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The Kennedy set is awesome. It took me about a year to complete. I have some to upgrade, but it is nice none the less. Dont limit yourself. Do the complete set. Its worth it, believe me.
As for the Ike Dansco, I too use the last holes for the 72 varieties. Once I find a type 2 that isn't outrageously priced or find one myself. Been debating on putting the commem in there or waiting for his Pres dollar and mqking a spacer to put it in.
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I also recommend doing the complete Kennedy set. For me, doing a P & D set just screams INCOMPLETE. But that's just me. Great suggestion about the hole fillers, smoke. I had not even considered the possibility of the upcoming Presidential dollar. |
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You most definitely have to have the proof Kennedy half dollars. No need to get them all at one time, though.  Quote:
... or waiting for his Pres dollar and mqking a spacer to put it in. Interesting idea.  |
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As for the Ike Dansco, I too use the last holes for the 72 varieties. Once I find a type 2 that isn't outrageously priced or find one myself. Been debating on putting the commem in there or waiting for his Pres dollar and mqking a spacer to put it in. Another alternative to the 1972 T1, 2 and 3 for end of set hole fillers is the 2013 5-star generals commemorative coin...might look pretty good beside the Ike 1890-1990 Commemorative. I looked at the mint blurb about it and the size is the same as Ike's. Here is what it looks like:  I also like the idea of yours smokeriderdon, of using the presidential coin in some sort of holder to use as a filler. If I would have looked at prices on ebay for this coin I might not have mentioned it. The silver dollar is the one I was thinking of...NOT the gold or the half dollar. As big of an Ike fan as I am I wouldn't even consider one of those gold sets. Yike$ Edited by Nickels_rule
07/23/2014 8:38 pm
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I have that one as part of the 5-Star Generals Profiles Collection that I bought last year. For those concerned, it was also sold separately (available in proof as well), so do not worry about having to buy a set to break apart. Yes, most definitely the standard large dollar size and it will fit the Dansco just fine.  |
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For those concerned, it was also sold separately (available in proof as well), so do not worry about having to buy a set to break apart. Thanks for that info...makes it more doable..... |
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I'm currently working on P&D Kennedy halves. About halfway there now, mostly from circulation. I've been using 2x2's in binder pages, and I'm thinking I may just keep them that way instead of going the Dansco route; the Dansco misses the hole for the Bicentennial 40% BU half, and I just can't leave that one out. Curiously, the non-proof Ike Dansco does include the hole for the 40% Bicentennial dollar.  Maybe I'll just buy the Dansco's for the full set with proofs, and hope that someday my pockets are deep enough to go beyond the P&D halves. Edited by hcmusicguy
07/24/2014 12:07 pm
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Maybe I'll just buy the Dansco's for the full set with proofs, and hope that someday my pockets are deep enough to go beyond the P&D halves. I think that would be a great way to go. I'm terrible at following my own advice but as far as which album...wouldn't it be better to have it and not need it rather than to need it and not have it? |
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Now that I've just finished my Dansco album for the Eisenhower dollars I thought that I was finished with the album and had all the Ikes that I needed. But after reading this thread I've come to the conclusion that I have many more holes to fill for coins that are not represented by any appropriate hole. I've bought the Ike book and am also searching my duplicate stash in hopes of finding some of the VAM's, but the '71d (?) type three sure sounds like it is going to be troublesome coin to find. But come to think of it there is three empty slots in my album. So I have hope yet. To think that I just completed the album though and now find that I should be looking for more coins is very perplexing, amusing, and frustrating all at the same time. But on the topic of Jefferson nickels, I find that I have a delimna to solve for myself of rather plural problems. but this one if the subject of a different thread. Trying to keep this on track. |
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Sure would like to see some pictures ghostrider. I am very, very close to finishing my own set of Ike's.
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Nickles: Sure would like to accommodate you but I currently have a couple of technological problems that I have to surmount.
1: don't know how to post pictures (which is probably very easy once I solve difficulty #2.
2: Don't have a camera which should probably have been listed as #1. Not sure of what type of camera I should purchase.
3: Because I haven't had a camera in so long, I don't know how good my skills will be. That can be sharpened through practice.
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Hey ghost, the easiest way to get back into picture taking is to NOT get a fancy expensive camera. Get a basic digital camera with a minimum of adjustments. The thing about digital cameras is, there is no film to buy, there is no film to develop there is nothing to do with bad pictures but throw them away. Take many, many, many pictures of a coin, if none turn out throw them away and start over, you've lost nothing and have gained some experience. Even the most basic cameras are auto exposure and auto focus......push the button half way down to focus and the rest of the way down to take the picture. Piece of cake!
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