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*** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum.  ***I have a Lincoln Penny collection that's in a Harris album that I apparently started when I was 11 as the last space is for the 1962 coins. The majority of the coins were collected from circulation back in 61-62, but now I've been adding to it to the point where I only have 13 holes remaining. Here's my conundrum. Being a slave to my album I hate to see the empty holes. One of those empty holes is for a coin I have, but it's slabbed and reposing in a safe deposit box and I'm not about to crack it open, plus I anticipate that at least 3 more dates will be acquired in slabs and stashed at the bank. Would you....leave the space open? Put a random cent in that spot? Take a picture of the slabbed coin and paste it in the spot? Something else? Also, would you consider your Lincoln collection complete without a '22 plain (no spot in the album for that), or a '55 DDO ditto on the album spot?
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Good questions. For me, I'm okay will holes. I have two Lincoln sets running in two Danscos. They each have a few holes--'14 D, '09 S VDB, '55 DDO--and I'm okay with that. Someday they may be filled, or not.
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Would you....leave the space open? Put a random cent in that spot? Take a picture of the slabbed coin and paste it in the spot? Something else? One of the reasons I don't use "albums" is because I don't need the constant nagging reminder of the many examples of a type which I am never going to afford. So my advice and opinions are entirely hypothetical. In terms of "options for coins too expensive to put in the album", you have a few other options, besides the possibilities you've outlined: - Buy cheap unslabbed versions of the coins, knowing there's a reasonable chance they are either problem coins or outright fakes. - Buy cheap fakes of those coins from Forty Thieves or one of the other Chinese mass-marketers. Make sure "COPY" is stamped on them before putting them in your album, to avoid disappointing your heirs. - Put a little disc (plastic, cardboard, metal, whatever) in the hole for coins you already own but store elsewhere, outlining where the coin is, slab cert#, and such. It'll have to be tiny writing to fit all that onto a penny-sized disc. - Bite the bullet and crack the coin out of the slab. If having it un-slabbed in the long term bothers you, then crack it out, put it in the album, take a picture of the completed album, then re-submit the coin. Quote:Also, would you consider your Lincoln collection complete without a '22 plain (no spot in the album for that), or a '55 DDO ditto on the album spot? This sounds to me like you are having second thoughts about being "a slave to my album". If your album defines your collection for you, and the album does not have slots for the 22-plain or 55-DDO, then those coins do not exist for you and you do not need to worry about obtaining them. If your album does acknowledge the existence of those coins, then you are going to have the quandary of having those extra holes you need to fill - or buy a new album that does not have those holes. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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I'm ok with holes (kinda) eventually I will have to fill them, but for the high do0llar ones, I'm in no rush..
However, if a hole that needs filling is a slabbed coin I already have, I leave it alone and empty.
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can you post up a few images of this old Harris album?
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To me, it is entirely up to the collector how they desire to display their collection. I personally will never include the 1922 missing mintmark, or the 1955 DDO as those are considered errors and not part of the main set, although I certainly am not going to complain about having them someday  Personally my complete Lincoln Cent set is in regular 2×2s, and two PCGS slabs for the 1914-D and 1909-S-VDB since my set is focused on the higher grades above VF, though most of my set is XF+. There are some good points raised above that would depend on your personal collecting goals and ambitions  |
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I, like you, have been working on Lincoln cents as well. There are several coins that I will never be able to afford, and I don't really let that bother me. I don't leave them empty, but I just throw a coin in there with the reverse showing. The three most expensive for me being the 1909 S VDB, 1922 plain (which I wouldn't purchase regardless most likely) and the 1914-D. It used to bug me, but this is a simple fix for me doing it this way. Plus, it honestly looks kind of cool IMO. And yes, I would consider a set complete without the 1922 plain or 55 DDO. Far as I can tell, these are just die varieties and I don't really personally count die varieties among normal business strike collections, but that's just me. Same thing with the Buffalo nickels with the 3 legged variety and 1918/7 or whatever it is. From what I've read some others say, they treat them as die varieties. I plug these spots in the album with other things. And yeah, I could use 2x2's... But honestly, I don't like fiddling with those. I don't like messing with the staples, I'm kind of OCD, and I think having an actual album looks pretty top notch. I mean, at most, one can always also do a blank album and build their collection accordingly to how they want. There really isn't any wrong way to do it honestly. Whatever works for you. Edited by Humanist1287
08/17/2025 10:33 pm
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All my album holes need to be filled with what goes in them. No placeholders, so substitutes. If the coin is obtained in a slab, it is freed to occupy the hole. But that is just my choice. You have to do whatever satisfies your wants and needs.
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I don't consider the 1955 double die to be a part of the collection. I am partial, however, to the 1922 Plain. In my dad's Whitman album (from c. 1944), it has a hole marked 1922 "Broken D."  But modern albums have no such hole. |
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I have 2 complete sets of Lincoln cents. One has the 1909 S VDB and the 1914 D but no 1922 no d. In the empty space I just put in a nice wheat vent but reversed. The other album the sVDB and the 14d are in slabs so I have an empty hole, but funny enough I have 1922 weak D in the no D space. To me the collection is complete as I wouldn't ever get the no d and I have the svdb and 14d even though slabbed. I have cracked a lot of coins out but I buy them to crack out. Since I have a complete set already I see no reason to crack out the 2 coins. You can see/read about my sets here. https://goccf.com/t/456990Edited by hfjacinto
08/18/2025 9:42 pm
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Some 22 weak D's can easily be placed into the NO D slot. If you have money to get an 09-Svdb you surley have the money for a 22-weak or even a NO D.
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Some 22 weak D's can easily be placed into the NO D slot. If you have money to get an 09-Svdb you surley have the money for a 22-weak or even a NO D. That's assuming someone wants to collect a no d, having the money and deciding to spend it on a coin are 2 different things. I have no interest in the 1922 no d. I did consider getting a 1955 double die, but I haven't committed yet. |
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I don't consider the 1955 double die to be a part of the collection. I am glad that hole is missing from my Dansco. Quote:
I am partial, however, to the 1922 Plain. This is one I have pondered filling with a bronze blank I found roll hunting or a less expensive Weak D. However, the more I look at legitimate No D cents, the more I say, "Why not?"  Quote:
In my dad's Whitman album (from c. 1944), it has a hole marked 1922 "Broken D." That is interesting. |
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a 1922 'Broken D" is an interesting way to list it..  |
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a 1922 'Broken D" is an interesting way to list it.. 1922 gives you a broken bank account is more accurate!  |
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Posted 08/17/2025 8:42 pm
