Nice collection! Some thoughts from an old-time collector about handling your coins: unless the coin is in mint state with pristine surfaces, I say don't worry about it. Coppers with red surfaces will tarnish, of course, as may completely fresh silver surfaces (from salt on your hands). But if the silver coin has seen even moderate circulation or the copper is already brown, handle away. None of these coins should be the worse for it. I say this after having handled similar coins, including fresh uncirculated silver dollars, for as much as 60 years without any negative consequences. If your hands are reasonably clean, no degradation should occur. In the ancient coin hobby, it is believed that handling coins actually benefits them as the oils enhance toning and patina and help protect the coins. For me, handling really old coins is a major attraction of the hobby and why I crack open any slab I get immediately.
I feel like since you could afford coins like a bust dollar, you could easily upgrade some of these coins like the barber coins or standing liberty quarter.
I'm in awe of your collection. I'm like you I love holding the coins, other collector have a cow. The coins in my collection are mine for life, I would not sell a one. When I do upgrade, I gift the old coin to a young collector. To carry on the love of the hobby.
I just completed a Dansco Type Set. I thought that was an expensive set to complete, but yours takes the cake; a Flowing Hair dollar slot and two draped bust dollar slots? Brutal. 😂
Yeah, it's a long term project. Coins were a lot cheaper in the 1940s when this book was made. I definitely will not be filling all of these holes at today's prices, but I really enjoy seeking out the super early types. Thanks for your comment, and congratulations on finishing your set.
Dude you’re killing me with the handling of these coins. Touch the coin via the rims only. Get them out of this album and into a nice dansco. Or 2x2 flips. I’d even go as far as airtight capsules for your collection. Thanks for sharing but definitely get these preserved.
Looks like most of his set is made of circulated coins, so it's not actually damaging them. In the case of cleaned coins it's usually beneficial to touch them.
Wow that is at least an over $10,000 collection. I wish my Dansco type set had spaces for coins that old. And that trade dollar and all those coins were really cool.
It is challenging to find an album with spots for the older coins. I've actually switched to a new set of Whitman albums with even more slots to fill. It's a three album set (Whitman numbers 9434, 9435, and 9453). The first is United States Type Set Small Coins, the second is United States Type Set Large Coins, and the third is U.S. Gold Type Set. These are better because they have the plastic strips to protect the coins and so you can see both sides.
I come back to this video every few months to look at these amazing coins. It's kind of inspired me to attempt to collect a complete U.S. type set starting in the 1700's. Also, if you ever are interested in a similar album that holds all of these coins in a more protective way, you can check out both the Whitman #9434 and #9435 Type albums, or the Library of Coins albums. Also, the wreath cent and liberty cap coppers are some of the most appealing coins I've seen for those types, they are beautiful.
Thank you for the note. It's great to know I've helped inspire you to build a type set. I just looked up the two Whitman albums you suggested, and I think they look great. Thanks for the tip!
@@treeclimberdave3095 You're welcome! I really enjoy viewing other people's type collections, and yours is by far my favorite I have seen. It seems that all the coins you have left to fill are really hard to find/expensive, although I am curious, have you been able to fill any more spots in these last 3 years?
@@MP-ft8de You're right. Most of the remaining holes are pretty tough, but I have filled two since the video. I've added an 1870 dollar and also a holed 1796 dime. I also upgraded the capped bust cent. Since I've now run into really expensive coins to fill the remaining holes, I've transitioned to working on a loose type set of coins that circulated in the American Colonies including colonial coppers as well as Spanish, English, French, and other foreign coins that were in use here in the 1600's, 1700's, and 1800's. The Spanish coins minted in Mexico and South America are particularly interesting because the early ones are all hand struck and one of a kind.
Very nice, you should be very proud of your set. Most people wouldn't even have a clue about them. I only have a half dime from 1864 I think! But thank you very much for sharing. Ray
I really loved the coins you thoughtfully acquired & was most impressed with your Very Early U. S. Coins of different denominations. Thank You for sharing. I have seen many of the Type Coins over the years but the very Early Ones Are Truly Rare and a treat to see; I also appreciated you handling some of them & holding them in your hand kind of connecting with their history and showing both sides, bearing in mind there are protocols such as using white cotton gloves while carefully handling collector coins or by handling them by holding them only on the edges (for those that may watch and not know this). Best Regards To You, & may you have good fortune in hunting down & filling any of the remaining spaces in your collection.
