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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 2124123, member: 73165&quot;]I&#039;m treating myself soon to a coin purchase beyond and outside my usual coin budget.&nbsp; I have several candidates.&nbsp; For coins 1-4, I have specific coins in mind; for coin 5, there is no specific coin yet.</p><p><br /></p><ol> <li>A nice Hawaiian half, with toning I like in a grade I like (an attractive MS63, dripping with eye appeal).&nbsp; If I buy this coin, it will involve curtailing my coin purchases for probably 2-3 months, minimum.&nbsp; This coin currently lives in the back room of a local dealer that doesn&#039;t have an online inventory, so it&#039;s unlikely to be sold to anyone else any time soon.</li> <li>A Lafayette dollar with similar qualities to the Hawaiian, except this coin will probably only entail a 1-2 month curtailment of coin buying, <i>and</i> it&#039;s online, so it might get snapped up before I get to it if I wait.</li> <li>A high-grade (but common date), certified Seated dime.&nbsp; If I buy this one, I probably won&#039;t have to curtail my coin purchases much.&nbsp; Unfortunately, this one is not toned, <i>but</i>, based on the seller&#039;s images, I <i>think</i> it&#039;s a variet not listed on Fortin&#039;s web site.&nbsp; Seated dimes are not a usual series for me, nor would it fit into any sets I&#039;m working on, but I think it&#039;d be cool to discover a new variety, and it&#039;s a coin I&#039;d be glad to own.<br /> </li> <li>A high-grade, FH 1917 Type 1 SLQ with nice toning.&nbsp; This coin would fit really well into my high-grade 20th-century type set.&nbsp; I would not need to curtail future coin purchases if I bought this one, either. <br /> </li> <li>A nice, MS63-64 Barber half for the type set, preferably with nice toning.&nbsp; Depending on price, I may or may not have to curtail my buying with this one.</li> </ol><p><br /></p><p>Which way might you go?&nbsp; Right now, the sets I&#039;m working on are golden/champagne toned MS Franklin halves, classic commems, and a high-grade 20th century US type set.&nbsp; I do plan to expand the type set later to a more complete US type set, but the pre-1900 coins will not be such high grade examples (hence why the Seated Dime doesn&#039;t really fit in).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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