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Everywhere I go I hear about these 7070 albums so I finally took a look at them. Oh my, my my, these don't hold slabs, they're for raw coins. How big are these with collectors? If this is big or growing it might explain these tumultuous times that the "Captains" are having.  It would also be the best thing that could ever happen--coin collectors collecting coins instead of headstones.  "The tumult and the shouting dies, The Captains and the Kings depart, Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice-- An humble and a contrite heart..." Ressionary--Rudyard Kipling |
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I started my 7070 set in Oct a very interesting set gives you a change to learn about all our U.S. coinage.
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I guess I started mine around the same time Bruce_1947 said he started his (October or November) and I said I was going to use problem free coins with a grade of no less that AU-50. Little did I know how hard and expensive that feat would turn out to be, its pretty easy to find one or the other but to find both in one coin it can be quite hard especially when you get to old copper and bust anything. I have cracked out more coins from slabs since I started this album (because its just so hard to find coins that aren't slabbed that are problem free) that I would have ever thought I would
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Can someone explain to me in a sentence or two what a 7070 album is? I've been seeing people talk about them quite a bit. Thanks!
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Ok here is a question for you 7070 fillers, how much $$ are we talking to fill one? I noticed there are several large gold coins...
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Originally posted by neuron
Can someone explain to me in a sentence or two what a 7070 album is? I've been seeing people talk about them quite a bit. Thanks!
Regards,
~neuron
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Originally posted by RangerXLT8
Ok here is a question for you 7070 fillers, how much $$ are we talking to fill one? I noticed there are several large gold coins...
Dansco 7070 is an album for 19th and 20th century US type set and IIRC it has slots for 76 coins(without gold) including 4 slots for commemorative halves. The album can be purchased with or without a gold type page. I have spent about $2500 on mine so far but I still have 8 coins to go. The major expenditures are the two Seated dollars ($250+ each), Trade dollar($100+), Bust quarter($100+), and 20 cent($100+). Those values are for lower grade, problem-free coins. They can also get much more expensive in higher grades  Edited by biokemist6
12/07/2006 12:17 pm
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a 7070 is a model number of a Dansco Album and what it is, is a US type set of all the different types of US coins that have been minted. Everyone just usually call it a Dansco 7070 or a 7070 and figure everyone will know what they are talking about. Here is a link to some of the coins in my dansco7070 album that I have taken and uploaded to the image gallery and there is also a thread I started showing all I had at the time http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?album=455Edited by Bryan1315
12/07/2006 12:24 pm
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I started my first 7070 in 1976, put a handful of coins in it and forgot about it for several years (had kids, mortgage, a business, etc.) and I restarted it in about 2001. I spent around $6000 or so filling it (including the gold page!), then I sold the whole thing because I wanted to start another one, this time with a bit higher quality coins. The "new" set only contains 7 coins so far, and it's going to take some time to complete. And it will take a LOT more money this time around.
The Dansco 7070 is a lot of fun to build, especially if you take the time to learn about all of the coins in the set, the mints, mint procedures, and personalities of early collectors, etc.
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Bryan one outstanding set of coins!!! Lots of money in that set. love the Flying Eagle penny.What grade is it MS-65? OK I am hooked will have to start filling one. |
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My 7070 is coming together quite nicely. At this point I can not buy another coin for it because I have reached the few expensive ones that I lack. However, once the holiday credit cards are paid off, I hope to get back to it!
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I don't know what grade it is all I know is what Harlan J Berk said it was, they say it was AU-58  but they are known for very conservative grading |
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I started Mine about 3 or 4 years ago, I am Missisng 15 coins But Have really top quality coins for most of the ones I have And I have spread it out and added Some Proofs and extra Varieties and to make it alittle harder I made the The Mercury full SpliT Bands, and The Jefferson's Full Steps etc, etc. etc. And Then I came to a serious Fast Halt some of the ones needed OUCH MAybe I can Sell 2 of my Houses to buy one in Filler Grade. LOL LOL
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These are some amazing replies. It sounds like people are actually having fun collecting coins. There seems to be a kind of nostalgic yearning in all this for the old days or the old ways of coin collecting---collecting for pleasure and purpose rather than just pure profit potential--it's all quite refreshing!  What about very expensive pieces? I heard in the "old days" that it was perfectly acceptable for collectors to use casts and electrotypes to replace expensive coins. Does anyone use reproductions or know counterfeits for the expensive pieces? |
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My Mercury dime was MS-64FSB graded by NGC and my 1943 Nickel was PCGS MS-65FS as well. I also have a few proofs here and there and a SMS quarter from 1965, I also had to have a DMPL Morgan for it so I ended up with a 80-S DMPL, but am definately looking for a 1878 DMPL Morgan to take its place Edited by Bryan1315
12/07/2006 4:47 pm
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I just pulled up pics of the 7070 on ebay, and find I can fill about half an album with what I've already got on hand - think I'll buy one, and get started. My coin collecting enthusiasm has cooled somewhat recently, and this, I believe, will put some zip back into it. A new challenge. Thanks guys. Ralph |
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I think I started this set about 2-3 weeks ago, and I've been having a blast filling it up with coins that I already have and buying a couple of new ones too. I'm probably going to try to put together a really nice, high-grade (within reason) set. The most important thing for me in this set is how well it's matched and originality of all the coins (which may end up being impossible for my budget, time will tell.
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