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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There are a lot of colletors that purchase an Album and then just try to fill all the slots. Many think it looks just wrong to have empty slots in an Album. Of course there are those that simply put a blank or something in them to avoid the irritations of those blanks. However, I suspect that collecting all is something from something when we all started and it was necessary to get them all.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Of course there are those that simply put a blank or something in them to avoid the irritations of those blanks something like that-- or the little cardboard "sad" faces my daughter makes Retired USAF 1983-2003
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03/05/2011 11:42 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am not a wealthy man by any means. When it comes to the higher dollar collections such as Morgans, I would rather save up the money and buy one really nice example of say an 1881 CC. This one is not way over the top in price in MS-63 or MS-65. Easily in my budget with some "penny pinching".
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
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or the little cardboard "sad" faces my daughter makes
Not a bad idea either. Since I use Whitman Albums, I used to try to find a piece of Blue cardboard and cut out a coin sized piece for those rediculous slots for coins just not possible. For example in my Albums for Liberty Head Dimes I have slots for the 1894S. I wonder what Whitman was thinking to do that for a coin with only 24 minted. Sure will never find one in change.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Sure will never find one in change. Hope springs eternal in love and in the coin hobby. It was simpler for Whitman to include the space for a known rarity than to deal with the complaints they would have gotten for the unforgivable omission and dashing of hopes, fantasies, wild-eyed caffeine-fed dreams of small-change glory. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
9104 Posts |
Whitman folders used to have a cardboard plug in the 94s, 13 nickel, and other rare spaces.
At one level, the worst thing that happens in a hobby is commercial holders and price guides, because they stifle the creativity of collectors.
Take a Lincoln type set, for example. Every one I've seen has space for the vdb and non-vdb wheats, but almost never for when the vdb was returned to the bust in 1918. Zincolns get a hole, but no hole for tin removal in 1962. How about Jeffersons with and without designer initials, no different than the vdbs.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
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Take a Lincoln type set, for example. Every one I've seen has space for the vdb and non-vdb wheats, but almost never for when the vdb was returned to the bust in 1918. Zincolns get a hole, but no hole for tin removal in 1962. How about Jeffersons with and without designer initials, no different than the vdbs.
Sounds like Dansco Albums. For Lincoln Cents my Whitman has slots for almost every oddball coin ever made. I have slots for every 09, the 22 plain, 55 and 72 and 95 double dies, all 60's, all 70S's, every 82 and if I had the lastest, probably all 20 of the 2009's. Most Whitman Albums have slots for just about any possible coin. They really don't care that you'll never even see one let alone get one. I'd complain to them but afraid they would only start making Albums for every coin ever made error wise or not. Imagine an Album 10 feet wide.  |
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks everyone for the opinions. With my budget and having four kids I am happy with anyone I can get.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1348 Posts |
like pokemon. Gotta catch them all! ( I can't believe I just said that)
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Moderator
 United States
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I don't collect Morgans, but I do have one set of all the Morgan mint marks: P, S, O, & CC
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3276 Posts |
i think I voted wrong. I voted "satisfied with one" but that is because I don't collect morgans. I am satisfied with one morgan... but if it were lincoln cents or Jefferson nickels I would definitely need them all. |
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Philippines
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my thread is type and OFEC in silver, so just one Morgan is enough for me, but somehow I have 5 now, the target is one silver coin per country, mint marks dont count (for me)
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Valued Member
United States
463 Posts |
For morgans def need just one for each year, just not going to complete it any other way imo. As for sets I'm working on morgans are the ones in the same category as ones I will never complete if not just by each year (barber quarters, Barber dimes, early halves). Keys are the main problem, I dont got 6k + for some coins and I dont think I want to spend over even 3k on a single coin just not worth it to me. Sets by year are probably the easiest to finish and the best for someone who is on a limited budget |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I don't collect Morgans, but I do have one set of all the Morgan mint marks: P, S, O, & CC
You only have 80%, unless one of those is from Denver. |
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Luxembourg
588 Posts |
Although I need only one Morgan for my world type collection, I voted 'need them all', as I seek for my French collection all years and mint marks and where existing, specialities like over-dates, 'open' and 'closed' 9s,...
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Posted 03/05/2011 11:41 am
