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Due to the 153 Days of Dansco Albums and this post I decided to start the Dansco 7172. The Dansco 7172 is a date set of dollars starting with the Morgans and ending at the SBA dollars. As I already had a few (about 5 Morgans and 2 Peace and some Ikes) they will be added when I get the 7172. Looking at the cost, I can do the vast majority of coins in MS, with only a few in AU or XF for the 1893 and 1895. The CC will also be costly, but it is a doable project. As I really enjoy filling in Albums, this will be a nice distraction from buying slabbed coins. I really really enjoy looking through raw coins and picking the best one for my collection. Like a lot of my recent collections, this will take a while as when I find something else that is part of my goals that will also get picked up and as I'm doing this by buying locally or at shows I'll only get what I like. As I get the Album and the coins, I will add to this thread. But the journey has started. |
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So what is the hardest part of doing the 7172? Well that will be finding the album at a reasonable cost. The album is unavailable at any of my hidden sources. So I broke down and did a search on ebay. The Dansco Dude Store had the best price for a new album, I ended up ordering from him. https://www.ebay.com/itm/326173243065Its been shipped and I expect to get it by Monday. |
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I've picked up over the years upgrades to my Peace dollar album and I had considered doing a Morgan Date set so I had a few Morgan's. I also had a set of SBA in proof, so I can start the album.  |
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Very cool set! I was about to pull the trigger on getting a Morgan dollar Date Set Album, to go along with my slabbed Morgan's. Now I am seriously considering this one. Looking forward to seeing your progress! |
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Awesome endeavor  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Good luck! |
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Great idea, hfjacinto. You made me start thinking about it...
What would the estimated cost be for such a set in high-AU to MS?
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Excellent endeavor......and a good start to boot!
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Ed, I priced it out and the cost in AU to MS63 for all except for the 1893 and 1895 which would be XF the total cost is ~$6500. If I only do this, I could finish in 2 years and it would be a nice endeavor considering I can get 90% of the coins from my coin shop. The pricy ones are the 1892, 1893, 1894 and 1895 Morgans with the 1893 being $600 in XF and the 1895 being $660 in XF (Greysheet). The 1921 Peace is about $385 in AU. The CC Morgan will also be costly with an MS one around $400/$500. I have a 1921 slabbed that I will break out so I'll save there and I have a few already. The Ike and SBA are cheap so get them in Proof. Edited by hfjacinto
10/18/2024 3:32 pm
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Also the Dansco Dude ( ebay) has 3 of the 7172 albums. If you buy one, tell them you got from this thread. |
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@Ed, the prices from Allens.
AU/Unc is usually an AU58/MS61, as Allens grades conservatively. AU is about AU55.
1892 AU-Unc $325.00
1893 AU $780.00
1894 O AU $318.50
1895 O EF $682.50
For the CC
1884 CC MS-63 $455.00
For the Peace
1921 AU $357.50
1921 AU-55 NGC $385.00
1921 AU-58 PCGS $448.50
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Excellent project hfjacinto, may get a Dansco 7172 myself, assuming the cost would be higher as time doesn't help in delaying cost. Thanks for the break down.
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Are these prices not a bit too high for coins to simply press them into a hole in an album? Last time I did that with the Littleton 19th Century type set, a good fraction of the coins turned into "Details". Edit to add: I just checked PCGS and they claim a complete Morgan dollar Date Set in AU58 will cost $9,550. To me, that seems like a lot of money to be inside an album. I think staying at XF45 ($3,490) would be more reasonable? Edited by NumisEd
10/18/2024 8:34 pm
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Its pricy, but its 44 silver coins. And 5 coins are half the cost of the total. You can do it much cheaper, but I want to do a nice album.
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10/18/2024 9:00 pm
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I just checked ebay and typed " Morgan dollar" in the search box. Guess what: 50%+ of the adds are from China. "Intact Uncirculated - 1893-O Morgan SiIver Dollar".  " |
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Quote:I just checked ebay and typed " Morgan dollar" in the search box. Guess what: 50%+ of the adds are from China. "Intact Uncirculated - 1893-O Morgan SiIver Dollar" Yep one of the reasons I'm only buying locally or from Allens. |
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