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Another method of putting together an interesting U.S. Type Set Collection

braddickbraddick Posts: 23,963 ✭✭✭✭✭

I purchased this album recently as it looked interesting.
My goal is to complete it within the next couple of years.
It does have an array of coins considered type coins that other
albums don't share.
I have collected the Dansco Type Set and Library of Coins (much more extensive).
This album should be challenging and fun!
Here is- never used, although it faded from storage (probably produced in the late 40s or early 50s).




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  • TheRavenTheRaven Posts: 4,143 ✭✭✭✭

    Like the album

    Challenging.

    Collection under construction: VG Barber Quarters & Halves
  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Who made the album?

  • oldabeintxoldabeintx Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Always looking for an excuse to expand my type set. A few new ideas here to consider, thanks for posting. Looks like large cents get quite a lot of attention.

  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,333 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've never seen an album like that before. I wonder if it is contemporary with the introduction of Library of Coins albums in the late 1950s?

    All glory is fleeting.
  • braddickbraddick Posts: 23,963 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @alaura22 said:
    Who made the album?

    The fourth album down from this article:
    https://www.numismatistsofwisconsin.com/now-CollectingVintageCoinAlbums-PartIII.html

    Meghrig & Sons.

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  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool
    Thanks for the link

  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,528 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Such a cool album. Get busy, as this won't be easy!

    Dave

    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
  • braddickbraddick Posts: 23,963 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'll be consolidating other types of albums over the next few days- seeing where I am and then proceeding.
    I will probably seek the obverse mintmark Walker first.

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  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,117 ✭✭✭✭✭

    BIG challenge ahead unless you already own the rarities. Best wishes on your journey!

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  • ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,035 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 10, 2023 2:50PM

    It's a bit odd they labeled the War nickel '1943' only. The franklins are labeled 1948- , possibly made in 48, 49?

    Completing it is going to be a bank buster, best of luck to you!

  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,286 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Way too expensive a set for my budget, best of luck.

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  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,160 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This reminds me of the Whitman Small Denominations (Half Cents to Quarters) Set... well above my collecting means... but best of luck!!

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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 23,963 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ChangeInHistory said:
    It's a bit odd they labeled the War nickel '1943' only. The franklins are labeled 1948- , possibly made in 48, 49?

    Completing it is going to be a bank buster, best of luck to you!

    Plus, who knew there were that many large cent varieties that are considered types back in the day?
    Crazy.

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  • Russell12Russell12 Posts: 231 ✭✭✭✭

    "S" mint for 1908 & 1909 Indian Cents, but no other coins have that, weird?

  • HoledandCreativeHoledandCreative Posts: 2,794 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Have never seen that one before. Quite a different way of looking at types.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    An interesting album... Have not seen one before. That will be a major, major project - in terms of time and cost.... Good luck. Cheers, RickO

  • OverdateOverdate Posts: 7,007 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like album has a slot for Lincoln Memorial cent, so made in late 1950s or early 1960s?

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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 19,952 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Russell12 said:
    "S" mint for 1908 & 1909 Indian Cents, but no other coins have that, weird?

    Yeah, I'd think that large vs. small letter FE cents or Type 1 and Type 2 Indian cent obverses (if known at the time) would have been ahead of S-mint Indian cents.

    That's going to be a heck of a challenge, even if you just use Gallery Mint repros for all the 1796 pieces you need.

  • braddickbraddick Posts: 23,963 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Overdate said:
    Looks like album has a slot for Lincoln Memorial cent, so made in late 1950s or early 1960s?

    I hadn't thought of that.
    Probably produced sometime between 1959 and 1963, as there is no Kennedy spot.

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  • oldabeintxoldabeintx Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This album reminded me how radically different the early Coronet cents are from the later years. I decided to add a '38 and a '39 Booby Head to my type set (have an '18). Considering others, not sure where to draw the line on design differences, many of which appear trivial to me, others more pronounced of course. Fun project.

  • braddickbraddick Posts: 23,963 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @oldabeintx said:
    This album reminded me how radically different the early Coronet cents are from the later years. I decided to add a '38 and a '39 Booby Head to my type set (have an '18). Considering others, not sure where to draw the line on design differences, many of which appear trivial to me, others more pronounced of course. Fun project.

    Interestingly, I have an 1837 Large cent pulled from my Dansco 7070, and it doesn't appear to work in any of the spots within this album!

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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cool album, but gold coinage seems to have been overlooked?

    Got Crust....y gold?
  • braddickbraddick Posts: 23,963 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CharlotteDude said:
    Cool album, but gold coinage seems to have been overlooked?

    Thank Goodness!
    :blush:

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  • CocoinutCocoinut Posts: 2,510 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Russell12 said:
    "S" mint for 1908 & 1909 Indian Cents, but no other coins have that, weird?

    Yes, why not a slot for 1912-D and S nickels (among other possibilities)? This album is definitely from 1960-1963, and the hobby was booming with new collectors. Proof sets, BU rolls and bags were popular. US Treasury sales of bags of silver dollars at face value caused a frenzy. Coin World was first published in 1960: Coin Dealer Newsletter came along in 1963, and trading over teletype networks was the latest technology. With all that going on, it seems odd that Meghrig stopped making coin albums in 1963. It was a family-owned business started in 1936, so perhaps there was an illness or death in the family.

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  • oldabeintxoldabeintx Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @braddick said:

    @oldabeintx said:
    This album reminded me how radically different the early Coronet cents are from the later years. I decided to add a '38 and a '39 Booby Head to my type set (have an '18). Considering others, not sure where to draw the line on design differences, many of which appear trivial to me, others more pronounced of course. Fun project.

    Interestingly, I have an 1837 Large cent pulled from my Dansco 7070, and it doesn't appear to work in any of the spots within this album!

    Doesn't look like the '36 or '38 fit either. I suspect if we examine the album carefully, there are other examples. That and the odd choices would explain why this is a scarce album. It is interesting tho.

  • leothelyonleothelyon Posts: 8,458 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Dave99B said:
    Such a cool album. Get busy, as this won't be easy!

    Dave

    I don't believe I'll be around when he finishes it.

    Leo

    The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,961 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have a complete type set to 1964 according to the NGC registry. The holes in that album are way over top for large cents. You have to get a 1793, 1794-1795 (actually too broad IMP, given the required coins, you might get a Head of 1794 and 1795 cents), 1796 Capped Bust and 1796 Draped Bust cents! That’s way too much unless you are collecting low grades or have a gigantic collector budget.

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  • HoledandCreativeHoledandCreative Posts: 2,794 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the 1864 No L hole. Since all later have the L.

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