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<p>[QUOTE="Greg M., post: 3147284, member: 85827"]Wintry:</p><p>I had forgotten until you mentioned it, but back in the day (early 1960s) when I first started collecting Lincolns, if not being embarrassed to say a coin had been bought and not found in circulation, even the thought of buying one was anathema while I was very happy with well worn "good" coins that I had found in my weekly rolls or $50 bank bags of cents I went through. On one occasion, after seeing a friend's effort to buy higher grade coins for his collection, I sold one of my precious finds - a VG+-Fine 1931-S in order to upgrade it. But within a week I was so sorry I had let my find go I went to the dealer I had sold it to and begged him to rescind my sale. Still have it as part of my collection today. </p><p><br /></p><p>About 12 years or so ago I finally broke down and, because by now I knew any chance of finding early Wheats in circulation was nill to none, I bought the 5 or 6 Wheaties I had never found (the two 09-S, a 14-S, 22 no D, and couple others I do not recall) to complete my Lincoln set back to 1909, which I still have today and regularly keep up to date with each year's new issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>Greg M.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Greg M., post: 3147284, member: 85827"]Wintry: I had forgotten until you mentioned it, but back in the day (early 1960s) when I first started collecting Lincolns, if not being embarrassed to say a coin had been bought and not found in circulation, even the thought of buying one was anathema while I was very happy with well worn "good" coins that I had found in my weekly rolls or $50 bank bags of cents I went through. On one occasion, after seeing a friend's effort to buy higher grade coins for his collection, I sold one of my precious finds - a VG+-Fine 1931-S in order to upgrade it. But within a week I was so sorry I had let my find go I went to the dealer I had sold it to and begged him to rescind my sale. Still have it as part of my collection today. About 12 years or so ago I finally broke down and, because by now I knew any chance of finding early Wheats in circulation was nill to none, I bought the 5 or 6 Wheaties I had never found (the two 09-S, a 14-S, 22 no D, and couple others I do not recall) to complete my Lincoln set back to 1909, which I still have today and regularly keep up to date with each year's new issues. Greg M.[/QUOTE]
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