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Message:: [QUOTE="littlehugger, post: 3598138, member: 58633"]Ere Murph, Its addictive, isnt it? I got all the cheap moderns in high grade. But as you write, this raises the standard somewhat! Older and rarer coins are outrageously expensive in UNC and shocking in proof I think XF-AU is just about right. Given the high cost of obsolete coins, MS and proof are too expensive.  Also, Dansco albums are not truly archival. Heaven forfend if you damage a MS or proof and ruin its value. Last, circulated coins can be handled. As long as you dont get carried away. Allowing you to enjoy your collection in hand, and your kids/grandkids, etc, to do so also. People only see the most common stuff now. There is no bill higher than $100. $2 bills are scarce and people see them rarely enough to think they are fake.Silver dollars, even Eisenhower dollars, are unknown. Same with Kennedy halves. Most will go a lifetime not seeing silver. So, Type Coins are fascinating to most  being able to hold them is memorable.[/QUOTE]