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After some deliberation, I decided to stop (and sell off) my half-finished 19th Century Type Set (as it had become too cost-prohibitive for me) and refocus on modern, affordable coins. I decided to go with the Whitman 20th & 21st Century Type Album and start with Dollar coins. Today I finished the commemorative-style dollar section starting with the 1981-S SBA PR69DCAM and ending with the 2020-S Maryland/Hubble Telescope PR69DCAM.  |
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Nice start NumisEd. Looking forward to seeing pictures of your progress.
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03/13/2021 3:42 pm
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Is it really worth buying these high-graded moderns to crack out when the same quality coins are readily available raw?
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Is it really worth buying these high-graded moderns to crack out when the same quality coins are readily available raw? I agree with you. They are nice coins but if doing albums I get raw. |
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Is it really worth buying these high-graded moderns to crack out when the same quality coins are readily available raw? Saves me time by not having to go through thousands of ads for raw coins attempting to ascertain a grade. Besides, the graded stuff isn't that expensive. Often only a couple of dollars more than the raw coin (if you can find a raw coin in the first place, as they are NOT readily available in high proof grades). Edited by NumisEd
03/13/2021 6:25 pm
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Nice start!  I agree that graded modern proof coins like these are relatively inexpensive, so it may be worth cracking them to make sure you're getting a high quality example. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Looking good! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Great choices for filling those holes.... |
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I really like the Hubble Telescope. And the coin was not easy to get as a regular proof. Most of these are sold as reverse proofs.
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is that a type 2 Suzy? and why 81 not 79 ?
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why 81 not 79 ? No specific reason. |
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thanks sometime years mean things in type sets, like the 27 Peace in mine is for the year of grandmas birth.
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I just noticed that Whitman updated the album. This is my 3rd page.  |
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Yes, Whitman made a few changes/additions. I've got the new version. Quote:
thanks sometime years mean things in type sets, like the 27 Peace in mine is for the year of grandmas birth. I do plan to buy select coins for my type set from my birth year, but that year is before the SBA series. Edited by NumisEd
03/15/2021 9:50 pm
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Where else did they change?
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