7070-style Littleton type set album w/pictures and descriptive backing papers. Show your 7070

Baley · September 7, 2013 1:45AM

Picked this up recently, lightly used and with the wheat cent, steel cent, memorial cent, and modern nickel, dime and quarter still in it, do not know how far the previous owner got with the set;
I'll try to fill as much as I can from coins already on hand before starting to buy to fill holes and upgrade certain coins.

The interesting thing about this Littleton version of the Dansco album is that each page has a page of photographic backing showing the coins to collect to fill the spaces through the windows, with descriptive paragraph about the type under the space and a historical retrospective about the major historical events of the eras printed on the reverse of the backing. Has anyone seen this version before? Enthusiastic to start this challenge again, this time with my 5 and 7 year old YNs

edit: here is the next page, and on the left is the back of the backing sheet of the first page with the historical context of the coins

and while we're at it, please show any of your 7070 collections in progress this weekend

sparky64 · September 7, 2013 1:58AM

I've never seen one and think it's way cool. 7070 Deluxe!

Baley · September 15, 2013 4:28AM

Ok as mentioned this album came with 6 coins, we've added a few we already had around and taken a few quick pictures

Here's a coin I got with my dad at my first coin show in 1978

Here's the reverse that shows the descriptions

the coins needed show through from the back, what do you think so far?

nwcoast · September 15, 2013 4:32AM

So far....
I think it's super

But, I'm an album fan.....
I like it a LOT!!!

coinbuf · September 15, 2013 4:34AM

I missed your original post but thats a very neat album, the cover, and pages look identical to mine but mine does not have those page inserts. Looks like you made lots of progress so far, good luck on the hunt.

Baley · September 15, 2013 4:47AM

Thanks, most of these coins so far, I bought from my local coin shop with lawnmowing money as a kid in the late 1970's.
The album is identical to my other 7070 exept for the backing pages and these:
spine:

inside back cover:

edit: I suspect this semi-custom album was part of a program, possibly coins-on-approval, by Littleton, as they're known for that, maybe someone has more info..

ricko · September 15, 2013 11:15PM

Interesting....have not seen an album like that before.... Cheers, RickO

TwoSides2aCoin · September 15, 2013 11:19PM

A few have been toning nicely at the periphery. That would be fun to upgrade, with like coins.

etexmike · September 16, 2013 1:39AM

Great looking album and coins.

Mike

braddick · September 16, 2013 3:38AM

Love the overall presentation although I've never been a fan of mixing modern proofs with classic circulated coins.

Baley · September 26, 2013 3:19PM

Braddick, I've gone back and forth on that one, at one point moved all the proofs out and only used high grade uncs for the moderns, and then tried it with circulated moderns, seeking ones with lots of wear and dark toning to match the older coins, but I'm ending up preferring a demonstration of a progression in condition and minting technology, in which the oldest coins are the most circulated and "look old", while the intermediate ones are lightly circulated, and if uncs and proofs are available, I use them, and have the clads be mint set coins or proofs. My primary (completed) 7070 has proof seated and barber coins in addition to more modern ones, and I've got a proof morgan, WLH, and merc that I've never gotten around to cracking out of their PCGS holders yet

Added ten coins to the newer book this week, here are two of them. These pics were taken at night under lights, compared to the first pictures in the thread taken in daylight

these had been in flips in a 2x2 box, had them a long time, but I'm finding them more accessable and easily viewable in the album,
and I'm enjoying the process of literally "filling holes" again, this time with the kids, still getting as far as we can without tapping another album or making any new purchases as of yet ..

Baley · September 28, 2013 3:36AM

Here are a couple more coins I've had since I was a child, I still remember saving up my allowance and chore money to get these, and yes, the dealer at my local coin shop gave me a real good "net" price on both, these were the first coins of each type I ever had, long ago replaced with nicer ones, but they still bring back memories of being a YN and the lessons I've learned since. Still having a fun time with filling an album with coins I'd largely forgotten about, with complete disregard for the business and politics of "the market," and the kids are actually paying a little bit of attention to the historical context, and marvelling at how coins used to look and feel. The nice thing about the condition is that they can be handled, jingled with each other, and dropped on the countertops along with modern clad and zinc to hear the differnt ring tones (the other kind of ring tones)

Catbert · September 28, 2013 9:31AM

I think this is great. Relaxed collecting!

So, what are your memories about getting that A&R quarter? I can imagine that was a real thrill for a kid to see that distinctive design as compared to other seated quarters.

Baley · September 29, 2013 3:27AM

Hi Catbert, those two seated quarters were in a tray of loose raw seated quarters, they were probably "your choice" $7.95 or something back then. They had trays of many early coin types, shield nickels, seated half dimes, dimes, quarters, barber coins, silver dollars, etc. I'd spend an hour or so poring over the different coins, and they were very patient! This was San Jose Coin Shop in the old Town & Country shopping center back in the late 1970's if anybody remembers them. Yes, I was glad to get an A&R quarter!

I'm pretty sure this was a prize on a forum contest several years ago:

ElKevvo · September 29, 2013 8:54AM

Cool album....was it something Dansco produced for Littleton or ?? I have never seen one like that b4.

K

MrSpud · September 29, 2013 11:36AM

That is a cool album!

jmcu12 · September 29, 2013 12:55PM

I picked one of these up the other day as well. I think it is really neat and would love to see the updated 7070 set with this.

