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Pillar of the Community
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To be honest I just start learning about type sets and wanted to try one with gold. Lets see your pictures, here is mine so far.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Egypt
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Very nice  |
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Valued Member
United States
306 Posts |
what a start! thanks for sharing....makes me want to start a type set even more every time I see one
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looking good! |
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 United States
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Very nice! More gold than me. Well, just one gold coin would be more than me.  |
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United States
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That is a strong start! You got all the big ones for that holder. I love gold type! Here is my type set: 1st Page: Motto 2nd Page: No Motto and Classic Head 3rd Page: Gold proof        |
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Pillar of the Community
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Finished her, but I don't want to crack the slabs. Seems like a poor way to conserve the coins by cracking um, for now I'm leaving her as she sits.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wooohooo
very NICE .. Man I gota get mine together !
love them coins ..
congrats again on completing it .. Shes Purty ! :)
\m/ phil \m/
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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TBK ... very very noce looking set ..
I am with you on the slabs ...
When I first started posting on this set .. my opinion was .. sure I would break coins out of slabs.
now I have 50+ slabs .. and have not cracked any of them. I keep thinking I will ..
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Valued Member
United States
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When I first started scrolling down this thread I thought you were making a joke with "type" set as all I could see was the keyboard in the first pic. Awesome set though! Love those gold pieces, although it will be a while yet before I can start on those.
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United States
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Finished her, but I don't want to crack the slabs. Seems like a poor way to conserve the coins by cracking um, for now I'm leaving her as she sits. Those gold coins conserved fine for 100+ years before entering a slab, and there isn't much value difference in those grades between raw and slabbed...I say CRACK UM!    Now in MS-64, I wouldn't dare crack. Those are very nice examples by the way, and you have a beautiful set forming, congrats! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey Johnny Countdown, that is one "classic" looking Indian Half Eagle in your Dansco.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Throwbackid:
Very impressive, especially in MS60 or better, congratulations!
I will just satisfy myself with a denomination set for U.S. gold coins.
Last count I have 37 gold coins, includes 5 ancients - Greek, Roman and Indian, also includes Arabic and milled to have a collection of 10 coins up to A.D. 1800. As you would guess, most of them are machine struck after 1800. European hammered gold is not represented yet, tends to be a little pricey, but continuing to look.
It has taken me nearly 40 years to get thus far.
With what I have set myself to collect, I realise that I have to sometimes be satisfied with a lesser condition. Gold is a soft material for coins, and is more sensitive to damage over the centuries.
For a consistent presentation of the coins pictured, it may be worthwhile protecting them all in screw capsules. The capsules could then be placed in a velvet lined case. The capsules are inserted in a velvet lined 3mm thick plastic sheet made to take the capsules. I have used a recycled metal case for proof coins and individually sized capsules in this way for some of my collection.
Each capsule can then be handled without any risk of damage to the coin.
Photograph each slab individually for record purposes, before cracking them.
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Finished her, but I don't want to crack the slabs. Looking good! I would be so tempted to crack the slabs myself, but you are the one that needs to be happy with them so I have no problem with your decision.  |
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Posted 03/01/2012 12:42 pm