Thank you for your thoughts. I've had a great time putting this set together. I've tried hard to assemble a group that looks nice together, with clear enough details to see, but also showing the signs of decades of use. Good point about safe handling. Because I'm interested in well circulated coins, the use of gloves is not so critical for my collection, but it is absolutely best practice for collections of higher grade coins.
Wow! Great set! When I first started watching I was thinking “why doesn’t he have a nicer album for these awesome coins?” Later I get it. Loved your video sir!
Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Coin collecting can be such a solitary hobby. It's fun to share and chat with other interested folks.
Awesome type set you have! A lot of your coins are in pretty sweet condition especially the half cent & large cent! Thanks for sharing your collection on new here & look forward to watching more! I’m also putting together a type set and I have videos up on my progress
Aside from the one posted by Larry Stendebach, this is the most impressive type set I have seen here on UA-cam. Love the small eagle half dime, those are super tough to get especially with better details. Good that you have an album that includes the earlier types like the draped bust, unlike the dansco which is very basic.
Man that’s alot of older coins to assemble, I prefer mint state/ AU coins in my type set that one would drive me nuts not being able to find a coin I liked in the right condition, or having to spend a large sum of cash per coin. Very nice set though well done 👍 enjoyed the video
Thanks for your thoughts. As long as I can see all the major details, I like collecting circulated coins that show some signs of their age. It gives them more character for me, although I know I'm in the minority with these opinions. It's great that we can all approach this hobby with different objectives, and it's fun to compare notes. Thanks!
Not bad at alll i agree with the dammage on the one adding some originality i like to see natural wear honest uncleaned stuff like that .you even got the flowing hair large cent absoulutly incredible and allmost complete nice man thanks for shareing im working on a type set as well
Awesome Type Set, got to ask how long have you working on this set ? Have you added to it ? I'm asking because I'm working on a set for 15+ years or so. The older coin are getting out of reach. Being retired for 6 years now, money is a little tighter, but I will get there. The thing is, know one to give the set to, that would keep it and all to it. I have a large family, but it would be sold before I'm cold. It's always been my goal for me to put a nice set together. There just something about the history and the thought of the people that may have had it. A payment of goods or labor. To use it for food and what it would have bought or what was going on in history the year it was minted. So I will not stop putting it together till its done or I am. Please take care and be safe..
Thanks for your comments. I've been working on this set for about 15 years too, but more actively over the last 5 or so. I agree, it is getting really hard to fill the last few holes. I have a red book from 1951 and it makes me sick to see how cheap these coins were back then, even if you adjust for inflation!
You should consider buying the albums "library of coins" for type sets it's a beautiful set and goes in depth in variations theres 2 books and it protects your coins well.
Thanks for starting my library of coins album obsession lol. Coming back here to say thanks to you after a year collecting coins in LOC albums and I will say they are life changing.
Awesome type set, man this thing must cost a fortune to fill with even just legible examples of some of these coins. Do they make a modern type set book with all of these slots? I’ve been working on a gold type set but when I’m done I’m thinking about starting one of these bigger type sets. The late 1700s and early 1800s gold coins are just too expensive gonna have to cut it off at classic head pieces.
Thanks for the comment. I don't think they make a modern type set book with the early slots that this one has. I wish they did. There are a few here that I will never fill, but I hope to add 4-5 more coins to this before I move on to the next project. I'm thinking of trying a gold type set too. Happy hunting!
Thanks, good thing about the basic gold type set is if your not looking for really high grade examples you can pretty much get the basic 12 coin type set for close to gold spot price in circulated grades and a lot of the pieces u can even get in lower uncirculated grades for right around spot.
The cheapest ones I have seen were in the $60-$120 range. I bought my F12 for $190. You really just have to willing to wait and look around to find a good deal.
I appreciate your concern for my coins. I collect only well circulated coins that have passed through thousands of hands over decades or centuries, all without the protection of gloves or encapsulation. I enjoy handling them, and I believe I am not doing them any harm. Regarding Dansco albums, they do not have spaces for the earlier coins which I enjoy the most. I did, however, find some old Whitman albums in the style of Dansco that do have spaces for the early types, and I have transitioned to these so that I can see both sides of each coin, and also to give them better protection.
I've searched all over for one like it and have come up empty. I got this used about 30 years ago at a little coin shop in Middleton Wisconsin. It even comes with a little guide book to all the coins in the album tucked in a flap in the back.
