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CENTertainment Valued Member United States 216 Posts	Posted 06/02/2013 08:55 am I recently started filling out a nickel book (two actually) and run into my own little dilemma. What do I do with the duplicates (or triplicates)? These aren't necessarily the most rare or best condition, but some are tough to throw back into circulation thinking that others may be needing it for their book. Do I leave it up to chance for those in need to find their own, or hang onto them for trade or giveaways? Report this Post to the Staff

mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9158 Posts	Posted 06/02/2013 09:28 am Keep them for trade, you can get the nickel tubes to store them in and if you want get an empty nickel box from the bank to keep the tubes in. Report this Post to the Staff
Tim Stroud Pillar of the Community United States 2661 Posts	Posted 06/02/2013 10:09 am Quote: Keep them for trade Or do just as I do with other coins I have kept out for one reason or another and put them into 2x2's and hold onto them. Report this Post to the Staff
JJHFL Valued Member United States 395 Posts	Posted 06/02/2013 10:17 am I'm fairly new to this, but here is my system. I keep a binder with 2x2s of my best specimen of each coin (year, mint mark, etc, ie a complete set). I then keep a box of duplicates in 2x2s by order of year for easy inventory. When I find a better specimen CRHing I replace the one in my binder and move the old one to the box. If a find is not better then my binder specimen, but I just can't let it go, then straight to the box it goes. Builds a nice collection of duplicates and the binder allows me to quickly reference my best coins for comparison. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 06/02/2013 11:23 am When I get a coin in better grade than the one in an Album, the one from the Album goes into a 2x2 flip. Then in order, in one of those Whitman long cardboard boxes for 2x2's. I periodically check to see how many of those duplicates of each type are in those boxes. If sufficient enough, I start a new Album of whatever has accumulated for that. I presently have 9 of those boxes of duplicates. Doing this over the years I've also accumulated many, many duplicate Albums. For eample now up to 12 Mercury dime Albums. Report this Post to the Staff
denco7 Pillar of the Community United States 2543 Posts	Posted 06/02/2013 12:13 pm Always keep my duplicates of all coins for trade or trade up later on. Or more often than not, a "throw in" to seal a deal on something else. Report this Post to the Staff
fasttalker27 Valued Member United States 55 Posts	Posted 06/02/2013 1:33 pm I have three young boys that share my collecting bug. So many dealers have been so very generous with them and me at shows, I have begun to give back by giving my culls and quaddruplicates to their friends to get them started in collecting or to other kids at shows. Report this Post to the Staff
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