Thinking about starting a Dansco 7070 type set...

Barry

Questions for those who have done this:
1. When starting from scratch, do you look for specific coins to fill holes in any particular order (eg., look for Half Cents only at first), or look for any and everything? Seems a bit overwhelming to do the latter, as there are so many...

2. Suppose you have coins from other sets you're working on. Do you take from these sets to fill holes, or buy a duplicate for the type set?

Gonfunko

I go from the beginning to the end, upgrading all the way and not hesitiating to buy a coin that isn't in the part of the set I'm currently working on if it's a good deal. BTW, forget about Danscos. CAPITAL PLASTICS is the only way to go!

Betta285

I complete mine basicly in a random order. I usually buy 3-5 diffrent denominations at a time just from prefrence. Any coin I put in my type set is one I've purchased for that set. I personally prefer Dansco albums for my U.S. type set, but there's a great Capital 20th Century type holder frame that i recomend. good luck
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jim

AuldFartte

Barry, the Dansco works well. I'd suggest putting the purchasing order in any fashion that doesn't seem overwhelming to you.

I have taken coins from other "sets" because they matched (more or less) the look I was going for in the type set. The Type Sets that are pretty well matched where grade, eye appeal, etc. are concerned look great.

Have fun

tmot99

When I worked on my Dansco, I started with raw coins that I had in flips. They needed a good home. I was working on a Dollar type set but figured I wouldn't really get to that for a long time (bust and flowing hair were out of my budget) but I already had the 2 seateds. I cracked them out for my Dansco. Then I have just been upgrading as I went along. When I found a coin that I liked, no matter the denomination, I bought it. I am at work now, but will post pictures later. It looks like Baley's.

One thing I've learned in coin collecting, is buy what is there if you like it. If you wait, it is likely to be gone when you want to buy it. I spent a LOT of time looking for an 1866 Shield nickel in a high grade. I would have passed up on a lot of other coins if I didn't buy anything until that coin came along.

SDCollector

Here's how I started my Dansco type set.

I went to my local dealer who I trust and I've been a customer with him for about 2 years before I started my type set. I told him I wanted to spend about $200 to get a good start on my type set. Together we selected about 10 coins. The 10 coins were a nice variety of moderns and classics.

I ended up with at least one coin on every page. For me, this was a great way to start. When you first open the Dansco album, it can be overwhelming. A few coins on every page helps it seem much more achievable.

Starting from the first page is a tough way to begin, IMO. The first two rows of cents in the album are some of the most difficult holes to fill. And looking at the following page after page of empty holes can be discouraging.

My advice, find a dealer you trust and within your budget fill as many holes as you initially can with coins in grades that appeal to you. For my budget, I can afford most of the coins in either VF, XF, & few in AU grades.

One last thing, most dealers love to help collectors fill their type sets. I know mine does. My dealer gets so tired of selling the common stuff (Morgans, State Quarters, etc.) that he welcomes customers that are trying to complete type sets.

Hope that helps. You can see my Dansco type set in the link in my sig.

mheffner2

I fill mine as my collecting budget allows me to. I also try to fill it with first year issues, as budget allows. This might mean I can fill my 7070 with 3 coins a month, it might mean only 1 over a two month period. AU or better for post 1900, Fine or better for pre-1900 is my guideline. It's tough spending 1k on an AU Trade dollar and then being out of commission for a month, but worth it in the end!

Woodwind

I’m also working on the Dansco 7070 type set with the optional “gold” page. Since I buy most of my “classic” coins at the Long Beach show, I find it’s best for me to seek 3 or 4 types at a time. That helps me to maintain focus while at the show, and it allows me the opportunity to research the series so I can better recognize a good deal. With my limited time and resources I have for coin collecting, trying to gather information on every series would be way too much for me. I don’t have a particular order I’m going in. I like to scatter it around to keep things interesting.

When it comes to duplicates, I just buy a duplicate to fill the type hole. Since I’m not working on anything to the effect of an MS Barber Quarter set, this is not a huge expense. However, I do already have a slabbed MS-64 St. Gaudens $20 which I really don’t want to crack out, so at some point I’ll have to shell out another $500 or so for an AU example to fill that hole in the type set. Oh well.