PCGS Slabbed Type Set, no one cares . . .my 3rd coin
Russell12
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I've been putting together a PCGS Type Set and no one I know cares. I want to share it with somebody. Are you guys okay if I start posting some pictures here?
My set will include coins issued for circulation, so no proof coins or regular issue gold or $50 dollar gold coins. I currently have 64 coins with 79 left to get. Why so many in my set? I usually get carried away . . . 116 regular issue coins (less 12 I cannot afford), 8 commemorative coins (early Quarter, Half, Dollar, Gold Dollar, Gold $2.50, current Half, Dollar, $5 Gold), 16 Blank Planchets (one each), 2 Medals (one early one current), 14 Foreign/US issues (Hawaii and Philippines). 1 error coin. If any one want a breakdown, just let me know.
Here is my first one, in no particular order . . .
Please let me know if I should continue
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Well, I would like to see your efforts. I feel for you. My closest friends and family are good sports, but have no real interest in my collection.
That’s a great first coin! Keep posting your set.
Gorgeous type 1
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Hell yea…keep ‘em coming!
Post em!
Post away
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Yes, we want to share in your efforts. This is why we're here. Peace Roy
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Would love to see your progress!
I think you should post your list and share a coin a day ... it'll be good for you ... and a lot of us a sure to enjoy it. It sounds like it'll make a pretty epic thread as well!
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It's good to have friends to share your passion with!
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Post - absolutely! Nice, challenging collecting endeavor too!
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That’s a great start! What’s next to share?
It would be great to see your collection in one thread than 20+ separate “post yours”threads.
Great start!
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I have completed a U.S. type set from the half cent to all of the old commemorative coins up until the mid 1980s. I have the modern type coins, but they aren’t certified. They are posted on the NGC registry. It’s a long slog, but if you enjoy it, why let other people’s disinterest stop you? Unlike you, I like Proof coins and buy them whenever I can.
The toughest part are the type coins from 1793 to 1807. Good luck getting all of those in MS-64. I hoped for AU-58, but fell short with grades as low as Fine-15 for the 1796-7 half dollar. All of the rest are in higher grades. It took me about 50 years.
Stick with it! You will be quite pleased when you complete it.
Unless you're talking to a collector most people eyes glaze over when talking about a set. I show folks my Franklin set and they say "that's nice, you have every year and mint, oh sweet". Then start getting into FBL, die pairs, Bugs Bunny, toning, strink, erc. and their mind wanders.
Blank planchets can be used in a type set? I hadn’t heard of that before.
Really loving your Standing Liberty. Very nice color and terrific details.
As everyone has been saying, post away!
If their not sick of me yet your very safe.......
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We want total type coin fulfillment! Post away!
I tend to go overboard
Post 'em!
Today's post . . .
I've collected since I was a kid, mostly in Whitman albums. Now that I am retired and can afford better coins, I figured why not!
I am still working on taking pictures with my phone, can't seem to get it perfect yet.
If anyone has any tips on taking better pictures, please let me know.
Yes, please post your set! Great first coin and one of my all time favorites. I still have the type one I purchased in the early 1970's from a local jewelry store. I had to beg the gut to sell it to me. It is in an old green holder graded 62 full head and CAC. And ditto to Catbert. LOL!
Nice Trade Dollar
If you're just using a phone, hold it partly atop a PCGS box where the lense is directly over the coin, and the rest is stabilized by the box.
Maybe with the PCGS box on top of a thich catalog or book to raise the height from the coin.
White or very light grey background (printer paper works fine).
Single desk lamp (direct) at 9:30 in a well lit room ... or two lamps (9:30 and 2:30) ... as close in to overhead as you can without direct glare or shadows.
This will be basic, but will help keep the images more stable and consistent, and give you a starting point. Move the light(s) around a little until you like the look.
My 2c ...
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
another post, should I keep going?
The only gold I am collecting are the commemoratives, but still not the $50 level.
Yes, keep going. A very nice commemorative.
This is a coin forum, so, ok, I guess.
Keep ‘em coming.
Todd, this is good productive info for folks that are just beginning to experience the "joys" of coin photography. One technique I advocate: put the phone on top of a clear drinking glass. My theory is that it's stable and just about right-sized for a phone to rest upon, it allows light to flow but, being circular, doesn't create a reflective flat surface adjacent to the subject coin, and finally, everyone has one! :-)
@Russell12, I hope you now know that there are people who care about your accomplishments!
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So basic, often forgotten. Take a soft cloth and clean the lens on the back of your phone.
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