Building a Buffalo Dansco Album (Crackout or No)

intocoins

Just curious to see what some of you would do if you were filling your Dansco in VF Buffalo's and bought a 37-D 3 legs and 1918/7-D in PCGS or NGC Holder, would you crack them out to put them in your album?

wjd283

Probably.

I've won smoe pretty cheap NGC Frankies on ebay that I got just to crack out and put in my Dansco.

I save the paper with the grade on it for future reference.

Hoot

VF? Yes! Crack away...

Hoot

BuffaloIronTail

WHEW........I would be a little hesitant to "crack away" with the current way that Buffs are graded.

The impetus is there, though......I'd like to get those nice coins in my Eagle album.

For example, I have a real nice 1924-S graded PCGS VF-20 in a green holder.

It has a full horn to the tip, and whole rounded tip, though because of strike the tip is very faint. Nowadays it's probably XF-40.

I keep staring at the glaring hole in the book...........it drives me CRAZY!

I have come to the conclusion that the rare and iffy coins in slabs, unless they are undergraded, in my opinion, should stay there.

I like the guarantee of grade, it speaks VOLUMES if the time ever comes to sell.

So I guess I'll just keep staring...................

Pete

ms70

No.

carl

Absolutely break them out. Got to fill the album. Unless your going to become a slab collector.

Barry

I am a big album fan. However, I keep the key date coins in the holders and just put a little piece of paper with the grade info in the hole. I've thought about putting a scan of the coin in the hole, but haven't gotten around to it.

RYK

I would crack either of those and keep the tags.

MJH

I would not crack them out,
I would either leave them holes blank.
Or buy a raw coin to fill those holes.
If you ever need to sell them,
They will be easier to sell in the holders.

Mark

DRG

CRACK!

I already did it. If the coins are solid for the grade, they will reslab, when and if you want to sell.

I love to look at all my Full Horn Buffalo's in my Dansco albulm. I bought the albulm in 1975 and still have it. The coins have all changed since I was 13 but uprgading them has been a lot of fun.

If your VF does not have a full horn I would not crack it out. I would sell it as soon as I could find a nice full horn VF, and crack that one out......I am a full horn snob.

intocoins

Thanks for the opinions. I hope to score one or both of these coins @ the Baltimore show. I had planned to crack them out cause i cant stand the empty hole like Buffalo iron tail said. Maybe ill see a nice raw specimen and wont have to worry about it. Now my only question is what to do with the 4 extra holes?
Maybe a 1935 DDR, 1914/3, two feathers and a missing initials Buff.

TomB

For my Barber half set I have ended up cracking out about a half dozen VFish coins including very tough coins such as the 1892-O and 1893-S. Therefore, I think you should do it as long as you don't get slide marks on the coins while in the holder.

intocoins

Tom B , That brings up a great point. Whenever im building a Dansco ill always take one side out and leave it out until im completly done that section. I think if i was collecting proofs i would be more concerned , but it is a valid point.

ziggy29

<< <i>Thanks for the opinions. I hope to score one or both of these coins @ the Baltimore show. I had planned to crack them out cause i cant stand the empty hole like Buffalo iron tail said. Maybe ill see a nice raw specimen and wont have to worry about it. Now my only question is what to do with the 4 extra holes?
Maybe a 1935 DDR, 1914/3, two feathers and a missing initials Buff. >>

I had that dilemma for my raw Lincoln set. I have a '14-D graded PCGS AU-50 and I really wanted to fill that hole.

I decided to buy a raw F/VF specimen to fill that hole and leave the AU in the holder. I consider the AU to be my representative example in that collection, but at least that hole doesn't stare at me.

DRUNNER

Another (less discussed) option . . . . .

I use the Dansco series and enjoy the immensely, but for the few keys (ex. 1909-S VDB, 1914-D, 1922 Die II, 1877, 1872) in my small cents, they are certified. So . . . I get blank planchets (usually on a bid board for a buck or two) and take them to an engraver (trophy shops will usually do) who puts the date, grade, and cert. number on a planchet. I pop that in the album.

Works for me . . . . and gets a lot of good reviews from those who see them.

Drunner

BuffaloIronTail

Drunner:

That's one heck of a neat idea!

Pete

Cladiator

<< <i>Now my only question is what to do with the 4 extra holes? >>



1. Proof Buffalo Nickel, Obverse out
2. Proof Buffalo Nickel, Reverse out
3. New Buffalo Nickel, Mint State, Buffalo out
4. New Buffalo Nickel, Proof, Buffalo out

edit to add: I say crack 'em and stick 'em in the album.