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Pillar of the Community
United States
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kenkat--where would I get there "test" coins from the mint to fill the impossible "holes" like you have?
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1080 Posts |
Look at your coin budget and get the best coin you can afford right now... so in good months, you'll take care of a key date (or when you come across something good), and in the lean times you'll fill in the common stuff. Buffalo nickels are a great classic coin, and I think their design is so uniquely American. Great choice. Does the Dansco have a slot for the 3-legger? |
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880 Posts |
The Dansco does have a slot for the 3-legger and the 18/17-D. Those are the only error coin slots.
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Valued Member
Canada
311 Posts |
Just a question for all the collectors out there that use Dansco albums or other albums similar. What do you do when new varieties are discovered? I guess thats why I like using 2X2's. Example I have a double date 1943S Lincoln Cent. I made room for it in my album. Does Dansco have room for 1922 D and weak D? Now for Type collections I love Dansco. |
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United States
880 Posts |
I guess I'm not real familiar with the different terms of collecting... I personally would rather the 18/17-D and the 3-legger not even be in the Dansco. I would rather collect the date and MM of what was supposed to be in the sets. Then if I wanted to collect the error coins I would just get an extra nickel page for the book.
I'll have to let someone else chime in on the Lincoln Dansco. Mine isn't with me right now.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1080 Posts |
I agree -- I don't want an album slot for the 3-legger. If I pick up one of those, I'm most likely getting one that's certified, and I'm not about the break the slab on an expensive coin like that one which is commonly faked.
For my classic nickels, I use a blank Dansco nickel album that I've custom labeled. So there are a few extra slots on each page. That's where I put varieties or errors that I come across.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
880 Posts |
I can't wait to crack a nice one out of the slab :). People can ask me if it's fake all they want because it wont matter :). I aint gonna be selling it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 18/17-D and the 3-leg buffalo aren't error coins, they are varieties :) It's hard to draw the line though at which varieties are acceptable and which are not. Too bad you can't make your own custom Dansco.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
880 Posts |
Well you can it just takes some extra resources. I don't have a printer (what? really? haha) or a label maker to put the slots on the blank nickel pages.
And thank you for the correction. I don't know a lot of the terms for numismatics yet. I need to spend a little extra time in that area rather than the grading and quality of strikes. I suppose one day I'll look into the 18/17-D, but there are other key dates I would much rather have. The same cannot be said for the 3-legger, I want that bad boy something bad :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1. Go for the big boys and skip the rest for now.
2. Once you have them, try to find better examples and build a set of big boys of different grades. Continue to skip the rest.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Valued Member
United States
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Capital Plastics made a display for the buffalo set that didn't have the varieties like the 3 leg and overdates. You have set yourself a formidable task and will have a beautiful set when completed. Here is my set in the capital holder.I put this set together about 10 years ago and got the holder in 2001 for $30 from ebay. happy hunting, Gary  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
880 Posts |
Wow cool set! I really like the 1913-S V2. My grandfather doesn't collect anything but rare dates... You want to talk about an impressive set of coins...
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Valued Member
United States
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I put together a set of vf/xf Buffalos, and it was indeed challenging, and fun. It took me a long time!! I was lucky in that I started as a kid when they were still available in circulation. From 1928 forward, my collection is all circulation finds-the rest I purchased or traded for.I also found one really good dealer to work with, and he helped me tremendously. I often wonder what I put back into circulation that was a duplicate! I think its always best to buy the keys first, as they are most apt to get up in price quicker. It's not going to be cheap, however. I also think an MS set might even be easier to put together if you have the bucks, because it's just a matter of paying for the coin. I wouldn't imagine too many collectors having duplicates in vf/xf. I have very few extras myself. Good hunting!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
880 Posts |
I appreciate everyone's opinion so far! I don't have the $$ to throw around like it's no one's business. But I think that's good, it gives me time to really pay attention to coins and find the one's that are right for this set. Hopefully in 5-7 years I can post pictures of the completed set lol!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1510 Posts |
awesome set-- I just started buff's
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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