bites the dust. Jeez.
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Agreed. I liked "Toppy".
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I did too, he did contribute. But that posting/subject line was pretty awful. Might have brought the house down if you were 12 in in 1955, but it just doesn't belong in today's world. And that's a good thing.
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I just like album collecting......PERIOD!
I really miss those days.
I haven't used albums for many years. I always had problems with the coins falling out, or sliding down between the cardboard. I worry about deterioration of the coins because of contact with the plastic or cardboard over long periods of time.
I prefer the Capital holders.
I have my complete set of Washington Quarters in two Capital holders.
The Capital holders are expensive, so I will only buy them if I can find them used, for a reasonable price at an LCS or coin show.
Otherwise, I prefer to store my circulated and uncirculated coins in the plastic roll tubes. They seem to be excellent for long term preservation of coins.
Of course, most of my better coins reside in slabs.
That post he made was akin to lighting himself on fire
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