Here is my best looking completed set, this time in a capital plastics holder.
Here are a couple of "short sets" from the World War II era.
The cents in a Wyte Raymond holder.
The War Nickels
The Mercury Dimes
I am now working on a short set of Walking Liberty Half Dollars in a Dansco page. It's 20 coins, but since they need to be raw, it might take a while to find them.
Here is my boyhood set of Lincoln Cents. I didn't finish it until I was 34 when I bought a 1909-S-VDB in with ANACS papers. The 1909-S-VDB was in this album for while. Now it's in a slab.
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@OAKSTAR said: @Meltdown - I always liked the idea of putting the reverse of some of the types on the front pages of my 7070 as well. 👍
I didn't post pics because the album isn't complete, but I do the same thing in my 7070. For example, it seemed like a sin not to have the arrows & rays quarter and half with the reverse up.
Sean Reynolds
Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.
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@OAKSTAR said: @Meltdown - I always liked the idea of putting the reverse of some of the types on the front pages of my 7070 as well. 👍
I didn't post pics because the album isn't complete, but I do the same thing in my 7070. For example, it seemed like a sin not to have the arrows & rays quarter and half with the reverse up.
Sean Reynolds
Totally agree! No rush completing that album, take your time.
Not the best pics but you get the idea.
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Sorry for the lousy pics, hard to shoot thru plastic. Last coin in second row is 16/16, last coin in third row is 18/7-D, reversed coins in third photo are 1930 5leg, 35 DDR, 3-legger and 38 D/D/D/S. Completed but always on the lookout for upgrades
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@coastaljerseyguy said:
Maybe complete, but wouldn't say finished with them. There's always that 1 or 2 that you'd love to upgrade.
Theses are beautiful!
I'm nervous about cracking out some Peace dollars that I bought already in slabs. I need them for my set, and would love to have them in my album. But I have not yet gotten up the nerve to break them out. They are not high grade/value (most are AU, some even AU details), so I really should just do it...
Here is an album that is not filled totally by just about anyone! My album is complete-The coins missing are in slabs-1877 twenty cent, All three cent silvers from 1862-1873 are in slabs, the 1878 shield nickel is in a slab. The 3 cent silvers in business strike dates from 1863-1872 are rarer then most think. Most of them were melted.I don't know where the 1876 three cent nickel is, but t is here somewhere. It took me about 50 years to find all the right coins for this album. I got a lot of these before slabs became a big deal. I will be selling all of these in the near future.
Good luck if you try this venture. Filling this album with just the right coins is a real challenge. It takes a long time.
I started a Wayte Raymond two volume set of Large Cents that will never be complete... and I'm still a couple of coins shy of completing Buffalo Nickels, Lincoln Cents, and Indian Heads
Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;
Here’s my favorite set; Peace Dollars. The album was from my grandfather who started the collection. I’ve added the rest from coin shows, eBay, GC (which I cracked out), and even some from forum members.
I didn’t notice until taking these photos that the 21 has slight die rotation. Probably not enough to add value, but adds interest for me.
I'm enamored with LOC albums and it's all I can get myself to work on. I've completed a handful but fate has seen fit for only one to remain with me at this point. As far as I know LOC never made an Ike album so I used the General Dollar sized coin album to make my own Ike book.
Thanks @braddick@Cladiator - Although ultimately, I guess we're on a slab forum. I always liked the feel of holding raw coins. Filling holes in such a wide variety of modern and vintage albums is an added joy.
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My first set, started in 1963 as an 8-yr-old Cub Scout. Worked on it for three straight years, but never found a ‘52-S or ‘55-S. Nearly all coins were taken from rolls that my dad would bring home after work. Later, in high school, I remember printing the dates below the blank holes on the third page, starting with 1964, and then adding the later dates.
The album has looked like this for 50 years; never had the desire to fill the missing holes.
Man @FreeThinker - You are singing my exact song from 62 years ago. I was also 8 or 9 years old. I couldn't find the 55-S anywhere. I had to buy it, to complete the set. It was the very first coin I bought. I think I paid 50¢ for it.
I can still hear my dad saying: YOU PAID HOW MUCH FOR A PENNY?!?!?!?!?! 🤣
I thought I was clever. I scotch taped my coins in place to keep them from falling out! 🤣 😂 The tape had pretty much dried up and fell off.
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@OAKSTAR said:
Man @FreeThinker - You are singing my exact song from 62 years ago. I was also 8 or 9 years old. I couldn't find the 55-S anywhere. I had to buy it, to complete the set. It was the very first coin I bought. I think I paid 50¢ for it.
