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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1506655, member: 66"]Easiest and cheapest would be the half cents and large cents. </p><p><br /></p><p>The two cent is easy and fast except for the 64 Sm and the 1872. Those will set you back a pretty penny. </p><p><br /></p><p>The three cent silver is a short challenging set at a modest cost as long as you stop at 1862. After that the business strikes weren't really released for circulation, though some did get out to collectors back then, and there are the proofs but all of them are costly.</p><p><br /></p><p>The three cent nickel is also a cheap set until you get past 1876. Assuming you ignore the proof only years, the only cheap coin after 1876 is the 1881. 88 and 89 are moderate, 79,80, and 82 are tough, 83 is tougher 84, and 87 are very tough and expensive, 1885 is darn near impossible. Frankly for those last seven proofs will be easier and in most cases cheaper.</p><p><br /></p><p>V nickels aren't bad depending on condition but the 1885 can be quite salty. If you are looking at better grade the proof would probably be cheaper. 84 and 12-S are costly but possibly doable depending on your budget..</p><p><br /></p><p>The half dimes are the easiest of the seated liberty sets to complete and it still has 28 coins with mintages that make the 09 SVDB look common. 10 of then are less than 100K, 6 less than 50K</p><p><br /></p><p>Standing quarters, have you priced the 1916?</p><p><br /></p><p>But with the half cents and large cents even though there are some low mintages the coins are all readily available, in XF, at prices that most pocket books can afford. The 57's are the most expensive but not overly so. Everything else is type coin money. Although you will find it tough to locate a nice 43 and 44. Oh but push the cents back to 40, and move the half cents up to starting in 49. That covers all of the late date cents and it avoids all the proof only half cents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1506655, member: 66"]Easiest and cheapest would be the half cents and large cents. The two cent is easy and fast except for the 64 Sm and the 1872. Those will set you back a pretty penny. The three cent silver is a short challenging set at a modest cost as long as you stop at 1862. After that the business strikes weren't really released for circulation, though some did get out to collectors back then, and there are the proofs but all of them are costly. The three cent nickel is also a cheap set until you get past 1876. Assuming you ignore the proof only years, the only cheap coin after 1876 is the 1881. 88 and 89 are moderate, 79,80, and 82 are tough, 83 is tougher 84, and 87 are very tough and expensive, 1885 is darn near impossible. Frankly for those last seven proofs will be easier and in most cases cheaper. V nickels aren't bad depending on condition but the 1885 can be quite salty. If you are looking at better grade the proof would probably be cheaper. 84 and 12-S are costly but possibly doable depending on your budget.. The half dimes are the easiest of the seated liberty sets to complete and it still has 28 coins with mintages that make the 09 SVDB look common. 10 of then are less than 100K, 6 less than 50K Standing quarters, have you priced the 1916? But with the half cents and large cents even though there are some low mintages the coins are all readily available, in XF, at prices that most pocket books can afford. The 57's are the most expensive but not overly so. Everything else is type coin money. Although you will find it tough to locate a nice 43 and 44. Oh but push the cents back to 40, and move the half cents up to starting in 49. That covers all of the late date cents and it avoids all the proof only half cents.[/QUOTE]
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