Another short set I thought I'd do in a Capital Plastics holder. Trying for a matched grey look on the silver, though that will be impossible for the Bicentennial quarter- I'll just go with a white silver proof there. All I need is to find is a matching Bust quarter, and then pop that Bicentennial proof in there, and presto! This one will be done. I think that little hint of color on the Standing Liberty is a bonus. Update: finished frame in Post #20.
I have a Mercury Dime with a lot of that "reddish" toning seen on your reverse. I can't seem to capture it on camera though. It definitely adds eye appeal.
I really like Capital holders I have a Jefferson war year set, a buffalo short set thats all variety coins , an type 5 cent set h-10 and every nickel type. I just started an 1950 - 1980's +/- sm dates and ddo's of proof Lincoln cents. Plus a capital quarter holder with 25 seated liberty quarters most are sought after varieties.as another one with ms Indian head cents. I find them fun to put together and really like the finial results. I highly recommend to the collector whom may be limited on funds...here's something that will give you a small challenge to set a goal for... as you can start small and then the sky is the limit.
@Randy Abercrombie I bought the frame at Michael's I think or someplace like it. To be honest hanging it was a after thought...but I do like seeing it.
When I was working my type set, before slabs, I used to concentrate on finishing one denomination, like the quarters or half dollars. It felt like quite an accomplishment when I completed a set.
Well, I got the Bust quarter, but there’s a problem. Apparently Capital Plastics sized that hole for the earlier large diameter Bust quarters rather than the 1830s reduced size subtype (which is what Dansco sizes the slot in their 7070 Type album for). So there’s a comically large gap of daylight between the coin and the edges of the hole. Bummer. I wonder if this hole might not be too large for even the large size Bust quarters.
That Bust quarter hole is visibly bigger (even without a coin in it) than the Seated Liberty hole, so, given that the small sized Bust quarters and Seated Liberty (and later) quarters were all of the same diameter, I should have noticed that and bought a large sized Bust quarter instead. Oh well.
Looking great so far... maybe use a white foam insert from an airtite to center it? Mines a 35 so small sized bust quarter here as well but all the slabs the same size so no issue here
The coin you have in that spot is the reduced quarter, which was stuck in a closed collar. It had a smaller diameter. The one that might fit there is the previous type which was stuck in a "close" collar.
When I saw the row for 1999 quarters, I immediately thought "do they make one with slots for ALL the quarters?" Then I realized that I'd need more than eight-foot ceilings to hang it.
Finished this out with a large sized Bust quarter and a silver proof Bicentennial. It’s going off to @Randy Abercrombie now.