You are going to de-value those coins by mishandling them like regular pocket change! Do you plan to spend them as face value at the nearest convenience store??🤔
What's wrong with you? Touching your coins like that... I have a complete dansco 70/70 and now working on the Gold page... Your Whitman album is notorious for coin "damage"
Thanks for your comment. I appreciate your concern for my coins. The thing is, I collect because I love to interact with the coins. Occasionally handling them is part of this. I only collect well circulated coins that have probably been handled by thousands of people over the years. I would treat mint state coins very differently if I collected them, but I don't. Several people have recommend the dansco 70/70 to me, but it does not include the older pieces that I enjoy the most. This book and this philosophy bring me joy, even if it is not standard in the numismatic community. Good luck with your gold page.
@@treeclimberdave3095 Dansco 7070 doesn't include those older early coin varieties because they are very expensive to obtain and most collectors simply cannot afford them. Most of them remain in limited quantities too.
@@treeclimberdave3095 I am right there with you my friend, there is nothing like holding these well "traveled" coins. i often imagine who held them, how did they pass through time. especially in different era's like the civil war. what battles they were carried in. thanks for letting us have a glimpse at real history!
Nice collection!
Some thoughts from an old-time collector about handling your coins: unless the coin is in mint state with pristine surfaces, I say don't worry about it. Coppers with red surfaces will tarnish, of course, as may completely fresh silver surfaces (from salt on your hands). But if the silver coin has seen even moderate circulation or the copper is already brown, handle away. None of these coins should be the worse for it.
I say this after having handled similar coins, including fresh uncirculated silver dollars, for as much as 60 years without any negative consequences. If your hands are reasonably clean, no degradation should occur. In the ancient coin hobby, it is believed that handling coins actually benefits them as the oils enhance toning and patina and help protect the coins.
For me, handling really old coins is a major attraction of the hobby and why I crack open any slab I get immediately.
I feel like since you could afford coins like a bust dollar, you could easily upgrade some of these coins like the barber coins or standing liberty quarter.
I'm in awe of your collection. I'm like you I love holding the coins, other collector have a cow. The coins in my collection are mine for life, I would not sell a one. When I do upgrade, I gift the old coin to a young collector. To carry on the love of the hobby.
I just completed a Dansco Type Set. I thought that was an expensive set to complete, but yours takes the cake; a Flowing Hair dollar slot and two draped bust dollar slots? Brutal. 😂
Yeah, it's a long term project. Coins were a lot cheaper in the 1940s when this book was made. I definitely will not be filling all of these holes at today's prices, but I really enjoy seeking out the super early types.
Thanks for your comment, and congratulations on finishing your set.
If I were you I would invest in a Dansco 7070! Those coins are sooooo nice! The 7070 would provide more protection for them. Just a word of advice.
Dude you’re killing me with the handling of these coins. Touch the coin via the rims only. Get them out of this album and into a nice dansco. Or 2x2 flips. I’d even go as far as airtight capsules for your collection. Thanks for sharing but definitely get these preserved.
Yes I agree. These albums can stain coins. I've had it happen to me, luckily nothing valuable.
Looks like most of his set is made of circulated coins, so it's not actually damaging them. In the case of cleaned coins it's usually beneficial to touch them.
You have some really nice coins. Thanks for sharing!!
I had to watch this twice it's off the charts cool.
Thanks Rick! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Dude those coins are awesome great collection
Thank you! It has been a fun and challenging project.
Wow that is at least an over $10,000 collection. I wish my Dansco type set had spaces for coins that old. And that trade dollar and all those coins were really cool.
It is challenging to find an album with spots for the older coins. I've actually switched to a new set of Whitman albums with even more slots to fill. It's a three album set (Whitman numbers 9434, 9435, and 9453). The first is United States Type Set Small Coins, the second is United States Type Set Large Coins, and the third is U.S. Gold Type Set. These are better because they have the plastic strips to protect the coins and so you can see both sides.
I come back to this video every few months to look at these amazing coins. It's kind of inspired me to attempt to collect a complete U.S. type set starting in the 1700's. Also, if you ever are interested in a similar album that holds all of these coins in a more protective way, you can check out both the Whitman #9434 and #9435 Type albums, or the Library of Coins albums.
Also, the wreath cent and liberty cap coppers are some of the most appealing coins I've seen for those types, they are beautiful.
Thank you for the note. It's great to know I've helped inspire you to build a type set. I just looked up the two Whitman albums you suggested, and I think they look great. Thanks for the tip!
@@treeclimberdave3095 You're welcome! I really enjoy viewing other people's type collections, and yours is by far my favorite I have seen.
It seems that all the coins you have left to fill are really hard to find/expensive, although I am curious, have you been able to fill any more spots in these last 3 years?
