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So today during my free time at work I removed all my coins from my type album and put them in 2x2's because my intercept shield type album wasn't very good in my opinion. Now that I use 2x2's, I feel like I can make my type album as big as I want it to be with whatever coins I want. Right now I am at 35 coins. A few questions:
Is it bad that I want a Clad and a silver proof state/national park quarter in my album? I also want to get both 2009 copper proofs and uncirculated zinc 2009 coins as they are different materials. Same thing with the bicentennial set....I want to get a silver and uncirculated set. To much to do or does it sound like a god ideas? Also do IKEs come in silver at all.
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Bedrock of the Community
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If its what you want to do its a good idea. The only real consideration you need to make is whether or not you can afford to put everything you want to in a set. If the answer to that is yes then go for it. Everyone will have different opinions or different wants for their sets, but your set should be what you want
For your second question, Ikes do come in silver in proof and uncir versions
Edited by basebal21
10/24/2012 12:28 am
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You can do absolutely whatever you want with your own type set. Nothing would be off limits. Yes, some Ikes were made with silver content, but they were NIFC.
I'm curious why you ditched your intercept shield album. Did you not like it because you didn't like the selection of slots for your type set or because of the quality of the album.
If the later, I've always thought those things were over-rated. They may have "intercept-shield" technology (which is worse than the Dansco slipcase anyway), but the albums are actually very cheaply made.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I like my intercept shield, I like the coins in it better, but I do agree the album pages could be better made. They are a bit thin but its not like 7070s are available unless you want to pay enormous ebay prices so if you do want an album the choices are very limited right now |
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I agree that the rules are whatever you make them. I'm still using a Dansco for my Type set, but I've been making my own rules in other areas of moderns. In stamp collecting I'm much more radical. I have spent YEARS researching different varieties and finally came up with a collecting strategy that I liked. I couldn't be happier! I would suggest that you establish clear guidelines for what you will include and what you will exclude. You might have to refine your strategy from time to time, but that's part of the learning process.
For higher end coins, I thinks slabs make more sense from a resale perspective. EagleCoinHolders.com makes a great product that holds slabbed coins and 2x2s. I use Dansco for my Type set, but I use Eagle for my 1959+ Mint and Proof sets. There may be other vendors as well, but I've been happy with Eagle.
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Is it bad that I want... No, as others have said, not if it is what you want. |
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I got rid of the intercept shield album for a couple reasons. First thing was the pages you mentioned. They are thin and I feel like a lot of coins don't fit without a higher chance of getting the surface scratched by the plastic protector thingies. Second was the fact that several holes in the album were incorrect and several coins in the album would fall out or rotate every time I looked through it or put another coin in. Third, I began to notice a few coins develop spots and am unsure why. I probably got a bad product but it only takes one to sway a person.
For everyone else, thanks for the advice. I probably won't buy a type album and stick with 2x2s/2.5x2.5s and use a binder. I feel like this is the most versatile way to go when a person is unsure how they want to collect.
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Also do IKEs come in silver at all. The 71-74 Ikes have issues that are 40% silver. And the 1976... |
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To add to the above, those are all S-Mint and can be uncirculated or proof. All 1971-S, 1972-S, 1973-S, 1974-S, and 1976-S uncirculated Eisenhower dollars are 40% silver. All 1971-S and 1972-S proof Eisenhower dollars are 40% silver. The 1973-S, 1974-S, and 1976-S proof Eisenhower dollars can be 40% silver or the normal clad. |
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Igleos - All 1971-S, 1972-S, 1973-S, 1974-S uncirculated (NOT PROOF) Eisenhower dollars are 40% silver, these are called Blue Ikes because of the packaging they came in from the government. All 1971-S, 1972-S Proof (NOT uncirculated) Eisenhower dollars are 40% silver, these are called Brown Ikes because of the packaging they came in from the government. The 1973-S, 1974-S also have a brown version along with the clad and previously mentioned uncirculated version. I love my Ikes... Edited by ngs428
10/26/2012 4:50 pm
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I love my Ikes... Excellent!  |
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Posted 10/24/2012 12:28 am
