My Dansco 7117 Nickel Album - Buffalo And Liberty Nickels

very nice album - glad you got a new one

It is a good choice.

Amazing!

Looking good!

Keep up the good work.

Excellent!

I am sure you will find some fun things to full those holes.

Looking good!

Thank you!

I want to find better examples of a lot of the earlier Buffalo nickels. The only problem is, reasonable prices. I am fairly certain all the first year, 1913 varieties are fairly expensive.

However, my plan is to over time "upgrade" or replace a lot of the acid dated coins. Within reason, of course.

Great progress so far! Always love to see a new album project started.


If I may, I always try to dissuade fellow CCF members from going the hole-filler route. I think it will financially benefit you in the long run and make you happier if you wait to fill each hole with a nice, problem-free coin that will stay there. It's best to aim for a consistent grade that fits within your budget and be picky with the coins you choose to buy. The good news is that Buffalos are popular and easy to find. Liberty nickels will definitely be more challenging, but it will make the thrill of the hunt that much more exciting. Just my two bits. Enjoy the journey and keep us updated!

Thank you!




Well, originally, this collection was in a 2x2 coin stock book, and I basically filled it with whatever cheap coins I could find and called it a day. However, sometimes collections evolve.

My plan is to get hopefully each coin replaced with a nicer coin, and preferably one that has a readable date. However, with my budget, which isn't as much as most people, this might take a considerable amount of time, which is fine. Most of these initially I grabbed from ebay for like a dollar or two since they were mostly acid dates.

I can't recall which date exactly, but I think it was like either the 1914 D or 1915 D that is generally quite costly, upwards of 100 dollars. I got one for like 10 bucks since it was an acid date. For examples like this, I'll gladly go this route. For certain expensive coins, which I will never obtain, like the die varieties that consist of the 1918/D over 7 or whatever, and the 3 legged dated Buffalo nickel, I'll just fill the holes with something else. These coins are massively out of my budget and I'll never end up obtaining them. For all intents and purposes, I don't really consider them part of my collection anyways. They just happen to be labeled there in the port.



Thanks! This is one of the albums of several that I am working on.