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<p>[QUOTE="gxseries, post: 2998133, member: 4373"]Thanks everyone for your comments. </p><p><br /></p><p>The main reason why I started this topic is to gauge collectors' interest in such albums, whether it be digital or hard copy. If you are one of those die hard collectors of Dansco's classic world coin albums, I'm certain you can see where I am coming from as these have been out of print since 1960s. Some of these albums easily command 100+ even in poor condition and out of date as they do not include the newer era coins. Despite so, these can be quite scarce and valuable. I happen to own some and do lament that these died out too quickly. </p><p><br /></p><p>Another few advantages is that you can leave coins unharmed and arrange coins that you find aesthetically pleasing. You can even take it to coin shows and compare what would look nice in your album. Even for the same type set, it could be a P-01 to all the way to PF-70.</p><p> </p><p>There have been some numbers floating around. The general consensus is that there needs to be a capita of 100 grand to produce just ONE custom album. This is not a recent figure so the price may have gone down. But again, I cannot imagine it being cheap. Let's assume that the production figure is around that ballpark. How can we get to there? </p><p><br /></p><p>While I acknowledge the argument for the big zero, this is not any different from amateur and professional photography. Would you go to a convenience store and argue that bottled water is a rip off? If you think the overall presentation is easily done, please be my guest.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gxseries, post: 2998133, member: 4373"]Thanks everyone for your comments. The main reason why I started this topic is to gauge collectors' interest in such albums, whether it be digital or hard copy. If you are one of those die hard collectors of Dansco's classic world coin albums, I'm certain you can see where I am coming from as these have been out of print since 1960s. Some of these albums easily command 100+ even in poor condition and out of date as they do not include the newer era coins. Despite so, these can be quite scarce and valuable. I happen to own some and do lament that these died out too quickly. Another few advantages is that you can leave coins unharmed and arrange coins that you find aesthetically pleasing. You can even take it to coin shows and compare what would look nice in your album. Even for the same type set, it could be a P-01 to all the way to PF-70. There have been some numbers floating around. The general consensus is that there needs to be a capita of 100 grand to produce just ONE custom album. This is not a recent figure so the price may have gone down. But again, I cannot imagine it being cheap. Let's assume that the production figure is around that ballpark. How can we get to there? While I acknowledge the argument for the big zero, this is not any different from amateur and professional photography. Would you go to a convenience store and argue that bottled water is a rip off? If you think the overall presentation is easily done, please be my guest.[/QUOTE]
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