To Proof Or Not To Proof?

Impressive.

Yes. The quarters are a bit goofy IMO. Personally, I like the simplicity that they had with the State Quarter series. P, D, s proofs and silver proofs. That's it. I don't know if they made W mint mark coins. I don't recall seeing anything about them. I personally have a "date set" album with one clad proof coin for the State Quarters in each hole, and it looks pretty cool to me. I'm not interested in collecting the expensive silver proofs.

I've arrived at the conclusion personally regarding proofs that it really depends on the series. At the time of making this thread, I initially had all my Jefferson nickels from 1938-2005 in a Dansco business strike album. I had some proofs already, so I figured what the heck and ended up getting the rest of the proofs as well. After I got all the proofs, I swapped them over to an 8113 album, since I had it around already. It was a very good move IMO. In theory however, I am not a completionist and I don't necessarily have to have the proof coins every time I collect a series.

The other proofs that I had, namely the non proof only issues, I just opted to stick into the blank spots and I like the way it looks.
That said, one of the things about Dansco that drives me BONKERS is the fact that basically none of the albums (outside of SBA dollars) include the 1981 type ll proof spot. They always have the 1979 l & ll types, but never the 1981.

Another thing that seems to perplex people is the fact that all Dansco albums, with the exception of the Kennedy half dollars, don't include all proofs. This is why they always state "proof only," as they only include the coins that were proof only issues, as opposed to coin series that have both a business strike and proof coin in the same year from the same mint, I.E., many of the S and Philly coins in the 50's and 60's had this scenario.

I'm currently weighing in on collecting the proof strikes at some point for the Lincoln cents. The thing is, I already have the 7100 album. However, I do also have a blank page. But I like the idea of having the 8100 album with all of the proof only issues in the corresponding correct spots. I'm not sure, though. Cause these Dansco's aren't cheap!

Decisions, decisions.

I am glad I have been able to accept and work with what I have since I bought most of them in my teens.

For fun—or torture, depending on your point of view—I have contemplated what I would do if I started all over. After a few minutes it drives me silly, so I go back to being happy with what I have built over 40+ years.

The closest thing to a problem I have now as is the Innovation dollars album I bought to hold just the proof and reverse proof releases (I do not bother with the circulation strikes). It appears they may both be going away next year. Whatever. That is future-me's problem.

That drives me nuts, it's not like they don't have extra spaces..and why just the SBA's


I could see them not including the 50-64 proofs since not everyone would want to add them but they could have at least started the proofs from 68 along with the business strike S mint ones. Their aren't that many duplicate S mints. But they have the 3 legged Buffalo....