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<p>[QUOTE="Kevinfred, post: 1854723, member: 26201"]Great info members... thank you! To Tom B. (and anyone else interested) I have given it a lot of thought, in fact, I'm kind of "starting over". I have horrible OCD and collecting coins has been tough but very therapeutic. In the beginning, having a set of coins that didn't look exactly the same drove me NUTS! Even now, deciding what grade(s) of Morgans to collect was challenging. With so many common Morgans being relatively easy/affordable in higher grades, how would they match up with key dates and semi-key dates? Obviously I wouldn't have a '93-S in a higher grade but a nice F12 wouldn't break the bank. Not being a multi-millionaire, I didn't see HOW I could do matching grades... </p><p><br /></p><p>So here is my plan - certain aspects are finite and others are not. All of the coins will be graded PCGS. Despite my affinity for the 'little guy' i.e. ANACS, ICG, etc., using PCGS makes the most sense financially. With appearance I've decided the set will include coins frosty white full of luster, to lightly toned non-white examples. I'll stay away from dark, completely toned coins as well as *dull* ones. As for the set itself, it looks like just over 100 Morgans - each year, mm, and major variety. I'll allow myself to spin off into more varieties if they interest me in coming years. I could see myself owning a few 8TFs as I like that coin for some reason... There will be a lot of variance in the actual grades, but that will be part of the fun. When it's complete I can upgrade... or even upgrade throughout the journey if I see a nice coin at a nice price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ultimately, if I can buy a half dozen to a dozen coins per year this will be very achievable... I guess if I were to define it, I'd call the collection a "Complete set of PCGS graded Morgan Silver Dollars"[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kevinfred, post: 1854723, member: 26201"]Great info members... thank you! To Tom B. (and anyone else interested) I have given it a lot of thought, in fact, I'm kind of "starting over". I have horrible OCD and collecting coins has been tough but very therapeutic. In the beginning, having a set of coins that didn't look exactly the same drove me NUTS! Even now, deciding what grade(s) of Morgans to collect was challenging. With so many common Morgans being relatively easy/affordable in higher grades, how would they match up with key dates and semi-key dates? Obviously I wouldn't have a '93-S in a higher grade but a nice F12 wouldn't break the bank. Not being a multi-millionaire, I didn't see HOW I could do matching grades... So here is my plan - certain aspects are finite and others are not. All of the coins will be graded PCGS. Despite my affinity for the 'little guy' i.e. ANACS, ICG, etc., using PCGS makes the most sense financially. With appearance I've decided the set will include coins frosty white full of luster, to lightly toned non-white examples. I'll stay away from dark, completely toned coins as well as *dull* ones. As for the set itself, it looks like just over 100 Morgans - each year, mm, and major variety. I'll allow myself to spin off into more varieties if they interest me in coming years. I could see myself owning a few 8TFs as I like that coin for some reason... There will be a lot of variance in the actual grades, but that will be part of the fun. When it's complete I can upgrade... or even upgrade throughout the journey if I see a nice coin at a nice price. Ultimately, if I can buy a half dozen to a dozen coins per year this will be very achievable... I guess if I were to define it, I'd call the collection a "Complete set of PCGS graded Morgan Silver Dollars"[/QUOTE]
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