Baley · October 11, 2013 2:50AM

Here is a silver unc mint set I bought from my local coin shop in 1979, my dad would take me on Saturdays after cutting the yard, and I cut the coins out of the cellophane myself a few days later for my first Capital 20th century type set:

they've been stored in a couple of different albums now, and have become a little golden over the past 34 years.

Baley · October 13, 2013 4:54AM

Making some good progress on this album from other parts of the collection (primarily moving out of an old Whitman 2-album type set that is becoming worn out after so many years of use) really liking the format of the 7070.

Baley · January 10, 2014 12:04AM

<< <i>Cool album....was it something Dansco produced for Littleton or ?? I have never seen one like that b4.

K >>

ElKevvo, yes it appears that Dansco produced it on contract for Littleton, as the gold stamping and black ink match the rest of the printing, I'd like to know the number made..

Wondering if anyone else has seen this Littleton version of the 7070, and invitation to show your raw type set albums that you're collecting the old fashioned way?

Baley · March 8, 2015 6:35AM

bought this coin in 1980

my mom's birth year, the toning has developed from storage in numerous different folders and albums.
Hopefully, the kids will pass it on to their kids, it's a slider and not technically worth very much compared to sentimental value

Baley · March 13, 2016 4:27AM

Just about done with this album, only a couple more holes left to fill. Will post update pics in the near future (it's more challenging on the new forum than it was on the old one)

Any collectors out there making any progress on their type set albums?

ElKevvo · March 13, 2016 11:37PM

I am slowly making progress on mine. I'll try and post some photos here today or tomorrow. My goal for the album is to put in the best coin I can buy for 300.00 or so or use one that I already have in my collection.

K

ElmerFusterpuck · March 13, 2016 11:42PM

I managed to get a lightly used 7070 album for $15 a few years ago, didn't realize how popular (and scarce) these were until afterwards. Mine is close to complete too, eventually I'll post some pics.

braddick · March 14, 2016 12:15AM

Terrific looking set. I personally wouldn't mix proof coins with MS/Circs.

Baley · July 7, 2016 9:18AM

Juuuust about done with this album, having so much fun collecting raw, might have to start a third 7070 collection.

The nice thing about the album is, get a new one, it's very easy to fill several holes immediately,

if you've collected US coins for any length of time

lordmarcovan · July 7, 2016 2:25PM

Wow, that looks just like a Dansco 7070- same font and all.

Kudos to Littleton if they've re-released it. I like the addition of the historical data pages.

Love these- they're always neat sets.

oih82w8 · July 7, 2016 7:33PM

My 7070 houses my "replica" collection that I pass around instead of the real deal coins which are PCGS slabbed.

csdot · July 7, 2016 9:45PM

I discovered the Danco 7070 album a decade ago, soon after I started back collecting as an adult. It was a lot of fun to fill, but the last few (the large cents and the seated dollars) were a real challenge. I went on to complete (or nearly complete) a number of additional Dansco albums, including Indian head and Lincoln cents, Liberty, Buffalo and Jefferson nickles, Mercury and Roosevelt dimes, Washington Quarters, Walking Liberty and Franklin Halves, Peace Dollars, U.S. Silver Eagles, and started others.

I next discovered certified coins, which led me to start entering coins in the various registries, including this one and this one.

My favorite is the 7070 type registry here and ATS. My goal is MS/PF63 and up for classic coins, and MS/PF68 for modern coins. I am currently 57.83% complete in my PCGS 7070 set, and 75% complete in my 7070 set ATS, which includes coins from both grading companies.

Baley · November 19, 2017 11:39AM

@oih82w8 said:
My 7070 houses my "replica" collection that I pass around instead of the real deal coins which are PCGS slabbed.

Wow, those are ALL replicas?
Had no idea that so many coins that are available genuine have been copied for collectors.

oih82w8 · November 19, 2017 7:41PM

Yep @Baley my real ones can be seen at my PCGS page link below in my signature line.

ricko · November 20, 2017 7:14AM

Well... four years later..... and more holes filled...... Great to see this thread resurrected with progress. Cheers, RickO

SiriusBlack · September 14, 2018 4:53PM

Well @Baley Did you finish?!

Sorry I was perusing the archives looking at people's 7070 sets since I've been working on mine for a few years as well. Interestingly, mine is also a Littleton album with the paper insert sheets, but mine is in the current style 3 ring Littleton binder but has the identical coins! On their website they no longer make it, and split it into a 19th Century and 20th Century.

Baley · September 15, 2018 10:06AM

Not quite finished! There are a couple coins that i have slabbed but don't really want to crack out, and a couple more that are in the "A" set that will move to this album once upgraded.

But have taken a break from collecting, just starting to think about it again after a year or so..

Will get book from SDB in the near future and post pics of the current status, in meantime, let's see some other 7070s in progress!

SiriusBlack · September 15, 2018 11:26AM

I'll get some photos of mine this weekend!

kevinstang · September 15, 2018 2:08PM

Got one of those Littleton Dansco sitting around somewhere too, no coins in it.

lkenefic · September 16, 2018 5:58AM

I love the idea of the Littleton Album... it gives some of the history behind the coins. The history is one reason I started collecting years ago. Unfortunately, I have very few of those coins left... but those reside in my album.

I'm still trying to locate a gold page for the 7070 though...

Thanks for sharing.

Baley · April 3, 2021 6:40PM

Have been working on this one a little, here are a few quick pictures

scotty4449 · April 3, 2021 8:16PM

That is a great looking set! I need to do that. I have been working on a MS graded 7070 set, but it is slow going. I could be having fun filling out one of these while I wait for graded coins I like and can afford.