My Dad had given me all of his coins stuff a couple of years ago. So I'm at the folks house today... So while I am there, he hands me an album that he just came across. It's the Library of Coins U.S. Type set small cents to quarters in absolutely pristine condition. It did contain about 7 coins. Anyway, I'm like "sweet, I have a lot of duplicates from my pursuit of filling my Dansco 7070 Type set." I open the album, and start looking at the holes. Holy smokes, this is nothing like the Dansco. It has 67 holes just for cents to Standing Liberty Quarters. The entire U.S. Type set from Dansco has about 72 (give or take a couple). So I went ahead and just stuck in on my shelf when I got home until I win the lottery and can afford the coins it is requesting. Maybe 50 years ago when this album was made, it would be possible for a schmuck like me to fill it. Maybe I could fill it with 'holed' coins. I don't know. Dare to dream. That is all. Anyone care? Probably not. -Greg out! Also, could I mispell more words in the title next time? Library of Coins!
I agree completely. They are beautiful, compact and sit well on the shelves. Especially compared to the Whitmans of the same period. I do have about 10 full LoC's myself. They do need to be handled with care though, especially when full. The bindings can loosen and tear pretty easily.
Man! That is a lot of holes to fill! Good luck with that one! Post pictures when you fill it out. I'm thinking 80 years or so?
I don't believe Dansco makes an album that holds the entire US type set. Whitman used to and that is the one that I started with. Still need 11 pieces. Three half dimes, a dime , a quarter, two halves, and four dollars. Only one of those coins is in a 7070.
Yeah. Dansco is more lenient on what they considered for the type set. In a way I was happy about that. I wasn't complaining that I didn't need a 1793 wreath or chain cent lol. But just when I thought I was near a very nice completed "type set"... I get taunted with the true type set. Grrr
Well, the beauty of it is you can decide what a type set should be. To me the intent of a type set is to showcase a single coin from a series. I really don't need to see every variety and error. My Intercept US type album goes a little beyond that which is fine with me. For the sake of our budgets, we have to draw the line somewhere if we're serious about completing one. The watered down version is hard enough, IMO. Especially when there are many other collecting goals going on simultaneously for most of us.
Great points Vess. Makes me think though, if when the albums were produced, if it was really possible for an average collector like me to afford the coins it put in there. I think I will break out the price giude from the 60's and compare a few.
It is an interesting thought to ponder. Coins were far cheaper. People made less back then but they also had to have far fewer bills than people do now. A lot less collectors in existence to even buy coins back then. It had to keep prices down. It would have been interesting.
Probably not. Sure prices were lower but so were incomes. If you were to look at a "basket of staples" from back when I first got interested in coins compared to today you would find that the costs today are about 13 to 15 times as much. So a coin that today would cost you $500 would have had the same "income pain" in the mid-60's if it cost $35. You might find that some of that stuff is cheaper today.
Hi gbroke That is a great story, and the fact that they came from you Dad makes it even better. Well full or not they will always be special to you. Alan
