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Hello, I usually stick to graded coins, by doing sets in the PCGS registry but recently I have become interested in doing a complete US type set. I just don't know what options I have for binders. I have heard a lot of stuff about Dansco 7070s but I am not sure what pages or extras I would need. I want a complete set of all US coins made for circulation. I would also like to have the US gold coins too (I am not sure if a basic binder would include a spot for those?). If anyone could give me a link or suggestion leading me in the right direction I would really appreciate it! Thanks! |
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Hello and  ~!! I like the diversity in the Dansco 7070 and I am working on one of those myself. There is an add on page for the US Gold coins (page 6) that is available, but unfortunately the regular album is out of production and only available in the secondary market so you have to shop around to find one. There are other options available but I love the Danscos. Littletons is one and theirs has spots available for the new Lincoln's and Jefferson coins. Edited by Debrajc
12/19/2014 6:57 pm
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I'm also about to start a type set. I ordered an Intercept Shield Type album from wizard coin supply. I have read good things about them on here. You can go to their site and see the page layout or check out the "type set progress" thread a few topics down on this page.
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12/19/2014 7:52 pm
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I have read your post a couple times .. most likely it is me, but I am not sure what you are asking. You mention you like PCGS/NGC slabbed coins and the 7070 also a binder. Just so we are on the same page. Dansco 7070 is a album where the pages have slides that allow you to see both side of the coins. To me binders are the type that have 2 or 3 rings. Most hold vinyl pages for 2X2 flips. There are some binders that hold pages that will hold slabs. This link should give you a good idea on what coins are in the 7070 album. https://goccf.com/t/177472As mentioned... right now it is a little hard to find a 7070 album. There are a couple other brands, but for me I like Dansco. If I was going to do a type set with slabbed coins, I might consider using these cases. Sort of expensive .. but I like them. http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/lig...ay-size.html |
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IMO the 7070 is the way to go, but you'll have to hunt one down.
I haven't seen the Intercept Shield version, but that is another
good brand.
The Littleton albums don't have a good rep, and my personal experience
with the Whitman albums hasn't been good at all.
Those are your "off the shelf" options.
If you don't have a brand loyalty, or other albums to try and match for
continuity, then the Intercept Shield might be the way to go.
I think all the brands sell the "gold page" separately. Not sure.
Go with the matching (optional)slip case too, for the extra protection.
Good luck!
The type album is great fun.
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Actually if you want to collect "all" the types, the Whitman Blue Albums circa the 1970s (guessing) are the most complete and follow all the varieties in listed in the RedBook. Of course this makes completion of the set on the very high end of expensive so if you do not have really deep pockets, that is probably not the best choice. I personally am a fan of the Dansco 7070, enough variety to make it interesting without the frustration of spots that can only be filled at extreme cost. |
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IMO the 7070 is incomplete. When compared to an NGC Registry type set the 7070 only has about ¾ of the number of coins. I'm not familiar with the PCGS Registry type set. My set (the NGC 1793-1964 version) is completely in slabs so the 7070 is no help to me. For storage I use Certified Coin Albums, in my case made by Eagle but there are one or two other brands. I suggest you either surf into ngc.com and look at their type set listings OR Cozy up to your desk with a Red Book and make your own listing. The nice thing about type sets is that you can make your own definition of what "complete" is. Heck, a birthyear set is one form of a type set (just hope your birthyear is one of the inexpensive ones unlike mine). |
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IMO the 7070 is perfect. It covers all the major coins of the US,
and while being very expensive to fill, it is not so expensive to
fill that you have almost no hope of finishing it. Also, if it had
holes for coins that were any more difficult to obtain, you might
feel funny at that point for storing such coins in an album.
I realize that there are a minority of people out there that can
afford large collections of rare coins in slabs, but the vast majority
of people will stretch their budgets, and spend years saving, just
to fill an "incomplete" album like the 7070. If you can afford to
get a slabbed example of each and every US coin from 1793 to date,
then by all means, have at it. I'll stick with a 7070.
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You might want to check out companies like Wizard coin supply or Coin Supply Express. Just wander around their inventory for different Albums.
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I completed the Dansco 7070 type set several years ago, and then decided I wanted to repeat the process, just this time with high grade (MS63 and better) PCGS and NGC graded coins. I set up registries on the NGC and PCGS websites. The NGC registry is more user friendly, and even allows you to collect coins graded by both services. The PCGS registry only accepts PCGS coins.
When I started I kept my graded coins in an NGC box (holds 20 coins). Like the registries, the NGC boxes accommodate both PCGS and NGC slabs. NGC slabs will not fit in PCGS boxes.
When I filled two boxes, I decided I wanted a better way to view my collection, so I started an album using high grade Ultra Pro baseball card sheets and the nicest leather bound three ring binder I could find. While flexible when empty, those 9 slot baseball card sheets become almost solid when you slide 9 PCGS/NGC slabbed coins into the slots. In a 2.5" binder, I can easily fit 6 sheets of 9 coins (54 coins). The Dansco 7070 type set holds 86 coins, and the NGC and PCGS registries accommodate a similar number of coins, so I will eventually need two 2.5" notebooks to hold my entire type set. As an added bonus, the notebooks fit easily in a safe or medium size SDB.
All things considered, I am very happy with this set up. I have shared the idea with members of my local coin club, and would recommend it to coin collectors looking to create a high grade collection everywhere.
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@usc96
I'm curious which PCGS registry set you went with? I seem to remember that NGC had one that matched the Dansco 7070 but I haven't found a PCGS one that did
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I have a album made by littleton that holds the slabs and I have to say its not bad but every once in a while the slabs can fall out and I have found a couple on the floor because they slipped out.
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Tbone,
I have these four (ignore the gold set), but honestly I only ever look at the NGC registry set as the PCGS registry format is not as attractive to me.
Rank Collection Composite % Complete Weighted GPA Set Rating
Complete U.S. Type Set, Circulation Strikes (1792-1964) 23.31% 62.59 07.65
Complete U.S. Type Set (1792-1964) 24.09% 62.92 08.28
Gold Type Set 8 Piece, Circulation Strikes (1839-1933) 75.00% 62.94 49.26
Basic U.S. Coin Design Set (1792-present) 60.38% 63.60 31.44
Complete U.S. Coin Design Set (1792-present) 43.42% 63.51 18.67
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I would get the older Whitman 9434 and 9435 albums. They are pretty comprehensive and fun to put together.
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Well mritchie77, What was the bottom-line here? I also put a 7070 together.
Edit: Never mind, I guess he's gone.
Edited by USSID18
10/27/2018 7:21 pm
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Well, it has been three years.  OP Last Visit: 09/19/2017 |
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