My Custom "7070" Album

Cheezy, I think I'll take you up on that. I am debating on making my own plexiglass album pages or just to keep my JFK 2X2 set coins where they are.

Looking forward to pics of your finished project.

Actually just send me one of the templates and I will customize it from there. I do, very much, appreciate the offer to make them, but as of right now I am not sure what all I will include. I figure just the template will allow me the most flexibility.

Jeffrose, thanks for the detailed review. I made your two corrections.

I also thought of two more coins I may add to the mix: the "Type III" SLQ (recessed date) and the 1853 "with rays" Seated Liberty quarter. These seem to reasonably priced varieties. Any opinions on these two being added to a US Type collection?

There are lots of other varieties (drapery/no drapery, etc) that could make the album a LOT bigger... Anybody know of others you'd recommend?

I'll probably throw a $1 commemorative in there eventually as well, just because the 7070 has one.

Well done. I did something similar for my slabbed type set for which I used the Lighthouse Encapslab pages to hold the slabbed coins.

jbuck, my only problem is that I REALLY like the way my page breaks are lined up right now. Only the half dollars spill across multiple pages and adding any more coins is going to mess up my scheme.

I know, I know... good problem to have!

Maybe just give the commemorative coins their own page. Choose your top 20 half dollars and dollars.

Here are my random thoughts:
1. I always thought it was weird that 7070 would include a variety as obscure as a VDB penny and NOT have a slot specifically for a post-'82 zinc coated penny. I'm glad you included that, but the label should be Copper-Zinc, not Copper-Nickel.
2. If I had to choose between two different Seated Liberty dollars and one SLD and a Flowing Hair dollar, I would be tempted to pick the latter since the prices aren't that far off.
3. You are displaying ONE example of Statehood Quarters, ALL of the modern penny and nickel varieties, but NONE of the Sacagawea varieties. That seems inconsistent.

I applaud your effort. Please take my comments in the constructive manner they are intended.

Good luck and show us a progress update from time-to-time. I really like this idea!

Oops, good catch! I've made that correction.



Maybe that means I should just add both!



Yeah, I struggled with this one too. I have all of the quarter varieties in their own folder, so I didn't want to duplicate it in my type album. Regarding the small dollars, at a minimum perhaps I should rename the existing one "Sacagawea Eagle Reverse" and add a "Sacagawea Native American Reverse" slot. The tweaking never ends, which is part of the fun of having my album put together this way!

Speaking of, I really need to get pictures posted of my and my daughter's progress on this thing up here for you all! At my last count we have ~60 holes filled so far.