@@MP-ft8de You're right. Most of the remaining holes are pretty tough, but I have filled two since the video. I've added an 1870 dollar and also a holed 1796 dime. I also upgraded the capped bust cent. Since I've now run into really expensive coins to fill the remaining holes, I've transitioned to working on a loose type set of coins that circulated in the American Colonies including colonial coppers as well as Spanish, English, French, and other foreign coins that were in use here in the 1600's, 1700's, and 1800's. The Spanish coins minted in Mexico and South America are particularly interesting because the early ones are all hand struck and one of a kind.
@@treeclimberdave3095 That's really neat, those sound like fun types of coins to collect.
@@treeclimberdave3095 video please!!!
Real nice old Set.
Very nice, you should be very proud of your set. Most people wouldn't even have a clue about them. I only have a half dime from 1864 I think! But thank you very much for sharing. Ray
Would recommend getting a Dansco Type Set album as you collection is valuable enough to the point where you should really consider it.
The dansco doesn’t have slots for the early types like the draped bust and liberty cap coinage.
Great set I've never seen this exact book I have ones but mine doesn't have all those coins in it. Really enjoyed looking at those vintage coins.
Thanks for watching!
That is sooooo COOL....WOW
I really loved the coins you thoughtfully acquired & was most impressed with your Very Early U. S. Coins of different denominations. Thank You for sharing. I have seen many of the Type Coins over the years but the very Early Ones Are Truly Rare and a treat to see; I also appreciated you handling some of them & holding them in your hand kind of connecting with their history and showing both sides, bearing in mind there are protocols such as using white cotton gloves while carefully handling collector coins or by handling them by holding them only on the edges (for those that may watch and not know this). Best Regards To You, & may you have good fortune in hunting down & filling any of the remaining spaces in your collection.
Thank you for your thoughts. I've had a great time putting this set together. I've tried hard to assemble a group that looks nice together, with clear enough details to see, but also showing the signs of decades of use. Good point about safe handling. Because I'm interested in well circulated coins, the use of gloves is not so critical for my collection, but it is absolutely best practice for collections of higher grade coins.
Wow! Great set! When I first started watching I was thinking “why doesn’t he have a nicer album for these awesome coins?” Later I get it. Loved your video sir!
Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Coin collecting can be such a solitary hobby. It's fun to share and chat with other interested folks.
The one bad thing about the dansco type set,it doesn't have earlier types from the late 18th century
@@numismaticcollecter1017 it also does not have a separate hole for clad and 40% silver halves. you have to pick one between them for the album.
Awesome type set you have! A lot of your coins are in pretty sweet condition especially the half cent & large cent! Thanks for sharing your collection on new here & look forward to watching more! I’m also putting together a type set and I have videos up on my progress
Thanks for the comment! Your set is looking good too.
Aside from the one posted by Larry Stendebach, this is the most impressive type set I have seen here on UA-cam. Love the small eagle half dime, those are super tough to get especially with better details. Good that you have an album that includes the earlier types like the draped bust, unlike the dansco which is very basic.
Thanks for the compliment! It's a super fun album to work on.
Excellent
Great set! Very impressive
Nice hope you get the rest.
I love! The collection
A very impressive set!.
Very cool, never seen one like this.
You’ve got some really nice half cents and large cents, thanks for sharing!
Man that’s alot of older coins to assemble, I prefer mint state/ AU coins in my type set that one would drive me nuts not being able to find a coin I liked in the right condition, or having to spend a large sum of cash per coin. Very nice set though well done 👍 enjoyed the video
Thanks for your thoughts. As long as I can see all the major details, I like collecting circulated coins that show some signs of their age. It gives them more character for me, although I know I'm in the minority with these opinions. It's great that we can all approach this hobby with different objectives, and it's fun to compare notes. Thanks!
Nice type set collection. You should do more coin videos.
Not bad at alll i agree with the dammage on the one adding some originality i like to see natural wear honest uncleaned stuff like that .you even got the flowing hair large cent absoulutly incredible and allmost complete nice man thanks for shareing im working on a type set as well
Thanks for your comment. Good luck on your set!
Your collection is amazing hard to find those coins your blessed
damn, very impressive! i thought i had a nice us type set lol.
Beautiful
Buen vídeo
Awesome Type Set, got to ask how long have you working on this set ? Have you added to it ? I'm asking because I'm working on a set for 15+ years or so. The older coin are getting out of reach. Being retired for 6 years now, money is a little tighter, but I will get there. The thing is, know one to give the set to, that would keep it and all to it. I have a large family, but it would be sold before I'm cold. It's always been my goal for me to put a nice set together. There just something about the history and the thought of the people that may have had it. A payment of goods or labor. To use it for food and what it would have bought or what was going on in history the year it was minted. So I will not stop putting it together till its done or I am. Please take care and be safe..
