My Dansco 7070 Set (BIG PICS!)

AnkurJ

New pics up! I didn't bother with the modern page as I am sure everyone here knows what bicentennial coinage looks like!
Some of these have been sold. Hopefully the new owners wont mind me leaving them up.

AnkurJ

etexmike

That is a great looking set of coins that you have put together there.

Only 3 months to complete the set, WOW.

Congratulations. Now what?

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etexmike

Barry

Very nice!

I've thought about attaching the labels, but I haven't decided if it adds or detracts from the overall look. For now, they're just in an envelope.

STONE

Congrats on the completion AJ.

Looks like a great set and I would love to have a bunch of those coins in my collection.

speety

Very nice set!

Steve27

Nice set! Your early halves are super!

TwoSides2aCoin

It took me three months just to find the right Helen Keller quarter for mine

TwoSides2aCoin

Coingratulations, too.
You can get like fifty cents each for them PCGS labels, too. It's like a bounty on 'coon. The pelt's worth somethin' once you shoot the critter !

BRdude

Very, VERY nice set there. Congrats on a fine job

AnkurJ

I really got lucky with some of these coins, and some of them I did overpay for.

A few notables: (I will add individual scans of these soon)
2 cent piece has very nice blue/purple color
Bust half dime & bust dime are nicely toned, but hard to see in the picture
Barber dime has coffee/light brown toning (you can see this on the reverse picture, the obverse was hit by the flash)
Liberty Seated Quarters with No Motto, Arrows both have nice toning
Liberty Seated Half No Motto has nice toning on the reverse
Liberty Seated Half Arrows has nice toning on obverse
1964 Kennedy Half, and all Commem Halves are toned
Liberty seated dollar no motto is nicely toned
Liberty seated dollar with motto is a Proof

Thats about it


On monday I will be taking her to the safe deposit box
Ankur

hiyosilver

Congrats on completing a very nice looking set AJ!

A definite keeper and a family heirloom to hand down...

Manuel

Crackout

Beautiful!!

Congratulations on a very nice set of coins!

guitarwes

A very, very nice set. And so quickly put together also.

You can't hide money.


Does that Seated $ say "Proof"? Wow!



I'm only 9 coins away from being DONE with mine (minus the gold page which I'm not trying to complete)


Let us know when you want to upgrade and sell off some of these! I'm hungry for some of those in your set!



edited to add: you already answered my question about the Proof Seated Dollar....WOW again!

tightbudget

Boy that's one hell of a set...nice!

SeattleSlammer

Super nice! Love many of them, but in particular the gorgeous 2C and 3C.
Wanna share the "ballpark" for the expense($) that went into that? Curious.....

ziggy29

Nice set. If I decide to redo the type set again in the future, it will be like this -- either raw or cracked out, attractive EF/AU coins, most likely. This looks so much more fulfilling and enjoyable than a box full of slabs.

marmac

another great type set!! Congrats it looks great

RYK

<< <i>Very nice!

I've thought about attaching the labels, but I haven't decided if it adds or detracts from the overall look. For now, they're just in an envelope. >>



Same here, on all accounts. I think that the labels detract from the reverse of the coins.

Nice, balanced collection.

AnkurJ

After what Seattle Slammer said, I started adding them up.....but I stopped after the first page, I dont want to scare myself

But lets just say for the first page alone was about $3k (the classic head large cent was a good chunk of that)

holeinone1972

Very nice. But why did you do it so fast?

I guess you can have a lifetime to upgrade.

I am stuck on early copper, I put in a nice ms63/64 half cent, and I am having trouble finding nice surrounding pieces I can afford. But hey no hurry.

N8

Very, very nice

AnkurJ

Why did I do it so fast? Dunno, just had the funds and found nice coins fast.

All of my coins are in the AU/MS range. The coins that are the lowest grades are the capped bust quarter, but it has charm to it. And the Draped half and large cent. I dont have any wish or need to upgrade those because they look nice.

My draped half cent is a VF 20, classic half cent is AU 55, coronet half cent is AU 55.
Draped Large Cent is VF 20, classic large cent is EF 45 (try finding a better one , coronet large cent is AU 55, braided hair large cent is AU 50
So while not MS, its still not bad.

The ONLY coin I would like to upgrade is the seated dime with stars. But thats it, I am happy with the rest.

Ankur

AnkurJ

tychojoe

That is freaking awesome.

And look at the blinding luster on that Winged Liberty dime!

That is an amazing set. Great examples. Well done!

