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<p>[QUOTE="Paul M., post: 3729889, member: 73165"]Nice! Time for a retrospective post (or, possibly a personal site) with photos of the coins in the album, and the story of the journey alongside, in an easily consumable form.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm about halfway through my 7070, but I'm doing it much differently:</p><ol> <li>Avoiding problem coins.</li> <li>Looking for coins with superior eye appeal, toned, if possible.</li> <li>Not really concerned with grades per se.</li> <li>Not putting the coins into the actual album.</li> <li>Will do the gold page, eventually.</li> </ol><p>These guidelines have lead me to pursue mostly certified coins. I have bought a few raw, and gotten some of them slabbed, but that's not my primary concern. I really just want to have a nice type set.</p><p><br /></p><p>For point 4, I plan to make a "virtual 7070" web site, like I described above.</p><p><br /></p><p>After I've filled out the 7070, I plan to expand the set a bit to be a little more comprehensive, back to at least 1800. That gives me the opportunity to fill in a few major types that aren't represented in the 7070, such as Classic Head gold and the Draped Bust large eagle dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Within the limits of my budget, that's probably as far back as I can go. I might fill in 1793-1799 with high quality replicas: I have a Wreath Cent electro and a 1799 large cent electro already, and Gallery Mint pieces are both readily available and high quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's a long and expensive journey. I'm sure I've probably already spent more on a few single coins than you have on entire pages. But, the end result is going to be a spectacular collection that both collectors and non-collectors will appreciate, I hope.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Paul M., post: 3729889, member: 73165"]Nice! Time for a retrospective post (or, possibly a personal site) with photos of the coins in the album, and the story of the journey alongside, in an easily consumable form. I'm about halfway through my 7070, but I'm doing it much differently: [LIST=1] [*]Avoiding problem coins. [*]Looking for coins with superior eye appeal, toned, if possible. [*]Not really concerned with grades per se. [*]Not putting the coins into the actual album. [*]Will do the gold page, eventually. [/LIST] These guidelines have lead me to pursue mostly certified coins. I have bought a few raw, and gotten some of them slabbed, but that's not my primary concern. I really just want to have a nice type set. For point 4, I plan to make a "virtual 7070" web site, like I described above. After I've filled out the 7070, I plan to expand the set a bit to be a little more comprehensive, back to at least 1800. That gives me the opportunity to fill in a few major types that aren't represented in the 7070, such as Classic Head gold and the Draped Bust large eagle dollar. Within the limits of my budget, that's probably as far back as I can go. I might fill in 1793-1799 with high quality replicas: I have a Wreath Cent electro and a 1799 large cent electro already, and Gallery Mint pieces are both readily available and high quality. It's a long and expensive journey. I'm sure I've probably already spent more on a few single coins than you have on entire pages. But, the end result is going to be a spectacular collection that both collectors and non-collectors will appreciate, I hope.[/QUOTE]
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