Featured US Type Set.... finally finished

I agree with that. But I already owned every single one of those coins so it it was no big deal to easily fill it. I sorta cheated by using 4 Columbian Expositions. But I really loved they way those 4 look together.

 

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The first coin I'm putting into tomorrow will be a 1907 Good Liberty Head Nickel. It was given to me 60 years ago from the person that first introduced me to coin collecting. It may be the least expensive coin that will go into the album but to me it is priceless.

 

It's a great look to be sure. I've got to decide on which four I will put in mine.

 

So Brad how do you feel about cleaned coins in your set? Was that a no go for you on acquiring a coin for your set?

 

I try to always avoid them. But I did get several graded detailed coins. On some tough ones, there is just a huge cost/balance to consider.

 

Thanks!

 

1964 to date Half dollar types: the Intercept album has 1964 silver and 1965-date clad. I wonder why they don't distinguish between 1965-1970 and 1971 to date since they are very different in composition. 80% silver vs no silver.

 

Sacagawea coins, 2000 to date. These are $1 face value coins, meant for actual circulation, no? So instead of paying up to 10 bucks each (including shipping), can one get them at any bank for a buck?

 

How old are you?

 

Me? 44 yesterday

 

I've been following this thread and all it's meanderings, which has been interesting. But I thought I would address the question posed early on: "How do you house a type set that accommodates both slabbed and raw coins such that they are easily visible on both sides and easily accessible." Those seem to be the criteria posed here and they were certainly my criteria when my type set got large enough to be unwieldly. So, here's how I house my collection which is based upon Red Book varieties but is expanded to include pre-colonial, colonials and anything else that catches my fancy including colonial and continental currency:

Firstly, I use 3-ring binders. The best ones are the archival-quality from SAFE brand or the like but they are pricey. As my collection grew, I've been using cheapos from the big-box stores but I'm having second thoughts wondering if they are outgassing bad "schmutz" and will be replacing those with the ones from SAFE.

Secondly, I use the slab pages for 3-ring binders holding 12 slabs per page. They easily snap open and shut and accommodate the three TPG slabs plus the "make your own(MYO)" slabs. On this page I have a mixture of PCGS, NGC, and MYO slabs. For the MYO slabs, I print out a label on sulfur-free artists paper available at Michaels, Hobby Lobby, artists stores. The TPG slabs get a loop of the same paper with the information on what Type Coin it represents. I use Elmers childrens stick glue to secure the ends of the loop. Photo below.


What are the MYO slabs? I have found two brands with photos below. The Leuchtturm come in two styles, the Quickslab which is easy to reopen and another that is more difficult but not impossible to pry apart. The insert is a black foam plastic that holds the coin OK but not super firmly.





The other style of MYO is also hard to pry apart and comes with a quite firm but flexible insert that is colored green-a terrible color for this purpose to my mind. While both brands are sold with inserts specifically sized to your coin's diameter, the one with the green insert is much less accommodating to slight diameter variations.



I ran across a situation recently where I purchased a valuable early copper half cent raw and I am unwilling to store it in one of these MYO slabs for a number of reasons. I wanted to keep it in the cotton envelope and paper outer envelope that is favored by most of the EAC members for their raw coins. How to do this? I lopped off enough of the black insert so that the envelope fit inside the plastic slab without rattling around. Still pretty ugly as you see from the below photo and doesn't really fit with look of the rest of the collection.




So, since I had to make a paper label anyway, I decided to include a photo of the obverse with the lettered edge.



So that's how I house and display my modified and expanded Red Book Type Set. I hope this helps.

 

Ha, I was just looking over my post and spotted a glaring error on the photo of the 12 slab page. Can anyone find it?

 

Does anyone know of the existence of album pages for slab labels that fit the Intercept albums?

 

Have the last one in hand. Set complete.

 

Congrats! Jelly!

 

Fantastic BG and you got me off and running on putting together my Type Set that I call...."Type Set on a Budget". Won't be near your quality but it's a set I can live with. Again thanks for the inspiration!

 

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Boy I just took a look at that site for Liberty Seated Dollars and WHOA!!! You better have a six figure income to afford those prices!!

 

I'm not familiar with the Russell Hoard, can you elaborate?