A US type set design album challenge

Yeesh, that first page is a $100k alone, maybe more. There's a reason the 7070 starts when it does - it is affordable for most collectors.

 

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I'll start working on the early 1800s when I get a chance. Point is, even without the late pricey 1700s coins, my idea is to have them grouped by types, not just by denomination.

 

Very interesting! What software are you using for the digital collections? Thank you.

 

I organized my Austro-Hungarian type set in the way the OP is suggesting. I made a spreadsheet with a row for each type, and then the columns represented the years. I would then mark off the years each type was minted. Once you do this, visually, it is a lot easier to create logical groupings of the coins. Sure there are some overlaps of the types, but they really don't end up looking that significant when viewed on a timeline like this.

I suspect that type albums use denomination first to lower manufacturing costs. It keeps all the like size holes together, which let you fit more coins on a page for smaller diameter denominations. After all, the size of the row is dictated by the largest diameter coin on the row.