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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 458745, member: 9270&quot;]Each collection of mine was done to different criteria.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For instance, my <u>WLH set</u>.</p><p>CRITERIA: Complete the set. Best coin for under $100.</p><p>So the grades range from G to MS.</p><p>A few cost me more than $100.</p><p>The DETERMINING FACTOR about collecting this way: Money balanced against completion.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My silver Roosevelt <u>business strike set.</u></p><p>CRITERIA: <u>Matched</u> set; slabbed by PCGS or NGC; MS-66 (a few are MS-66FT.)</p><p>My silver Roosevelt <u>proof set</u>.</p><p>CRITERIA: <u>Matched</u> set; slabbed by PCGS or NGC; MS-67.</p><p>Actually at the moment I&#039;m one coin short in each of the sets.</p><p>DETERMINING FACTOR: They&#039;re inexpensive and I had never done a matched set.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My <u>type set</u>.</p><p>CRITERIA: They changed over time.</p><p>1. XF or better (two or three coins are VF; enough design remaining so that people can get a good idea of what they looked like in the original.)</p><p>2. $500 or less (later upped to $1000, and even then a few cost more.)</p><p>3. Oldest design to be Liberty Head (older are too expensive; there&#039;s a couple older exceptions if they were inexpensive enough.)</p><p>4. All slabbed, preferably by PCGS or NGC (I&#039;ve got one ANACS and one SEGS in the process of being replaced.)</p><p>DETERMINING FACTOR: Money balanced against a showcase set. I decided this set would be my pride and joy, so the criteria were a bit more flexible and the wallet opened a bit wider.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><u>Bottom Line</u>: It&#039;s your collection. You can do whatever you wish.</p><p>And each can be different.</p><p>Just do a bit of research first. The Red Book is a good start for that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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