I was just curious as to why the type albums start at the years they do. For example, why don't the silver dollars include the late 1700's or early 1800's pieces? Is it a cost thing (as in the typical user wouldn't be able to afford one)? I can see not putting them due to the cost of gold pieces from those years but doesn't that make the album not fully representational? I'm not attacking the albums in any way. I am just curious as to if there is an open reason for the exclusion. Eric
Dansco hole for the 1913 V-nickel I believe my 7070 album includes 2 seated dollars, a trade dollar, Peace dollar, & Morgan dollar. My album is old. I ended up getting a separate page for SBA, Ike, and the & bicentennial coins. I always assumed that including an 1804Bust dollar or a Gobrecht dollar would be cost prohibitive.
The new IS albums have slots for many of the 2010s and the 06-07 Jefferson Nickels, including the 09 Lincolns. I have one and they look great in there with everything else. Some of the 18th century stuff gets pretty rare and expensive. I suppose you could have some place custom make a page if you really wanted them included. Also not likely that many people would want to break them out of slabs to put in an album. There's already enough of those to cringe about. My new album doesn't have spaces for Type 1,2, and 3 silver 3 cent pieces either. Just one for an example of one. While they do have spots for three different types of the seated series. Who knows. It's adequate enough for me.
Because albums are restrictive in terms of the definition of a type set, I don't use them. I have a type set based on criteria that I established with the help of two sources: - the Red Book - the NGC Registry type set Those two sources agree closely but not 100%. So I "shuffled" the two lists together and came up with a slightly larger set. One example of this is the Liberty Head Large Cents. From the Red Book I got three design varieties: - Matron Head (1816-1836) - Matron Head Modified (1837-1839) - Braided Hair (1839-1857) The NGC Registry type set (besides using different names) does NOT recognize the Matron Head Modified as a different type. But it DOES recognize the SLQ/Recessed Date which the Red Book lists under the general heading of Variety 2. Whatever! I'm still missing about 20 coins from my type set, almost all from the 1790's. Maybe(?) I'll eventually own about 5 of them. The rest will reside as a computer file labeled 'Wishlist'. Where do I keep my coins if I don't have them in a preprinted album? They are all slabbed and in an Eagle Certified Coin Album.