Fletcher

Smokin' hot

jmski52

I'll bet that really was kinda fun, and you got some nice coins there! How do you like that album, as far as being a storage and display both?

I really like that 1964 Kennedy and your 1913 Buffalo, and that Bust Dime, and those Commemorative Halves, and, and...........

AnkurJ

Storage: I use the slip case with 4-5 desicants inside. I dont really display it. Its in the safe deposit box right now.

AJ

DONNYJF

AJ,
Wow man you did great. Glad I could be of a little help.
I'm going to take pics of mine soon and post also.
What I did with the tags is just tape them inside the fron and back covers.
Got a small Brother tape maker last xmas(Staples had them free after Rebate) and put little labels under each coin with year , grade and TPG.
It was a lot of work but it keeps the album looking neat(except for inside the covers)

lordmarcovan

Look out, Baley... we have a contender, here!

SWEET 7070 set!

MajorDuty

Beautiful. Congratulations.





But....what's with the Washingtons? I mean, all that money in the other coins, how come the Washingtons are so, well, circulated looking?

Darkmane

I've been collecting about 3-4 years....

....and I have about 15 pieces. Wow. That's fast.... and beautiful coins as well.

SeaEagleCoins

Ankur --- Beautiful Collection !!!

It is amazing how quickly you put this all together !! So, are you going to move on to playing golf or do you have another collection in mind?


Perhaps you found one of these coins really called out to you and you might want to try a Date Set?

...and perhaps you'll put any other collection together a bit more slowly...I know for me the feeling of completion is nice...but the excitement of the hunt is the real hit...(and from what I saw of your hunt and your hunting partner...you did enjoy the process...)

AnkurJ

Thanks for the comments everyone!

Regarding the Washingtons. I didnt pay much attention to them as I know they are easy to find in nice shape. I do have a proof set I have been wanting to crack out and put the washington, the kennedy, and the SBA into the set, just havent gotten around to it.

I did complete this fast, but I was very picky about which coins I bought. Thanks to Heritage, teletrade, ebay, and of course dealers at the parsippany show, I was able to get the coins I needed without a problem. Northern Nevada coins was very helpful too. I know there is a big thrill of the hunt, but when I found coins that I liked, I went for it. My favs are the two Seated dollars which both look amazing in person. Many of the other coins are toned, but it was too difficult to capture all of the toners in the pic. The only coin I will upgrade in some time is the seated dime with stars.

Ankur

jhdfla

I like the 1827 square 2 and the twenty center obv is cool. All the coins look really good, congrats on putting together such a nice set!

John

AnkurJ

Thanks for the compliments. That bust half looked really drab and dipped in the image that nothern nevada coins had on their site. But in hand it came out great with lots of luster. Someday I will take detailed pics of each coin and post them here.

Ankur

NumisOxide

Sweeet set!

cartwheel

Ankur, I just got back from vacation and happened to see your post. Great looking set; congratulations are in order! I'm pleased to have been able to provide one of your coins (1804 half cent). Keep up the good work!

Cartwheel

DJCoinz

Very nice. I'll give you a dollar for that PCGS doily insert.

ricko

Awesome achievement ... especially in so short a time. Very nice coins as well.... congratulations.. Cheers, RickO

ElKevvo

Really nice set..Thanks for sharing!

K

GFourDriver

Now thats what I'm shooting for. Beautiful set Ankur.

John

Robb

WOW!!!

I just bought my 7070 and was searching the forum... and... wow... came across the amazing set. Very, very nice! Worth a bump for any new members.

Bayard1908

<< <i>Liberty seated dollar with motto is a Proof >>



Hope it doesn't get a rub mark. I loved my Dansco Mercury dime album as a kid; however, I wouldn't put a valuable proof in an album unless is was already impaired.

richardshipp

21Walker

WOW!!!! That's a great looking set. About what I'm tring to do with mine...........Rick

DNADave

You broke out a doily ?! holy crap.

Jcarney

Beautiful set. I was just looking at mine. I'm only about 30% done.

John

FilamCoins

Approx how much to put a set like this together say in AU-55/58?

AnkurJ

<< <i>Approx how much to put a set like this together say in AU-55/58? >>



A lot....the two seated dollars, the draped bust and classic head large cents would be the most expensive of the bunch in those grades.

MikeInFL

Ankur, Congrats on your accomlishment! I'm still working on mine after 3 years.

One question -- if you had it all to do over again, what would you change?

Thanks for sharing...Mike