My Custom "7070" Album

jbuck, my only problem is that I REALLY like the way my page breaks are lined up right now. Only the half dollars spill across multiple pages and adding any more coins is going to mess up my scheme.

I know, I know... good problem to have!

Maybe just give the commemorative coins their own page. Choose your top 20 half dollars and dollars.

Here are my random thoughts:
1. I always thought it was weird that 7070 would include a variety as obscure as a VDB penny and NOT have a slot specifically for a post-'82 zinc coated penny. I'm glad you included that, but the label should be Copper-Zinc, not Copper-Nickel.
2. If I had to choose between two different Seated Liberty dollars and one SLD and a Flowing Hair dollar, I would be tempted to pick the latter since the prices aren't that far off.
3. You are displaying ONE example of Statehood Quarters, ALL of the modern penny and nickel varieties, but NONE of the Sacagawea varieties. That seems inconsistent.

I applaud your effort. Please take my comments in the constructive manner they are intended.

Good luck and show us a progress update from time-to-time. I really like this idea!

Oops, good catch! I've made that correction.



Maybe that means I should just add both!



Yeah, I struggled with this one too. I have all of the quarter varieties in their own folder, so I didn't want to duplicate it in my type album. Regarding the small dollars, at a minimum perhaps I should rename the existing one "Sacagawea Eagle Reverse" and add a "Sacagawea Native American Reverse" slot. The tweaking never ends, which is part of the fun of having my album put together this way!

Speaking of, I really need to get pictures posted of my and my daughter's progress on this thing up here for you all! At my last count we have ~60 holes filled so far.

I like it.

Since you have the 40% Silver Kennedy half dollar, you could add a place for the 40% Silver Eisenhower dollar.

You could take it a step further and add the 40% Silver for the three Bicentennial coins.

That is as far as I will go. If I do not stop, you might end up with an extra page or three.

...turns out there is a way to print coin images in exact size with little effort. I can just copy the images from this wonderful site's Coin Facts, paste them into a Word document, change the ruler to mm instead of inches, and resize away!

My type album may very quickly be "filled", albeit with pictures for the pricey ones.

cheezyfryes,

I agree with your assessment of the 40% Kennedys versus the 40% Ikes. 40% Kennedys were the norm from '65 to '70. On the other hand, 40% Ikes were special issues (NIFC) of the same coin issued as clad.

The Prez. dollars shouldn't be a problem for you in a Type Set album. Just because the recent issues are NIFC, you can easily find early examples (e.g. Washington through Lincoln) that were released. The only catch is to be sure to get an example from a mint roll instead of a Mint Set since the Mint Sets from 2005-2010 had a special satin finish that was NOT released for circulation.

I really like where you are going with this!

Maybe a suggestion, you could find a way to divide each page with its own artistic design.