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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 1007249, member: 9270&quot;]Because albums are restrictive in terms of the definition of a type set, I don&#039;t use them.</p><p>I have a type set based on criteria that I established with the help of two sources:</p><p>- the Red Book</p><p>- the NGC Registry type set</p><p>Those two sources agree closely but not 100%.</p><p>So I &quot;shuffled&quot; the two lists together and came up with a slightly larger set.</p><p><br /></p><p>One example of this is the Liberty Head Large Cents.</p><p>From the Red Book I got three design varieties:</p><p>- Matron Head (1816-1836)</p><p>- Matron Head Modified (1837-1839)</p><p>- Braided Hair (1839-1857)</p><p>The NGC Registry type set (besides using different names) does <b>NOT</b> recognize the Matron Head Modified as a different type.</p><p>But it <b>DOES</b> recognize the SLQ/Recessed Date which the Red Book lists under the general heading of Variety 2.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whatever!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m still missing about 20 coins from my type set, almost all from the 1790&#039;s.</p><p>Maybe(?) I&#039;ll eventually own about 5 of them.</p><p>The rest will reside as a computer file labeled &#039;Wishlist&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Where do I keep my coins if I don&#039;t have them in a preprinted album?</p><p>They are all slabbed and in an Eagle Certified Coin Album.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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