Thanks for your comments. I've been working on this set for about 15 years too, but more actively over the last 5 or so. I agree, it is getting really hard to fill the last few holes. I have a red book from 1951 and it makes me sick to see how cheap these coins were back then, even if you adjust for inflation!
You should consider buying the albums "library of coins" for type sets it's a beautiful set and goes in depth in variations theres 2 books and it protects your coins well.
Thanks for the tip. I'll take a look and consider transitioning!
Thanks for starting my library of coins album obsession lol. Coming back here to say thanks to you after a year collecting coins in LOC albums and I will say they are life changing.
Awesome type set, man this thing must cost a fortune to fill with even just legible examples of some of these coins. Do they make a modern type set book with all of these slots? I’ve been working on a gold type set but when I’m done I’m thinking about starting one of these bigger type sets. The late 1700s and early 1800s gold coins are just too expensive gonna have to cut it off at classic head pieces.
Thanks for the comment. I don't think they make a modern type set book with the early slots that this one has. I wish they did. There are a few here that I will never fill, but I hope to add 4-5 more coins to this before I move on to the next project. I'm thinking of trying a gold type set too. Happy hunting!
Thanks, good thing about the basic gold type set is if your not looking for really high grade examples you can pretty much get the basic 12 coin type set for close to gold spot price in circulated grades and a lot of the pieces u can even get in lower uncirculated grades for right around spot.
Respect.
Quick question how much did you get for your draped bust half dollar I collect them and usually I get really bad prices on them
The cheapest ones I have seen were in the $60-$120 range. I bought my F12 for $190. You really just have to willing to wait and look around to find a good deal.
Good grief man, get yourself a new album to better protect your type collection! You have some wonderful old coins. Gloves too.
What he said^^^
No kidding! I would personally purchase a Dansco Album!
Alice collection and one that would make any of us seriously better off if co plate and vf30 or better equivalent.
What do you think the current value of this set is?
@Samuel Villarreal lol that’s a funny joke
You really need to wear gloves if you’re not going to handle the coins from the rim. You really need a Dansco album.
I appreciate your concern for my coins. I collect only well circulated coins that have passed through thousands of hands over decades or centuries, all without the protection of gloves or encapsulation. I enjoy handling them, and I believe I am not doing them any harm. Regarding Dansco albums, they do not have spaces for the earlier coins which I enjoy the most. I did, however, find some old Whitman albums in the style of Dansco that do have spaces for the early types, and I have transitioned to these so that I can see both sides of each coin, and also to give them better protection.
any chance of finding this coin album anywhere ?
I've searched all over for one like it and have come up empty. I got this used about 30 years ago at a little coin shop in Middleton Wisconsin. It even comes with a little guide book to all the coins in the album tucked in a flap in the back.
how much it worth all of it
I don't really know the value. I've been slowly collecting these over many years.
@@treeclimberdave3095 impressive to say the least. You have almost every one except the ones worth tens of thousands of dollars
Sounds like a dog chewing on a bone in the background.
You are going to de-value those coins by mishandling them like regular pocket change!
Do you plan to spend them as face value at the nearest convenience store??🤔
What's wrong with you? Touching your coins like that... I have a complete dansco 70/70 and now working on the Gold page... Your Whitman album is notorious for coin "damage"
Thanks for your comment. I appreciate your concern for my coins. The thing is, I collect because I love to interact with the coins. Occasionally handling them is part of this. I only collect well circulated coins that have probably been handled by thousands of people over the years. I would treat mint state coins very differently if I collected them, but I don't. Several people have recommend the dansco 70/70 to me, but it does not include the older pieces that I enjoy the most. This book and this philosophy bring me joy, even if it is not standard in the numismatic community. Good luck with your gold page.
@@treeclimberdave3095 Dansco 7070 doesn't include those older early coin varieties because they are very expensive to obtain and most collectors simply cannot afford them. Most of them remain in limited quantities too.
@@treeclimberdave3095 with a collection of this caliber you should try to see if someone would make a custom album for you!
@@treeclimberdave3095 I am right there with you my friend, there is nothing like holding these well "traveled" coins. i often imagine who held them, how did they pass through time. especially in different era's like the civil war. what battles they were carried in. thanks for letting us have a glimpse at real history!