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Thx for the feedback, Marv, Hondo and Bud. Hondo, good point, I didn't think about when the SBA fist came out. So pre-79 it is. For the most part, I filled this up with what I had on hand with the exception of the Barber half, quarter and the Liberty nickel. I'll be keeping an eye out for a few specific upgrades. I'd like a better Flying Eagle cent, Shield nickel, CBQ and maybe CBH. I have a better CBH, just not sure I want to give it up. I'm also contemplating carefully adding two holes at the bottom for a large cent and a 1/2 cent. Edited by adam126402
02/02/2025 5:32 pm
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I'm also contemplating carefully adding two holes at the bottom for a large cent and a 1/2 cent.  Good idea! |
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Both look good, but the second is indeed more fun! |
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I prefer the first one because some coins don't match the labels and aren't from the 20th century in the first place. I'd show the reverse for the bicentennial issues and other "duplicates" (like you did the steel cent) and leave it at that.
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Labels can be changed with some effort.  But all opinions are welcome.  |
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In v.2, why is there an 1860s Shield nickel where a 1938 Jefferson should be? |
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Same reason why other coins are in holes that do not match the labels. Quote:
So figured out what else would fit and ended up with the 2nd version, a little more history and variety. |
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I prefer the first one because some coins don't match the labels and aren't from the 20th century in the first place. I'd show the reverse for the bicentennial issues and other "duplicates" (like you did the steel cent) and leave it at that.  This. The first one looks more cohesive. I understand your motivation behind the second one, but it looks anachronistic, with a Capped Bust half next to an Eisenhower dollar, a Shield nickel next to a Bicentennial quarter, and a Nickel Three Cent Piece next to a Roosevelt dime. |
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yeah, the 2nd set is much better.. but they both look great..
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PLEASE, turn the Bicentennial coins around so the reverses show!!!
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nice! both have their merits! that had to be a very satisfying accomplishment. some nice looking coins in those, well done! color me jealous instead of pink!  |
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This was the type set I put together when I was much younger. All the coins have gone elsewhere at this point but I really likes the Capital Plastics holder so I kept it.  |
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This was the type set I put together when I was much younger. All the coins have gone elsewhere at this point but I really likes the Capital Plastics holder so I kept it. Very nice! |
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I also like the capital plastics display, but digital is so much easier and so much more portable. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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