This Question Will Sound Dumb To Most

ty amida. I just searched dansco albulms and saw many diff. types but no 7070. I suppose some of the coins in this set will be well beyond my price range and could possibly take the rest of my life to aquire them lol. Thank you again

To add just a slight bit to amida17's comprehensive post:

The Dansco 7070 is considered the "correct" album in which to house a type set, being inclusive of those coin types which are most popularly considered "important" for the definition. Understand, the rules aren't locked in stone - coin collecting is very much a "personal decision" kind of activity - but Dansco has pretty much codified that niche. So, if you want to do a type set, buy a Dansco 7070. And take a lot of pics - that's what we like.

And, amida17, I will now rock "It's Like That" at ridiculous volume in honor of your sig and MCA.

As I spoke recently in another thread, "If Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy." Don't jeopardize anything, just make her understand that you're buying money.

BEWARE of the Dansco 7070!

I'll be 50 years old in September. I didn't know what a "7070" was 3 years ago, but I now own one.

I've spent many a sleepless night dreaming of "upgrades"...

and having nightmares about the "empty holes".


Consider yourself warned....


*all of the above was typed with my tongue firmly placed in my cheek*


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On the 7070 - I started one about 7 months ago and filled it with what I had and then started buying a few coins for it. This is all a point about how great you want the set. It looks like there are folks on here that put in really high grade early coins including key dates that are hundreds or thousands each but it doesn't have to be that way for you. Its all about your goals.

I LIKE this set because of all of the coinage history it represents but I wanted to take a reasonable approach for me to collecting for it. I didn't want to break the bank... The set has 76 holes (plus 10 for gold if you want to add that page). I am up to 62 holes. I came up with a plan that works for me... Fill as many as I could for less than $25 1st then see how many I could get for $50, now I'm up to $100 each and that will go up as I get into the draped 1/2 cent & large cent, bust quarter, and Seated Liberty halves & dollars, and Trade dollar. I'd say I was able to fill about 35% or $25 or under. Another 30% for under $50 each. And that was keeping a grade in mind of MS or Proof for modern coins, AU for pre 1964, and F for everything else. You don't have to do that. You can go with even lower grades and the beauty and accomplishment will be none the less as long as it fits your goals...

As far as a start... You can get a modern proof set for $10 bucks if you look (get one that has an Ike dollar or a Susan B. Anthony) and that's 6 coins. You can get a bicentennial proof set for 10 bucks and thats 3 more coins. You can get a 1964 special mint set for 30ish bucks and thats 3 more. So thats 12 already for $50 bucks. Others you'll have to buy one at a time but if you are patient and do your research you can do it on a budget.

As far as the wife.. this is the one set mine really likes! The rest don't interest her.

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Thank you all, very helpful. I'm gonna start with a smaller set but I will keep getting some for 7070 also a little at a time I'm in no hurry. Also I am thinking about trying to make a set with the garret metal detector :), may not be as pretty but will be interesting and always bring back some memories of the hunt. I would love to dig up some nice war tokens here in Georgia.