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Congratulations! Even in the low grades your coins are in I'm sure it wasn't cheap to fill the 1885, 1886, and 1912S holes!
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Ralph, I like it! Quite an accomplishment. Congratulations.
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Very cool ... congrats.
I would do one of these ... if I ever get some of the other Dansco I have going filled
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ralph; I have many Libertys I believe would improve your current slots. Write to me if you're interested.
Jim
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Very nice! I had a Liberty nickel bug a year or two ago, but then ended up selling them. Your 1885 actually looks better than average grade wise compared to the rest of the set, which is unusual as often that one is the piece that folks "compromise" on because of the cost. Anyways, that is a very fun set to complete and one to be proud of! Congrats! |
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Where the heck is the 1913 Ralph?
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First off.....let me thank everyone for responding.
I have to be truthful - with the exception of the 1885, 1886, and the 1912S,I didn't really put that much concentratation into this set - picked up one here and one there over the past four years or so without concern as to grade - just thought it was a kinda cool set to work on (off and on) and really didn't care so much about value as completing the set which I have done.
As for the 1913.....don't think that one will ever see the inside of my house. :)
In all honesty, the majority of the coins in my collection is circulated. I like them (as does my wallet). To me, a circulated coin has a history to it; whereas, a coin that has been sitting in a vault for years is just that - a coin that has been sitting in a vault for years.
I doubt I'll worry about upgrading the set - as I said, I've not really put that much concentration into it - just put in the bank box, and pass it on to somebody else when I'm gone...let them worry about value, upgrading, or whatever.
Anyway, I'm happy to have completed this set - brings my total completed sets (mostly circulated) to twenty, and I'm probably as happy with my circulated sets as someone who collects only the best.....lot less stress and worry, too, I betcha.
Ralph
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Wow, 20! You should post some of your other complete sets for us to oooo and aaaa over. :-)
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Quite an accomplishment even without the common 1913.hahah
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Johnny54321, the scans I have saved in mu 'puter were scanned at 600 dpi, and, even reduced, they're still too large for the CCF Forum. I don't keep the coins at home - got 'em in a box at the bank...they're not really, really valuable, but worth enough that I sleep better knowing they're not here in the house. I can't, right now, post pics, but I can list them - Peace dollars, Ike dollars, SBA Dollars, ASE Dollars, Sacagawea dollars, Presidential dollars, Barber halves, WL Halves, Franklin halves, Kennedy halves, Washington quarters, Statehood Quarters, Barber dimes, Mercury dimes, Roosevelt dimes, Liberty nickels, Buffalo nickels, Jefferson nickels, Lincoln Memorial Cents, and a Dansco 7070 Type Album. That's pretty much it for completed sets so far. I do have some others that are close, but lacking the key dates - may get them completed, and I may not. Like everybody else, for me, money is a big factor in what I can, and can't have. Ralph |
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Where's your 1913? - Coincrazed
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Congratulations!  A completed set is still a completed set.  |
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Quote:Johnny54321, the scans I have saved in mu 'puter were scanned at 600 dpi, and, even reduced, they're still too large for the CCF Forum. I don't keep the coins at home - got 'em in a box at the bank...they're not really, really valuable, but worth enough that I sleep better knowing they're not here in the house. I can't, right now, post pics, but I can list them - Peace dollars, Ike dollars, SBA Dollars, ASE Dollars, Sacagawea dollars, Presidential dollars, Barber halves, WL Halves, Franklin halves, Kennedy halves, Washington quarters, Statehood Quarters, Barber dimes, Mercury dimes, Roosevelt dimes, Liberty nickels, Buffalo nickels, Jefferson nickels, Lincoln Memorial Cents, and a Dansco 7070 Type Album. That's pretty much it for completed sets so far. I do have some others that are close, but lacking the key dates - may get them completed, and I may not. Like everybody else, for me, money is a big factor in what I can, and can't have. Ralph WOW!  |
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I forgot I had scanned some of my obverse album pages at 300 dpi, and they fit here on CCF. I have some of my coins (obverse album pages) saved in the members gallery if you'd care to check 'em out (Ralph's Coins, I think). Don't have them all there, but I'll have to get the others at a later date, and rescan them before I can post them here. Like I said, most of my collection is circulated...except for the dollar coins from Ike to date - also been able to get the proofs for those dollars, but, for the most part, they didn't cost alot. The Eisenhower dollars never did seem to generate alot of interest even when they were circulating, nor did the SBAs, so picking them up wasn't all that expensive. The SAC and Pres dollars are current issues, so there's not much expense puttingm them together. Now, the ASE dollars are a little different story...expecially some of the proofs, but, like the SAC and Pres dollars, once I got them current, it's just a matter of picking up the new ones each year. Ralph |
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