To Crack or not to Crack?

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ironmanl63
ironmanl63 Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I am considering filling a Peace album with MS coins. I would have to crack many coins. I am concerned I will decrease the value of my set considerably. Also worried about possible damage to coins out of the slabs. Old holders and stickers are also a concern. But I would love to see all those beauty's raw and in an album.

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  • shorecoll
    shorecoll Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Make a digital album of MS coins and fill album with circulated coins. Blah.

    I wouldn't crack anything until you know when grading will restart.

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  • 291fifth
    291fifth Posts: 25,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Do not crack coins and leave album empty.

    One set is enough. Spend any additional money on something else.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • Sonorandesertrat
    Sonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Don't crack those coins out (unless you feel lucky, or don't mind unpredictable toning, slide marks, etc.). Make a digital album. I would not assemble a second, circulated set if doing an MS set.

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  • calgolddiver
    calgolddiver Posts: 1,803 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Make a digital album of MS coins and fill album with circulated coins. Blah.

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  • Namvet69
    Namvet69 Posts: 9,421 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Make a digital album of MS coins and fill album with circulated coins. Blah.

    Don't compromise your slabbed coins, be creative so all can live to see another day. Peace Roy

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  • Pnies20
    Pnies20 Posts: 2,604 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Make a digital album of MS coins and fill album with circulated coins. Blah.

    Unless there is some sentimental value in putting them in an album that outweighs a little decline in value I’d make a digital album.

    I miss putting coins in Whitman albums when I was little.

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  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Make a digital album of MS coins and fill album with circulated coins. Blah.

    A digital album would be the best route if you plan on eventually selling your coins... They would obviously be of more value - and market acceptable - in the slabs. However, your coins, your decision... Have fun. Cheers, RickO

  • WaterSport
    WaterSport Posts: 7,064 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Crack MS coins and enjoy in an album.

    Get the old Capitol plastics boards and have fun.

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  • asheland
    asheland Posts: 24,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Do not crack coins and leave album empty.

    I did a digital set of my gold set:

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  • Smudge
    Smudge Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Do not crack coins and leave album empty.

    Coins look better in an album, but may be harder to sell, for you or your heirs.

  • ChrisH821
    ChrisH821 Posts: 7,147 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Depends... Are we talking MS64 or MS62 on the tough ones? Complete set? I'd have a tough time cracking out an MS64 better date but ~62 I don't think I would have an issue. Except 34-S, I'd leave that one and put a nice 58 in the album.

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  • CoinJunkie
    CoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Make a digital album of MS coins and fill album with circulated coins. Blah.

    I'd probably compromise and fill the album with circulated coins on the tough dates and lower MS grades for the commons. The challenge is to find attractive coins within those parameters. I don't necessarily agree with the premise that all coins in an album have to be closely matched on condition for an attractive overall presentation.

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  • TradesWithChops
    TradesWithChops Posts: 640 ✭✭✭✭
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    Crack MS coins and enjoy in an album.

    i voted for crack em out - especially the 34-s ms 64.

    just because i want to see if you ACTUALLY DO IT! loll

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  • Jimnight
    Jimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Do not crack coins and leave album empty.

    That's what I'd do.

  • coinbuf
    coinbuf Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    If you have no expectation that you will ever want or need to sell the coins then crack away; but as in the current economic situation; life can surprise you and if you find yourself in a position of needing to sell you will most likely see a significant reduction in value. I would do the virtual album or just do the album in VF - XF ish grades and forgo two sets. Why double the expense when those funds could be used to fund another series.

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  • BillJones
    BillJones Posts: 35,933 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Do not crack coins and leave album empty.

    I got over albums for U.S. coins long ago. As for political tokens, not so much. You will lose a lot of money from the crack-outs and risk damaging the coins.

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  • keets
    keets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    if you need to come here and solicit our advice on what to do I think you already know what not to do. B)

  • jesbroken
    jesbroken Posts: 11,252 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Make a digital album of MS coins and fill album with circulated coins. Blah.

    Make a digital album. You then have the ability to make it look like any holder(dansco, Littleton, etc.) and your coin will be able to be seen in whatever enlargement you wish, obv and rev, limited only by quality of photograph used. You also have the opportunity to add or omit coins, such as, varieties or super struck coins. It's your digital album, not dansco or Littleton or other.
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  • DNADave
    DNADave Posts: 7,350 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    This is why you have to do two sets !

  • logger7
    logger7 Posts: 9,857 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Do not crack coins and leave album empty.

    Too much expense, can easily run $30 a coin to reslab.

  • coinkat
    coinkat Posts: 24,542 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Consider assembling a slabbed set and an album set that captures the series in a wider grade range.

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  • bolivarshagnasty
    bolivarshagnasty Posts: 7,359 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Make a digital album of MS coins and fill album with circulated coins. Blah.

    The digital albums here at PCGS are terrific. You can view them from anywhere and with any device. No need to fill an album with circulated coins. Use that money for better mint state examples for your digital album.

  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,748 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @bolivarshagnasty said:
    The digital albums here at PCGS are terrific. You can view them from anywhere and with any device. No need to fill an album with circulated coins. Use that money for better mint state examples for your digital album.

    Looking at pics of coins on a computer screen is just not the same as looking at real coins in hand where you can examine them up close under magnification and then rotate and tilt them under a light to see the luster dance across their surfaces.

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  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Do not crack coins and leave album empty.

    @PerryHall said:
    A fourth option is to keep the slabbed coins in their slabs and start a second set by finding nice circulated raw coins and fill the album with them.

    Makes perfect sense to me.

  • Zwiggy
    Zwiggy Posts: 48 ✭✭✭
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    Do not crack coins and leave album empty.

    It takes 2 minutes and is free to crack out a coin, multiple weeks and money to put it back in a slab. Unless you absolutely hate slabs, it’s a lot of pain and effort to have to redo the whole thing if you have cracking remorse.

  • Abuelo
    Abuelo Posts: 2,059 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Make a digital album of MS coins and fill album with circulated coins. Blah.

    Don't crack the slabs. But if you do, return the labels to keep the census accurate.

  • Broadstruck
    Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Make a digital album of MS coins and fill album with circulated coins. Blah.

    With Peace Dollars cracking non common dates only makes sense under MS63.

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  • ironmanl63
    ironmanl63 Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks everybody. I may crack some of the less expensive coins but will not crack the better dates. A digital album will have to do. As far as cracking the 34-s I do not have to worry about that as I have not purchased one yet.

  • morgandollar1878
    morgandollar1878 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Do not crack coins and leave album empty.

    I am surprised that no one has suggested these yet. Kind of the best of both worlds actually. I know its not a Dansco or some other nice album, but can technically be an album.

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  • ironmanl63
    ironmanl63 Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @morgandollar1878 said:
    I am surprised that no one has suggested these yet. Kind of the best of both worlds actually. I know its not a Dansco or some other nice album, but can technically be an album.

    Thanks. I actually have some of those stashed away.

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