My Dilemma On Album Sets

I run both graded and raw type sets. That way, I can show type coins to others without needing to haul around slab boxes. You can find nice raw coins, if you are patient.

I am glad that I could be inspiring.


This is exactly how I have approached it. My mind has always been on filling the holes with nicely circulated coins in the raw. The modern holes being the exceptions, of course.


I have three holes left. I doubt very seriously I will be able to fill all three without cracking at least one slab, but it will not be from a lack of trying.


So, as to the dilemma here, I would probably let sleeping beauties lie in their tombs and find lesser grade examples to fill your 7070. No reason why you cannot have both. Or, at the very least, start filling the holes of coins you do not have; once the 7070 starts to fill out you may or may not change your mind about cracking your existing slabs.

I have been in the Jbuck school of thought in that I love the looks of the albums so I have broken a couple coins out of slabs and didn't give it a second thought. In your case though, it just depends. I am not looking to ever get rid of my coins (once I am gone my descendants can do whatever they want with them) but I am not worried about the resale value. If I like how it looks and the price is right I will get it and put it in the album. If you think you will ever need to worry about resale value, then keep the coins in their slabs. :)

Well said, MK.

For what it is worth, I would not put a slabbed GSA Morgan in a 7070 when there are so many common dates available at a good price and in great condition.

Congrats and have fun filling that 7070!

I have no slabs. I have purchased coins in slabs but broke out the coins to put in Albums. I have all my coins in Albums. Even high graded sort of expensive coins such as the 16D Merc. I don't care about keeping coins in slabs for the future. This hobby is for me and I do with my coins as I feel is the right thing for me. Keeping coins for the future is OK for some but for me, I just collect coins because I like to get finished Albums.

Carl

What do you do with your completed sets? I know around here if you leave them at home your risk loss by theft and break-ins. I keep completed sets in bank vault.
I spent $1300 for 23-s LSQ that was slabbed graded EF. I keep that in its slab. Most of my coins are in albums because I like to look at them as well. If I have completed set I want to work on I get it out of the deposit box to upgrade coins and then back it goes. I don't think that much about future value but I don't want to totally lose on them if I sell them years from now. There will always be a debate about condition if they are not slabbed.