Once I got the 1918/7-S overdate (a more affordable holed details version), I wondered if I'd feel I was done with the SLQ set - I'd lucked into a 1916 in the wild a few years back and had everything... EVERYTHING!!!! It's a pretty easy set to put together low grade, outside of the 1916 and 18/7-S overdate, which is why I got started on it - and some of you have helped me over time, which I really appreciate. Lol, well now I have lots of Standing Liberty Quarters and I've moved my top set into graded slabs - PCGS, NGC, ICG and ANACS - I'm not that fancy (and I like that ICG CoinTalk special). So I decided to move the top set into MS/AU coins a few years back, and progress has been made - I currently have 25 in MS/AU out of the 40/41 in my set (I have one of those Hermon McNeil 1916 Pattern SLQ Design Medals in a Proof Anacs Slab that doesn't really count). I've got my first green bean (on my 1921) and four are "Full Head" (superior strikes). I just picked up a 1917, Type 1 in AU58 FH which I'm really excited to have, but my work is not done here. How do you all handle your "collections"? When are you done with a set? Do you go for the NGC/PCGS set registries? That looks complicated from a newcomer perspective - plus they don't take ANACS or ICG, by my understanding. What about buying "investment" level coins - they seem so expensive, but I'd like to have some top grades (MS65 or even better) in my set if and when I can save up for same. How do you all feel about those? Here's where the SLQ set stands and some sellers pics of the latest addition. 1. MS63 FH – 1929 2. MS63 – 1920 3. MS63 – 1926 4. MS63 – 1927 5. MS62 – 1926-D 6. MS62 – 1930 7. AU58 FH -1917, Type 1 8. AU58 FH – 1925 9. AU58 – 1928-S 10. AU58 – 1919 11. AU55 – 1928 12. AU55 – 1924 13. AU55 – 1918-S 14. AU55 – 1929-D 15. AU55 – 1929-S 16. AU53 – 1924-D 17. AU53 – 1930-S 18. AU50 FH – 1917-D, Type 2 19. AU50 – 1917, Type 2 20. AU50 – 1918-D 21. AU50 – 1918 22. AU50 – 1917-S, Type 1 23. AU50 – 1920-S 24. AU50 – 1923 25. AU50 – 1927-D 26. EF45 – 1917-D, Type 1 27. XF45 – 1917-S, Type 2 28. EF40 – 1920-D 29. EF40 – 1926-S 30. EF40 – 1928-D 31. VF30 – 1923-S, Corroded, Cleaned 32. VF30 – 1928-S VF30, Inverted MM FS-501 33. VF30 – 1928-S/S FS-502 34. VF20 – 1919-S 35. VF20 – CAC Green Bean – 1921 36. VF20 – 1924-S 37. VF Details – 1918/7-S Overdate 38. F15 – 1927-S 39. F12 – 1919-D 40. FR02 Details, Damaged – 1916 41. PF67 DCAM Hermon McNeil Pattern Design 1916 Medal
I think you answered your own question. Try for a registry set. It's not complicated, and having other collectors working on the same sets as you makes it exciting to upgrade your collection further.
How do I do a registry set? I think I'd like that but my understanding is that I'd have to cross everything over to PCGS which would cost me the equivalent of a 1916 SLQ in fair / vf condition (18 of my set are PCGS / NGC the rest are ANACS / ICG), and I just don't think PCGS is anything special in terms of grading - I know their slabs bring a premium, but I'm just a collector, I only sell to upgrade / clean house.
The NGC registry accepts both NGC and PCGS and gives a small amount of extra points for CAC stickers. I've heard they plan to accept CACG in the future too. It is the most inclusive registry. I enjoy it. No ANACS or ICG allowed though.
I don't know, is it a friendly competition? Anyway, not for me as I'm appreciative of ANACS and ICG for grading my collections, in addition to NGC and PCGS. I do appreciate them though - what do we do? We buy the coin, not the holder.
I really like your set. There is one main area in Standing Liberty Quarters that I find few other twentieth century sets offer as a challenge. Strike. I myself am examining how hard it would be to put together a set of Standing Liberty Quarters that all have a strong strike. I don't just mean head detail, (although you could consider making full head coins your primary criteria). This type of collecting doesn't require a certain kind of holder, but you might find it requires an abundance of patience. good lick no matter what you pursue and congrats on your collection so far. James
These are the competitive SLQ sets. Once you're logged in, you'll see the ability to make a set and add a coin to each slot. It's pretty easy to do. You can add photos and a writeup for each coin, and also a photo and writeup for the entire set. You can add PCGS coins, but they have to be approved before they show up (takes about 24 hours, sometimes less). https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive/united-states/quarter-dollars/36/ https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive/united-states/quarter-dollars/477/ https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive/united-states/quarter-dollars/476/
