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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 7410886, member: 105571"]I think the answer to your question largely depends on how much you intend to spend. You could fill a Dansco 7070 with mid to low-grade specimens at a pretty reasonable cost, especially since the Dansco leaves out most of the really high-dollar coins like the 1796 quarter, the 1793 Chain Cent, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>I seldom buy raw but that's up to you. I never crack out a slabbed coin in order to put it in an album since I don't do albums. My type set is 90% slabs and resides in 3-ring binders with pages that hold slabs. The few raw coins go into self-slabbing holders that have the same dimensions as the TPGs' holders.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you're going to buy expensive coins for this endeavor, I would highly recommend slabbed coins only since there are so many fakes out there. It's not a guarantee but it is insurance of a sort and reduces the likelihood of purchasing a fake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 7410886, member: 105571"]I think the answer to your question largely depends on how much you intend to spend. You could fill a Dansco 7070 with mid to low-grade specimens at a pretty reasonable cost, especially since the Dansco leaves out most of the really high-dollar coins like the 1796 quarter, the 1793 Chain Cent, etc. I seldom buy raw but that's up to you. I never crack out a slabbed coin in order to put it in an album since I don't do albums. My type set is 90% slabs and resides in 3-ring binders with pages that hold slabs. The few raw coins go into self-slabbing holders that have the same dimensions as the TPGs' holders. If you're going to buy expensive coins for this endeavor, I would highly recommend slabbed coins only since there are so many fakes out there. It's not a guarantee but it is insurance of a sort and reduces the likelihood of purchasing a fake.[/QUOTE]
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