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Missing US Entries: Re: Missing US Entries

Sat, 13 Jul 2019 19:07:28 +0000

The spreadsheet is just a base for circulating issues only. The beautiful part of excel is you can expand on it by adding uncirculated or commemorative silver dollars and half dollars or even gold issues.

Missing US Entries: Missing US Entries

Sat, 13 Jul 2019 14:50:20 +0000

Where are the dates for US dollars between 1981 and 1999 in the Excel spreadsheet?

Also, I have a 1986 US Lady Liberty Silver Dollar. Where should that be listed?

Thanks,
Bassam

is anyone still here:

Sat, 13 Jul 2019 14:47:32 +0000

Just found this place. :-)

is anyone still here:

Sat, 29 Jun 2019 10:23:32 +0000

Greg,

Good to hear from you, I completely get the life happens thing, hope you and the family are doing well. Guessing your kids aren't so little anymore :)

Best of Luck

is anyone still here:

Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:35:07 +0000

Sorry, I also stopped adding new content a couple of years ago because… Well life happens :-)

is anyone still here: Re: is anyone still here

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 08:20:37 +0000

Hi Russell,

Yep ghost town is a fair description. I stopped maintaining the site several years ago but keep it up and running for what few folks use it as a resource. Since I make no money on the site it was a labor of love but as collector interest diminished as well as site traffic it started to become a chore.

Regards,
Ken

is anyone still here: is anyone still here

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 05:21:54 +0000

this is like a ghost town

Forum Open to ALL: Re: Forum Open to ALL

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 10:00:19 +0000

Recommend you go to one of the two big certification houses PCGS or NGC. You will more than likely need a dealer to do the submittal so contact a local coin dealer.

Errors: Errors

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:25:01 +0000

I nd a lil help

Forum Open to ALL: Re: Forum Open to ALL

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:02:45 +0000

I. Found a 1979 D w Washington quarter over the 1941 Canada what do i do about having it certified

Silver Commemoratives: Re: Silver Commemoratives

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:44:11 +0000

It's up to the collector but the most common method is to have just one commemorative. Many collectors have one example of the following:

Silver Commemorative Half Dollar
Modern Silver Commemorative Dollar (post 1980)
Modern Silver Commemorative Half Dollar (post 1980)
Silver Bullion Dollar

Of course nothing is engraved in stone so it is still up to your taste

Silver Commemoratives: Silver Commemoratives

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:25:40 +0000

I have completed a 1850 to 2015 coin type set collection and am working on another. Are Silver Commemoratives included in a type set, such as the 50 cent 1918 Lincoln or the 1925 Stone Mountain? Trying to find more than a few of these in an XF or better condition is an expensive proposition. Is anyone including these in their type set? Any thoughts on the subject?

Just wanted to say "Hi" from Kansas: Re: Just wanted to say "Hi" from Kansas

Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:25:42 +0000

Welcome Claykan :)

Great thing about type sets there are no rules, collect what you want and display how you want. There is no wrong way but I will help where I can if you have questions.

Regards,
Ken

Just wanted to say "Hi" from Kansas: Just wanted to say "Hi" from Kansas

Tue, 09 Jun 2015 14:44:25 +0000

I've been collecting coins for many years, but got to the point that I was becoming bored. So I took a look at "Type Set Collecting" and quickly became hooked. What a breath of fresh air. Happily I ran across this website and its wealth of information. I'm still learning the basics of Type Set Collecting so hopefully won't bore anyone with any questions I might have in the future.

Claykan

Thanks For the US Template:

Sat, 20 Sep 2014 11:00:39 +0000

You are welcome. Its just a base do folks like yourself can adjust it to what you need.

Best of Luck,
Ken

Thanks For the US Template:

Sat, 20 Sep 2014 02:18:45 +0000

Needs a bit of tweaking but perfect for the way I wanted to store my typeset.

Thanks For the US Template: Thanks For the US Template

Sat, 20 Sep 2014 01:38:33 +0000

I just grabbed the 2x2 template for my 20th Century US TS. Thanks, this is nice!

I'm in love...: Re: I'm in love...

Fri, 01 Aug 2014 09:08:54 +0000

You can try using (experiment) kointain shells, they might be thin enough to use Mylar slides. Another idea is using air-tire capsules but the thickness would prevent use of Mylar slides so entire section would have to be capsules.

Possibly why you are not looking for, have you considered using Danscos coin stock album (#7000)? BTW, love the passion for the hobby :)

I'm in love...: I'm in love...

Thu, 31 Jul 2014 22:03:25 +0000

I am a huge huge huge type collector. I don't like collecting just one coin or series as I get bored with it, I mean I love Walking Liberty Halves and Standing Liberty Quarters and Buffalo nickels but I just get bored collecting the same coin over and over and over.

I have done three different US type sets a 7070 and the Whitman 20th Century album for each of my boys. I was thinking of doing one for myself to in MS grade as its not an overly expensive set and I have been thinking of also doing the Whitman 20th and 21st century album too that is even easier to do as they took out all the varieties like the t1 standing liberty quarter and t1 buffalo. I have also thought about doing the littleton US type album and looking into other albums.

But my new project is I decided to start a crowns of the world type set. That's how I found this website as I was doing research for the different crowns of the world. I am going to mix it with a modern bullion of the world theme. So say you have a 1890's jubilee UK crown but you also have a UK Brittania coin or Canadian Maple Leaf and a Canadian Dollar or a Morgan dollar and a Silver Eagle. Mixing the modern with the ancient.

I think the Dansco crowns of the world album will be the album I go with but what a pain of an album. It has 5 pages a 36mm, 38mm, 39mm, 40mm and 42mm page. The 36mm seems almost worthless as the Canadian dollar is the only 36mm I could find, I might ditch it for a 37mm page an then I can at least put in the Peruvian Sol and the Austrian Philharmonic on the page. Has anyone done this? Problem is the dimensions on a lot of the coins for example the New Zealand Crown is 38.61mm so would you try and cram that in the 38mm page or have it loosely sit in the 39mm page. Same say with the Silver Eagle thats 40.66mm do you try and fit it in the 40mm page or do you buy a 41mm page. Anyway know of way to add a little filler so a coin wouldn't slide if you went up to the bigger page.

Help with wolrd coin template:

Mon, 12 May 2014 20:57:39 +0000

Are you just interested in a personal Excel file of my coin collection? I list country, denomination, catalog #, grade, metal, and value. Let me know if you are interested.