The 7070 (US Type Set) Poll

I think it would be hard to lose interest in a type set because every coin is different. I know I have said it many times before but for those that don't know I used to collect Morgan VAM's only (specifically 1878 VAM's) and really got burnt out after having the #1 registry set on NGC registry. I bought a Dansco7070 just to mess around with and it lit the fire under me again with coins and even though I haven't added to it for awhile (because of trying to restore a car with my son) I still love to take it out and look at it more than any of my other coins in my collection

i love the type set style of collecting but I really dont want to put the money that is needed into a 7070
built my own 20th century set and I have the idea of building one w/ all the countries that have Queen Elizabeth on the observe
and I am thinking of a coin zoo type set as well

so I cant really vote on any of the options

I initially got into coins through the Lincoln Cent. It was a lot of fun, but I'm with Bryan on this one. Eventually they all started looking the same. Though it is great to get a key date to add to the set, I started to realize that they all looked the same. And though the penny's were cool, they arent that much different than what I see every day.

I started getting into coins that I thought had exceptional eye appeal and also had value outside of numismatic value(economy fears partially drove that). This is what lead me to purchasing classic gold, which is still my main focus of interest. I immediately took to the type set mentality, since a complete set of any classic gold coin would be quite an ordeal. This branched out into other type stuff as I also became really fond of classic coins with natural toning over mint luster....all leading up to me going the type set route. :-)

you forgot the option have the coins but don't have the book

bryan1315 wrote:




Nice, nice, nice!

That Vortec 350 will be a great upgrade to that machine!

Good luck and...

I guess I am in the majority here by choosing "Have started a 7070 and working to fill every hole!"

My 7070 started in the 1990's when a dealer suggested it to me, knowing I had a good start already (I had already accumulated some type coins that were hiding in other Dansco albums, like a Morgan and Peace dollar in my Eisenhower album, two commemorative half dollars in the Kennedy album, and several duplicates in other albums).

I have not really worked on it lately, other than casual looking at coins shows. The last thing I added was a 1905 IHC I got from Kurt last year.

2001 was the last really active year. I added my 1833 Large Cent, 1859 IHC, 1857 Seated half dime, 1841 Seated dime, and an 1853 Seated dime with Arrows.

I am down far enough on the list where I feel the need to really research what I am buying, so I expect this to take a while.

I've never been particularly fond of the idea of storing coins in a coin book/binder/[your favorite term here] as I worry about allowing that much exposure to the air. Of course, if serious collectors do it it's almost certainly harmless, but I'm just so much more accustomed to individual cardboard flips for my coins that I'll probably never change.

That said, if I ever were to get an album, I'd already be a good way toward my type set, as during my teenage years I had established it as my goal to try and get at least one of every coin variety ever made. Most of whatever I'm missing is 1793-1809 range coins of all denominations and almost all higher-denomination gold. In the absence of available early coins in my area (I have an AG 1798 cent, that's it), I'm currently working (slowly) toward getting a variety of gold.