In the Dansco 7070 Album...

good point!

I've changed my mind: clad non-cameo proof it is! :hail:

 

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I agree.
But you included another one of those "it's up to the collector" words.
"Uniform"
I like your application of that word to collecting business strikes only.
(Never agreed that an 1895 Morgan belongs in a business strike Morgan set, for example.)
Would you also consider applying it to the grades of the coins in the type set? (Rhetorical question; not meant to be answered, just considered.)

When I started my type set, one of the criteria was "XF or better".
Certainly not "uniform", but trying to collect all coins in XF or XF-40, would have REALLY slowed the process down.
And as it stands now, three of my coins are VF because of cost.

Just pointing out that the term "type set" gives the collector a LOT of wiggle room.
That's why I didn't go with a Dansco 7070. I didn't agree with their definitions.
I got out my Red Book and built my type set based upon its groupings.
Then I compared that list to the NGC Registry.
That helped me identify things I missed, like a Type 3 SLQ.
But I also disagreed with the NGC list and have one coin I consider different that they don't include. A Matron Head Modified cent (1837-1839).

All these comments are meant to emphasize that a type set particularly is a do-it-yourself project.
As they used to say, "Whatever floats your boat."

 

I agree. Right now I have a 7070 that I have been working on. Most of the modern coins are BU and the harder older coins I was shooting for XF or better, but I don't have a lot of those. At some point I am going to design my own type set (I have already been working on one...like you I started with the NGC registry set and made a few changes). I would like to do a slabbed set in as best a grade as I can. I expect a life long project not just to complete it but then upgrade it as needed.

I agree with you that the 1895 Morgan doesn't belong in the business strike set. It belongs in the proof set since there is no evidence that any business strikes were ever released.

 

The hard thing with a slabbed set is how do you store it.

Right now my set is in two slabbed coins storage boxes, like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-RED-COIN-ST...1QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247

The only other choice I know of is Eagle Certified Coin Albums.
I have a lot of them and like them.
Search them up in Google and take a look.
I suggest staying away from the 5-page ones; stick to the 4- or 3-page varieties.
The 5-page one gets heavy and is a bit klunky.

 

I had been thinking about that and I wasn't sure what to do. I'll look into the boxes as well as the Eagle Certified Coin Albums. Thanks!

 

I am curious which coin that is. :secret:

 

Just for comparisons sake, I found an image of the Intercept Shield album and looked at the half dollar slots in there. They have the same thing, one slot for "Kennedy 1964 Silver" and another for "Kennedy 1965-Date Clad." I do find this odd as I would think the 40% deserve their own slots but both of these albums (and I would say these 2 are probably the most popular US Type albums on the market) both lack that coin.

 

I've been using the 7070 for some years now, although I'm not very satisfied with it, it's about the best album there is. To answer your question - there's a new page 6 out which has three spaces for "Bicentennial coins" (quarter, half & dollar) which are, of course, completely out of sync - the quarter should be with the quarters, the half with the halves, etc. They also have a space for something called "modern commemorative", "American Eagle", etc. To start with, commemoratives should not be any part of a US type set album; I emailed Dansco about making a seperate page for them, similar to the seperate page they have for "gold types" and the Eagle is not even a coin - it is bullion, so it douesn't belong here either. On this page 6 they've also included a space for "Statehood Quarter", "Single Specimen" which I think is a good practice, which they can also follow with the "Presidential Dollar" series. Enough for now - hope this helps.

 

Type sets are very amenable to being tailored to personal tastes.
That allows me to include the Matron Head Modified cent that I feel belongs but NGC ignores.
Others may go with one or two SLQs, but NGC goes with three.

These examples are reason enough for me to not use the Dansco 7070.
My set is in Eagle Certified Coin albums.

And shortly there will be a new addition.
I've got a 1795 half cent coming.
Pictures when it arrives.

 

interesting that this thread should be resurrected, as I have discontinued that type set.

I have however, continued my Holey Type Set (the other just got too expensive).

 

Back at you - that's an interesting idea - is that a "holey" type set or a "holy" type set?? <grin>. Seriously, I've seen some really good early type coins at bargain prices because of being holed. Good luck on that. btw, are you using the Dansco albuim for your holy type set?

 

Thanks

And yeah, I'm using the Dansco. I may soon expand to holed gold too

It sure is nice paying 15% of retail cost because there's a hole in the coin :hail:

 

I did that with a Capital Plastics 20th century type set. Everything in proof that came in proof and MS for those that didn't (Steel cent, Standing quarter, Peace dollar) I'm currently missing two coins, the barber quarter and half.