MORE IMAGES!!! (Dialuppers beware) My Dansco albums:

[James_OldeTowne]

Several of the coins that I won in the Ivey-Selkirk auction (discussed in this thread and this one ) are now in my collection, including the 1912-D nickel, and a couple of the Washington quarters. I thought you might enjoy a quick glance at my sets. These are not very good images, but I did them in a hurry. KUDOS if you can guess which of the quarters were from the sale!

 

PS: The coins in the back of the Washington album that are not labeled are the silver proofs (1936 - 1964) which I am adding to the album. Currently missing the first four coins though

 

James

 

[kryptonitecomics]

Nice set.......I like them in that album....very tasty outside of plastic!!!

[jom]

Your Washington set looks like mine. Missing all the "good" stuff from the 30s. I could have and SHOULD have completed the damn thing 10 years ago as it would have been easy. Now the prices are outrageous and since I've never been all that interested in the series I'll never finish it now. If I had I could have made a fortune when I dumped the set.

 

BTW, I love it when people but MS material in holders. It looks SO MUCH better than in slabs. Yeah...I know...you could damage the coins but if you are careful...why not?

 

jom

[Tradedollarnut]

Wanna flip the Lib nickels?

[GP_]

Awesome! My albums are just filled with circulated junk, I like yours better

[Hoot]

Wow! The Lib nicks are scruptious!

 

TDN doesn't really appreciate Liberty nickels. He's just a hoarder, so think of selling them to me - a dyed-in-the-wool collector!

 

Hoot

[James_OldeTowne]

Jom, the funny thing is, if you'll notice, I'm missing a lot of the modern Phillies. For some reason, I just can't find these darned coins with the "look" I can accept. I've been very focused on coins with minimal bagmarks, etc, but why are the Ps so much scarcer than the Ds?

 

I actually had a totally gorgeous 1938-S in my set, but a couple of months ago, sold it to a client who made an offer I couldn't refuse. In my experience, it's a replaceable issue though.

 

I'm also having trouble finding the "right" proofs from 1936 - 1939. What's available is either PF-61, or PF-68, and I'm really striving to stay in my "sweet spot", PF-64 - PF-66.

 

James

[James_OldeTowne]

(((Wanna flip the Lib nickels?)))

 

No way! This is my second UNC set! I sold my original set about two years ago and have regretted it ever since!

 

That set I had build around supremely well-struck coins, accepting bagmarked or dipped coins where necessary. The present set is more focused on original coins. Although the poor lighting makes some of the coins look shiny, every coin is actually at least lightly toned, and to the extent that I can determine, are original coins.

 

Thanks for the offer! Ask me again in about a year !

 

Maybe I'll post my Standing Liberty quarters soon.... you guys'll REALLY like that set!

 

James

[michael]

the lib nick set is superb

[jom]

I've been very focused on coins with minimal bagmarks, etc, but why are the Ps so much scarcer than the Ds?

 

In my experience in putting clad sets together (Ike, Kennedy and the latter part of my Washington set) the P-mints are terrible. Cladking could tell you more but my "sampling" of the coins while putting together the sets told me the Philly mint has had production problems since 1965. In fact, I think it dates back to the mid-50s. Anyone can tell you a 71, 72 or 76 P Ikes are usually terrible. I know I've never found a 69-P Washington that was any good. It also seems this is STILL the case with the State Quarters. I remember specifically looking through 5/6 rolls of P-mint Georgias that were horrible.

 

In the past it was always the branch mints with most of the production problems but since mid last century Philly is "king" so to speak.

 

jom