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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AnemicOak, post: 124354, member: 5224&quot;]I&#039;m considering attempting a type set.&nbsp; There are so many old coins I like (Buffalo&#039;s, Large Cents, Bust Dimes, &amp; pretty much everything else) so I think this will be a good way for me to collect &amp; not have to get the &quot;key&quot; dates like I&#039;d need for a complete set of one series.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I guess I&#039;m trying to decide how I want to do this &amp; was wondering how some others approach it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m thinking about sticking with TPG coins for everything, but am unsure as it could add quite a bit to the cost of the set.&nbsp; If I do go graded for everything I&#039;m unsure if I want to stick with one company or not worry about it as long as it&#039;s PCGS, NGC, ICG or ANACS.&nbsp; Also are ICG &amp; ANACS considered as good or are they kind of second tier to the other two?&nbsp; One of the reasons for leaning towards TPG coins is the whole is it cleaned, re-finished, etc.&nbsp; I&#039;m not real confident on being able to tell since I ended up with a couple of cleaned Buffalo&#039;s &amp; all I hear is how hard it can be, even for experienced dealers, to tell.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other thing I&#039;m not sure of is grade.&nbsp; I&#039;d love to do an all XF/AU or better set, but when it gets to some of the older/rarer coins I&#039;m not sure that&#039;ll be real doable.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I guess I&#039;m just wondering how others have approached doing a type set.&nbsp; Any pitfalls or things you&#039;ve learned when doing your set that might help a newbie.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance,</p><p>Brian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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