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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 7451423, member: 13650"]Well, great question. I was completing a US Type set in an Intercept Shield album that I was pretty pleased with for a few years. Then someone got me hooked on using NGCs registry. I ended up sending many of my loose stuff in to get graded for my registry set and other stuff I wanted to use, I already had in slabs. </p><p><br /></p><p> The registry is very easy to use once you get the hang of it. I usually have stuff photographed and entered the same day I receive. They have several options of US Type sets to pick from on their website and the registry is free to use. You can do as many or as few as you want. I just picked the one that is the most popular which seems to be the US Type Set Including Moderns. They cover the types really well and will keep you busy for a lifetime. I realize some of them may never be obtained like the 1792 half disme. But that's ok. </p><p><br /></p><p> They do a good job covering the types I think and keeping it educational and interesting. Like for 3 cent silvers, there are spots for the Ty 1,2, and 3. Same for SLQs. Ty 1 2 and 3. V nickels have a spot for the no cents and then any other date you choose. The 1921 Peace is a type and then the rest of the set is a type. They keep it updated with modern stuff too so the Innovation dollars count as one type. This way you can keep up without having an album to change and everything is in a slab.</p><p> They do accept PCGS slabs again as well if you have any and the points count. They just take longer to get approved. You are awarded points based on the rarity and the grade and then it ranks you. I'm just an average guy and in about five years time I'm in the top 100 with mine. I like that you can easily share your type set with others this way too. You can use NGCs photos of your coin or take your own. I have a copy stand and a good camera so I take my own photos. You can check out my set in the banner in my sig line. That takes you to the old site which isn't nearly as nice as the updated version I'm used to now. But you can view pics of what's in my set there. I'm currently ranked 98th out of 1,116. It's a popular set option. I'm at a point now where I only add a few a year to it. I try to get the nicest I can afford as I go. There's no "easy" ones left for me.</p><p> The nice part about it is that you can view your set online anytime anywhere on a computer. I keep the set in Lighthouse slab albums. Just my personal preference. Could store in intercept shield boxes if you want. </p><p><br /></p><p> You can keep batches of denominations together and add in anything else you want that isn't officially in your registry to make it even more interesting. The coins are well protected, the slabs themselves are protected from scratches in the plastic pages and there's nothing to conform to. If you need another album, get another album. That's how I do it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 7451423, member: 13650"]Well, great question. I was completing a US Type set in an Intercept Shield album that I was pretty pleased with for a few years. Then someone got me hooked on using NGCs registry. I ended up sending many of my loose stuff in to get graded for my registry set and other stuff I wanted to use, I already had in slabs. The registry is very easy to use once you get the hang of it. I usually have stuff photographed and entered the same day I receive. They have several options of US Type sets to pick from on their website and the registry is free to use. You can do as many or as few as you want. I just picked the one that is the most popular which seems to be the US Type Set Including Moderns. They cover the types really well and will keep you busy for a lifetime. I realize some of them may never be obtained like the 1792 half disme. But that's ok. They do a good job covering the types I think and keeping it educational and interesting. Like for 3 cent silvers, there are spots for the Ty 1,2, and 3. Same for SLQs. Ty 1 2 and 3. V nickels have a spot for the no cents and then any other date you choose. The 1921 Peace is a type and then the rest of the set is a type. They keep it updated with modern stuff too so the Innovation dollars count as one type. This way you can keep up without having an album to change and everything is in a slab. They do accept PCGS slabs again as well if you have any and the points count. They just take longer to get approved. You are awarded points based on the rarity and the grade and then it ranks you. I'm just an average guy and in about five years time I'm in the top 100 with mine. I like that you can easily share your type set with others this way too. You can use NGCs photos of your coin or take your own. I have a copy stand and a good camera so I take my own photos. You can check out my set in the banner in my sig line. That takes you to the old site which isn't nearly as nice as the updated version I'm used to now. But you can view pics of what's in my set there. I'm currently ranked 98th out of 1,116. It's a popular set option. I'm at a point now where I only add a few a year to it. I try to get the nicest I can afford as I go. There's no "easy" ones left for me. The nice part about it is that you can view your set online anytime anywhere on a computer. I keep the set in Lighthouse slab albums. Just my personal preference. Could store in intercept shield boxes if you want. You can keep batches of denominations together and add in anything else you want that isn't officially in your registry to make it even more interesting. The coins are well protected, the slabs themselves are protected from scratches in the plastic pages and there's nothing to conform to. If you need another album, get another album. That's how I do it.[/QUOTE]
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