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An upgrade to my 1802 large cent in the set... The coin that was originally there is this one... Nice upgrade!  |
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Nice upgrade, numismatic student! Errers and Varietys.
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The coins are, of course, amazing, and thank you so much for sharing the set with us!
I have to say, however, that the prices (values?) listed for many of the coins also took my breath away. Do you really own so many coins valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and one that is valued at a million? If so, I'm actually a bit surprised that you didn't spring for mint examples of all of the coins.
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Thanks folks! @barryg - the prices on the site are not market prices. As far as not springing for mint state examples, I, like many others, have a budget too. I am also constrained by what is available in the market at a point in time. I don't have infinite patience to wait for the right coin to become available without knowing when it will be available and at what price.  I also enjoyed your presentation of your coins on your site. Because coin collectors tend to skew older, I made a decision to not show the coins at relative scale, as they are easier to view as large as photos, thereby communicating visual characteristics in detail more easily. 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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Because coin collectors tend to skew older, I made a decision to not show the coins at relative scale, as they are easier to view as large as photos, thereby communicating visual characteristics in detail more easily. Indeed! That's why all of the coins on my site are actually clickable links that will bring up a larger version in a separate pop-up window. |
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@barryg - I was looking at your proof type set in Dansco and I was wondering whether you had any qualms about inserting your proof coins into the Dansco books. Especially the 1 oz gold eagle and buffalo. These are large coins that are fairly soft. If the opening isn't exactly the right size, are you ever afraid that it will affect the finish of the coin, especially at the edges? Do you ever find yourself forcing a coin into a hole? I have always had those concerns in these books. The newer style albums have capsules that you can push into the holes without having to touch the coin which seem to me like a much better option. Those modern coin finishes are so perfect.
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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@numismatic student: Pretty much all of my proof coins (with the exception of modern proof American Silver Eagles) are professionally graded and slabbed and are therefore not actually in any albums. My online collection is set of virtual albums that I created in Photoshop to look like standard Dansco albums. Even the 7070 Type Set album, which I do own and is actually filled with actual coins, has been digitally recreated.
As far as I am aware, there is no actual Dansco Proof Type Set album in real life.
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That makes sense. I was going to ask how you get all the coins flush with the top edge of the album on both sides simultaneously as coin thicknesses vary and the Dansco page thicknesses are constant and there is my answer.
One regret I have with the slabs is that I may never get to photograph them without the pesky prongs in the holder.
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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Not to mention the pesky glare from the plastic slab itself.
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