I can still hear my dad saying: YOU PAID HOW MUCH FOR A PENNY?!?!?!?!?! 🤣
I thought I was clever. I scotch taped my coins in place to keep them from falling out! 🤣 😂 The tape had pretty much dried up and fell off.
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Your dad and mine were cut from the same cloth. It never occurred to me to actually buy a coin I needed, probably because I knew what his answer would be. First of all, he would give me "that look," which always scared the crap out of me. Rarely would any discussion go further than that.
I also still have the first album, 1909-1940. It's about 1/3 complete, mostly with cents from the 30s and a few 20s and teens with very few of them having a D or S mint mark. I did find a slick 1909-P in a roll once; I was so darn proud of that coin I took it to school and kept it in my desk. Unfortunately, by the end of the school year when we were cleaning out our desks, I discovered it had somehow disappeared.
@OAKSTAR said:
Man @FreeThinker - You are singing my exact song from 62 years ago. I was also 8 or 9 years old. I couldn't find the 55-S anywhere. I had to buy it, to complete the set. It was the very first coin I bought. I think I paid 50¢ for it.
I can still hear my dad saying: YOU PAID HOW MUCH FOR A PENNY?!?!?!?!?! 🤣
I thought I was clever. I scotch taped my coins in place to keep them from falling out! 🤣 😂 The tape had pretty much dried up and fell off.
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Your dad and mine were cut from the same cloth. It never occurred to me to actually buy a coin I needed, probably because I knew what his answer would be. First of all, he would give me "that look," which always scared the crap out of me. Rarely would any discussion go further than that.
I also still have the first album, 1909-1940. It's about 1/3 complete, mostly with cents from the 30s and a few 20s and teens with very few of them having a D or S mint mark. I did find a slick 1909-P in a roll once; I was so darn proud of that coin I took it to school and kept it in my desk. Unfortunately, by the end of the school year when we were cleaning out our desks, I discovered it had somehow disappeared.
I had a somewhat similar story. In 64, I would save up 50 penny's I didn't need. On Saturday mornings I would get on my bike, ride into town to the nearest bank and ask for a Kennedy half dollar. I would do that as often as I could. I kept one in my pocket and took it to school and showed friends. I was so proud of these Kennedy's, I still have them today.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
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@Meltdown - I always liked the idea of putting the reverse of some of the types on the front pages of my 7070 as well. 👍
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
Here is my best looking completed set, this time in a capital plastics holder.
Here are a couple of "short sets" from the World War II era.
The cents in a Wyte Raymond holder.
The War Nickels
The Mercury Dimes
I am now working on a short set of Walking Liberty Half Dollars in a Dansco page. It's 20 coins, but since they need to be raw, it might take a while to find them.
Here is my boyhood set of Lincoln Cents. I didn't finish it until I was 34 when I bought a 1909-S-VDB in with ANACS papers. The 1909-S-VDB was in this album for while. Now it's in a slab.
I didn't post pics because the album isn't complete, but I do the same thing in my 7070. For example, it seemed like a sin not to have the arrows & rays quarter and half with the reverse up.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Totally agree! No rush completing that album, take your time.
Not the best pics but you get the idea.
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Now you're talken'!
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I only wanted a 46 to 64 album but couldn't find one. This album went to 2005, so I fulled it.
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Here is my 2012 S - 2021 S, 2019 W - 2020 W mint mark album.
I had to add a page for the 4-ray '35s
👍 👍
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Sorry for the lousy pics, hard to shoot thru plastic. Last coin in second row is 16/16, last coin in third row is 18/7-D, reversed coins in third photo are 1930 5leg, 35 DDR, 3-legger and 38 D/D/D/S. Completed but always on the lookout for upgrades
None of my albums are truly put to bed, I may upgrade if I see a coin that merits it.
My current registry sets:
20th Century Type Set
Virtual DANSCO 7070
Slabbed IHC set - Missing the Anacs Slabbed coins
Here is the last one I upgraded.
My current registry sets:
20th Century Type Set
Virtual DANSCO 7070
Slabbed IHC set - Missing the Anacs Slabbed coins
Completed sets, yes, put to bed...maybe not!
@ARCO What was the average grade of those beautiful Barbers when you sent them in to PCGS?
Later, Paul.
Thanks Stooge. It started as a VF-XF set. The VFs were VF30-35 and the majority were XF and some AU coins. Probably around XF40 was the average.
Maybe complete, but wouldn't say finished with them. There's always that 1 or 2 that you'd love to upgrade.
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Theses are beautiful!
I'm nervous about cracking out some Peace dollars that I bought already in slabs. I need them for my set, and would love to have them in my album. But I have not yet gotten up the nerve to break them out. They are not high grade/value (most are AU, some even AU details), so I really should just do it...
