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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 1757896, member: 20480&quot;]I always thought that a great way for less resourceful collectors to build very significant sets would be to assemble collections of coins that had a nearly identical appearance from one to the next.&nbsp; For every coin to be similar in character to every other in the set requires incredible patience because of the variations in strike, toning, luster and size, placement and orientation of marks.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This can be extraordinarily challenging in some series but, when I think back over the collections I pursued most energetically, they were the ones that had no obvious black eyes or sore thumbs in them.&nbsp; They represented to me a deeper commitment to the goal.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A collector of modest means, but with such commitment and patience can build sets of unmatched uniformity . . . something that those with the deepest pockets will likely not do, because they pursue the best graded coins, whether they look like the others in a set or not.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Coin collecting need not be the hobby of kings, or seem so out of reach, especially for youngsters . . . anyone can get creative and find a collecting angle that works for their special circumstances.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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