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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WingedLiberty, post: 1953330, member: 26030&quot;]Toughest and most expensive would be if you wanted PCGS graded (or PCGS gradable) coins.&nbsp; NGC is a bit more forgiving of color (less picky).&nbsp; If you were going for raw toners (that perhaps or probably would not grade) it would be a lot cheaper.&nbsp; Old US type coins with natural (gradable) color can get very expensive and can be hard to find.&nbsp; 20th Century type coins with gradable color are a lot easier.&nbsp; Adding the requirement of color to a type collection, I think makes it about 2x to 5x more expensive and perhaps 10x to 20x more difficult to find (JMHO).&nbsp; There are some types which are nearly impossible to find toned (like Flying Eagle Cents or Draped Bust Half Dollars -- they are out there but difficult to find.)&nbsp; Other types like Morgan Dollars or Lincoln Cents are a breeze to find with fantastic color.&nbsp; One suggestion I have would be to try for just a single denomination (Half Dollar Types for example) -- it would give you a sense of the difficulty and cost before you got in too deep.&nbsp; Half Dollars is a nice denom to collect since it covers so many of the major types (esp of the early stuff before 1916, where the dime, quarter, and half all used the same design.)&nbsp; The Nickel denomination is also a nice one to start with since there are just 4 major types to focus on: Shield, Liberty, Buffalo, and Jefferson (of course lots of little subtypes in there too).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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