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A somewhat silly question about Dansco Albums...

braddickbraddick Posts: 23,134 ✭✭✭✭✭

Why does Dansco offer the Franklin half-dollar album with this cover:

Inside this album:

They also offer this album like this:

Inside this album:

So my question is, why the "1948- " instead of simply "1948- 1963"?

Other albums with a beginning and ending do so; why not the Franklin album?
Also, why/when did they switch album covers?

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    124Spider124Spider Posts: 848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's just my opinion, but I think you can't look at things Dansco did in their former incarnation (in California) and ascribe to the present incarnation (in Washington). They have very limited production runs of (still) only a few albums. What they choose to do with Franklin halves in the future is anyone's guess.

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    OwnerofawheatiehordeOwnerofawheatiehorde Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 30, 2023 4:42PM

    Maybe because it was printed before 1964? Not sure about when they switched. Is there any date on the book?

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    The_Dinosaur_ManThe_Dinosaur_Man Posts: 840 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That might have been a custom order or a precursor to the general half dollar albums with blank pages. I've seen a similar book labeled "Dime, 1916-"

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    BarberianBarberian Posts: 3,068 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Ownerofawheatiehorde said:
    Maybe because it was printed before 1964? Not sure about when they switched. Is there any date on the book?

    It lists mintages to 1981.

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    DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,239 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That top one is not a Franklin album

    It’s for half dollars from 1948-1981

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    OwnerofawheatiehordeOwnerofawheatiehorde Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Barberian said:

    @Ownerofawheatiehorde said:
    Maybe because it was printed before 1964? Not sure about when they switched. Is there any date on the book?

    It lists mintages to 1981.

    Thanks, maybe just generic then.

    Type collector, mainly into Seated. Young Numismatist. Good BST transactions with: mirabela, OKCC, MICHAELDIXON

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    Batman23Batman23 Posts: 4,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Like others say, it covers more than just the Franklin Halves.

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    braddickbraddick Posts: 23,134 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Batman23 said:
    Like others say, it covers more than just the Franklin Halves.

    Oh my gosh.
    I just now noticed that!
    Okay then.
    Now I feel as silly as this thread!

    :#

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    U1chicagoU1chicago Posts: 5,621 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @braddick said:

    @Batman23 said:
    Like others say, it covers more than just the Franklin Halves.

    Oh my gosh.
    I just now noticed that!
    Okay then.
    Now I feel as silly as this thread!

    :#

    Don’t feel silly. I had to look at it a few times before seeing the mention of “Kennedy” on the first album.
    Best of all, your question is now answered. :)

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