I can't remember where I found this holder but I had fun filling in the holes.
Did any of your coins give you a problem going into those holes?
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I never posted my Canadian set.
My current registry sets:
20th Century Type Set
Virtual DANSCO 7070
Slabbed IHC set - Missing the Anacs Slabbed coins
Not really but the 3c silver, bust half dime and bust dime are a little loose in the holes.
Here is an album that is not filled totally by just about anyone! My album is complete-The coins missing are in slabs-1877 twenty cent, All three cent silvers from 1862-1873 are in slabs, the 1878 shield nickel is in a slab. The 3 cent silvers in business strike dates from 1863-1872 are rarer then most think. Most of them were melted.I don't know where the 1876 three cent nickel is, but t is here somewhere. It took me about 50 years to find all the right coins for this album. I got a lot of these before slabs became a big deal. I will be selling all of these in the near future.
Good luck if you try this venture. Filling this album with just the right coins is a real challenge. It takes a long time.
These beautiful albums remind of the excitement of collecting as a kid. Sometimes I feel like a dope for playing the “slab game”.
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Great Post - A Pleasure to look at the collections..
I guess I've not finished any albums since I finished my 7070...
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1089350/my-completed-dansco-7070-type-set#latest
I started a Wayte Raymond two volume set of Large Cents that will never be complete... and I'm still a couple of coins shy of completing Buffalo Nickels, Lincoln Cents, and Indian Heads
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Here’s my favorite set; Peace Dollars. The album was from my grandfather who started the collection. I’ve added the rest from coin shows, eBay, GC (which I cracked out), and even some from forum members.
I didn’t notice until taking these photos that the 21 has slight die rotation. Probably not enough to add value, but adds interest for me.
I filled the S-VDB hole with a counterfeit. Notice how the mint luster seems to remarkably appear on the last page!! 🤣 😂
The album itself, has seen better days.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
P.S. No 22 no D!
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A great thread with lots of cool coins!
I am a single Isabella away from completing this page:
peacockcoins
Wow! What a beautiful set. I love that you have that 1795 flowing hair dollar in an album! 🤩
I also love the contrast in the toning between the Morgan and the Peace.
@ARCO , holy crap man, wow. A collection to be proud of, well done sir.
@OAKSTAR , great thread. Thank you for making it.
I'm enamored with LOC albums and it's all I can get myself to work on. I've completed a handful but fate has seen fit for only one to remain with me at this point. As far as I know LOC never made an Ike album so I used the General Dollar sized coin album to make my own Ike book.
Thanks @braddick @Cladiator - Although ultimately, I guess we're on a slab forum. I always liked the feel of holding raw coins. Filling holes in such a wide variety of modern and vintage albums is an added joy.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
@Cladiator I also love LOC albums! Cool
idea for the Ike album. Very nice set!
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I had her in the empty 16-D hole, then I sent her to ICG.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
My first set, started in 1963 as an 8-yr-old Cub Scout. Worked on it for three straight years, but never found a ‘52-S or ‘55-S. Nearly all coins were taken from rolls that my dad would bring home after work. Later, in high school, I remember printing the dates below the blank holes on the third page, starting with 1964, and then adding the later dates.
The album has looked like this for 50 years; never had the desire to fill the missing holes.
Man @FreeThinker - You are singing my exact song from 62 years ago. I was also 8 or 9 years old. I couldn't find the 55-S anywhere. I had to buy it, to complete the set. It was the very first coin I bought. I think I paid 50¢ for it.
I can still hear my dad saying: YOU PAID HOW MUCH FOR A PENNY?!?!?!?!?! 🤣
I thought I was clever. I scotch taped my coins in place to keep them from falling out! 🤣 😂
The tape had pretty much dried up and fell off.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
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Your dad and mine were cut from the same cloth. It never occurred to me to actually buy a coin I needed, probably because I knew what his answer would be. First of all, he would give me "that look," which always scared the crap out of me. Rarely would any discussion go further than that.
I also still have the first album, 1909-1940. It's about 1/3 complete, mostly with cents from the 30s and a few 20s and teens with very few of them having a D or S mint mark. I did find a slick 1909-P in a roll once; I was so darn proud of that coin I took it to school and kept it in my desk. Unfortunately, by the end of the school year when we were cleaning out our desks, I discovered it had somehow disappeared.
I had a somewhat similar story. In 64, I would save up 50 penny's I didn't need. On Saturday mornings I would get on my bike, ride into town to the nearest bank and ask for a Kennedy half dollar. I would do that as often as I could. I kept one in my pocket and took it to school and showed friends. I was so proud of these Kennedy's, I still have them today.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )