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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;geekpryde, post: 26722188, member: 36248&quot;]State of the Collection (SOTC) for my 8080 Type set as of Feb 25, 2026 is as follows:</p><p><br /></p><p>Exactly 127 graded coins:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>NGC graded:&nbsp; 30 coins</p><p>PCGS graded: 97 coins</p><p>CACG graded:&nbsp; 0 coins</p><p>ANACS graded:&nbsp; 0 coins</p><p>Raw Coins:&nbsp;&nbsp; 0 coins</p><p><br /></p><p>Grand Total:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 127</p><p><br /></p><p>My commentary:&nbsp;&nbsp; Still no CACG coins in the Type set, I was not expecting that.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I heavily favor buying PCGS coins, but I wont be submitting directly do them again anytime soon.</p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>CAC stickers:</p><blockquote><p><br /></p><p>CAC Green approved:&nbsp;&nbsp; 81 coins</p><p>CAC Gold approved:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2 coins</p><p>CAC Failed:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4 coins</p><p>CAC Future Submission:&nbsp; 3 coins</p><p>CAC ineligible:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 37 coins</p><p><br /></p><p>Grand Total:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 127</p><p><br /></p><p>My commentary:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I totally disagree with 3 out of the 4 failed coins.&nbsp; I may even send back for reconsideration and ask for grader notes so I can understand the rejections.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>I Purchased these coins from:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Great Collections:&nbsp; &nbsp; 44 coins</p><p>eBay:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 32 coins</p><p>misc Dealer:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 13 coins</p><p>fellow collector:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10 coins</p><p>Bozarth Numismatics:&nbsp; 7 coins</p><p>David Lawrence:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7 coins</p><p>Northeast Numismatics:&nbsp; 3 coins</p><p>StacksBowers:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 3 coins</p><p>usmint.gov:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 3 coins</p><p>Coin Show:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 coins</p><p>Heritage Auctions:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 coins</p><p>Childhood Collection:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1 coin</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Grand Total:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 127</p><p><br /></p><p>My commentary:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GC still the heavy favorite, but as prices realized there have exploded in past few years, I actually have started buying again on eBay, something I had abandoned for years.&nbsp;&nbsp; Funny how things go in cycles.&nbsp; &nbsp; I rarely us HA.com these days, and I hardly ever find a coin to buy at a coin show, although I do enjoy going.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; A single coin from my childhood is still in the Type set!</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Subjective &quot;Look&quot; / Special Characteristic:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Nicely Toned:&nbsp; &nbsp; 16&nbsp; coins</p><p>Gorgeously Toned: 9&nbsp; coins</p><p>CircCam:&nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; coins</p><p>semi-CircCam:&nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; coins</p><p><br /></p><p>No Special toning:&nbsp; &nbsp; 94 coins</p><p><br /></p><p>Grand Total&nbsp; &nbsp; 127</p><p><br /></p><p>My commentary:&nbsp;&nbsp; Love CircCam look, I want more.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I also loved toned coins, but they go for moon-money which is outside my budget.&nbsp;&nbsp; The non-special-toning coins are not necessarily blast white, many have a pleasant even color, like battleship gray.&nbsp;&nbsp; Note to self: I probably should add the &quot;blast white&quot; criteria to my coin spreadsheet.</p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>Strike Types:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Business:&nbsp; &nbsp; 126 coins</p><p>Specimen:&nbsp; &nbsp; 1 coin</p><p>Proof:&nbsp; 0 coins</p><p><br /></p><p>Grand Total:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 127</p><p><br /></p><p>My commentary:&nbsp; &nbsp; No surprise here, this is a NO-Proof zone!&nbsp; Only proofs that remotely interest me are:&nbsp; Three-cent nickels, Indian Head cents, and Barber coinage.</p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>Coin Numeric Grades:</p><blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Grade</p><p>2&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>3&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Coin</p><p>4&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>6&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>10&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>12&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>15&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>20&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Coin</p><p>25&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>30&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>35&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>40&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 6&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>45&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>50&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>53&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>55&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 7&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>58&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 7&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>62&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>63&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>64&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>65&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 17&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>66&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>67&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 11&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>68&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Coin</p><p>69&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p>70&nbsp; &nbsp; …&nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins</p><p><br /></p><p>Grand Total:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 127</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>My commentary:&nbsp; &nbsp; I love having ALL the grades, but I am still missing a few.&nbsp; Continue to blow my mind that I don&#039;t have a single coin graded VG8!</p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>Coin Values:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Average (mean) coin price $250.</p><p>Median Coin price:&nbsp; $230</p><p>Mode is also $250</p><p><br /></p><p>My commentary:&nbsp;&nbsp; I wasn&#039;t expecting the most common value (mode) to also be the mean value, but hey, that&#039;s why we do these SOTC.&nbsp;&nbsp; So my collection truly is a $250 per coin Type set.&nbsp;&nbsp; My original goal was to have an &quot;Affordable&quot; type set.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know that means very different things to different people, but for me, this has been a total success keeping coins &lt;$500 each, while still buying what I consider to be very nice examples of US Coin Types.</p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>Future Upgrades:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>There are currently 2 coins I am actively looking for upgrades.&nbsp; &nbsp; I like the coins I have, but I don&#039;t love them.&nbsp; So at least 2 coins will likely be replaced within the next year.</p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>Missing Type Coins:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Coins I can afford:&nbsp; &nbsp; 3 missing coins</p><p>Coins unlikely to find in my price range:&nbsp; &nbsp; 6 coins</p><p><br /></p><p>My commentary:&nbsp; &nbsp; 3 missing coins (that I can also actually afford) will likely be found within the next 12 months, and they all happen to be Territorial US Philippines.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The 6 others, well, I don&#039;t think I will ever find them.&nbsp; &nbsp; Example: Isabella &amp; Lafayette commemoratives, CAC approved and affordable.&nbsp;&nbsp; I been looking for nice ones for 10 years!&nbsp; &nbsp; I wont give up, but I also don&#039;t think it will happen.</p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>That&#039;s all for now, Hope you enjoyed my SOTC.&nbsp; &nbsp; I like to do these once a year for myself, just to actually understand my collections from a high-level view.&nbsp;&nbsp; Usually I find a few interesting stats I wasn&#039;t expecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone that wants to break down some stats on their collection, feel free to post in this thread if you so wish.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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