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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;geekpryde, post: 1958156, member: 36248&quot;]<p style="text-align: center"><font size="6"><span style="color: #0000b3">Welcome to</span> <span style="color: #00b300">geekpryde&#039;s</span><span style="color: #ff0000">:</span></font></p> <p style="text-align: center"><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>US Type Set Progress Update</b></span></font></p> <p style="text-align: center"><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></font></p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000">As many of you know, I have been working on a US Type Set since January 1, 2013.&nbsp; &nbsp; That means I have had roughly 573 days to make decisions and purchases about my set.&nbsp;&nbsp; I decided early on I wanted to do a fairly exhaustive business strike Type set, with most all of the major type varieties, but also keeping in mind my budget.&nbsp;&nbsp; I also made a very important decision to only include <a href="http://www.caccoin.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.caccoin.com/" rel="nofollow">CAC approved</a> coins, unless it was a type CAC did not sticker.</span></font></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font size="5"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font size="5">I created an Excel spreadsheet that contains <b>185 coins</b>.&nbsp;&nbsp; At some point, I realized that some of those coins will be unattainable by me, ever.&nbsp;&nbsp; So I flagged anything above $500 as &quot;too costly&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; At some point, perhaps in 10 years, I will be able to pick up $1000 coins, but certainly I will never afford (or want) $10,000 coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; So, right off the bat, I am down to <b>137 coins.</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font size="5"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font size="5">At another point in time, I realized that of the remaining coins, I just did not want many of them.&nbsp;&nbsp; Too new, too ugly, too common. I paired down the list removing things like am example of a Presidential Dollar, </font></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><font size="5">Kennedy Half Dollar - Clad, Lincoln Cent - Shield...&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; So, I was now down to </font></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><font size="5">115 coins</font></span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><font size="5">. </font></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><font size="5"><br /></font></span></p><p><font size="5">Of the still remaining coins, CAC doesn&#039;t sticker 10 Types I wanted:</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">[table][tr][td]DENOM[/td][td]TYPE[/td][td]start[/td][td]end[/td][td]NOTES[/td][/tr][tr][td]10C[/td][td]Roosevelt Dime[/td][td]1946[/td][td]1964[/td][td]NO CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Washington Quarter - Silver Bicentennial[/td][td]1976[/td][td]1976[/td][td]NO CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Kennedy Half Dollar - Silver[/td][td]1964[/td][td]1964[/td][td]NO CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Kennedy Half Dollar - Silver Clad[/td][td]1965[/td][td]1970[/td][td]NO CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Kennedy Half Dollar - Silver Bicentennial[/td][td]1976[/td][td]1976[/td][td]NO CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]SMS Kennedy Half[/td][td]1998[/td][td]1998[/td][td]NO CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]$1[/td][td]Susan B. Anthony Dollar - Narrow Rim[/td][td]1979[/td][td]1979[/td][td]NO CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]$1[/td][td]Susan B. Anthony Dollar -[/td][td]1979[/td][td]1999[/td][td]NO CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]$1[/td][td]Sacagawea Dollar - Native American reverse[/td][td]2009[/td][td]present[/td][td]NO CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]S$1[/td][td]American Eagle Silver Dollars[/td][td]1986[/td][td]Present[/td][td]NO CAC[/td][/tr][/table]</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">But they did sticker the other <b>105 coins, </b>so I was off on my journey to find 105 coins that I could afford, that I liked, and that came with a pretty gold or green CAC sticker of approval.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">There were a few Types I wanted, that are not necessarily in a normal PCGS / NGC Registry Type Set.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nonetheless, I wanted a nice CAC example of the following six:</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">[table][tr][td]TYPE[/td][td]START[/td][td]END[/td][td]NOTES[/td][/tr][tr][td]Colonial Coinage[/td][td]1652[/td][td]1795[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]Territorial and Fractional Gold[/td][td]1830[/td][td].[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]Token, Hard Times[/td][td]1837[/td][td]1864[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]Hawaiian Coinage[/td][td]1847[/td][td]1883[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]Token / Medal[/td][td].[/td][td].[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]Commemorative Medal Silver[/td][td]1925[/td][td]1925[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][/table]</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">The remaining 99 coins are fairly typical of most Type Sets you could come across, but I&#039;ll list them here anyway:</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">[table][tr][td]DENOM[/td][td]TYPE[/td][td]START[/td][td]END[/td][td]NOTES[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/2C[/td][td]Draped Bust Half Cent[/td][td]1800[/td][td]1808[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/2C[/td][td]Classic Head Half Cent[/td][td]1809[/td][td]1836[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/2C[/td][td]Braided Hair Half Cent[/td][td]1840[/td][td]1857[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1C[/td][td]Liberty Cap Cent, Dent. Border[/td][td]1794[/td][td]1796[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1C[/td][td]Draped Bust Cent[/td][td]1796[/td][td]1807[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1C[/td][td]Classic Head Cent[/td][td]1808[/td][td]1814[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1C[/td][td]Coronet Head Cent[/td][td]1816[/td][td]1839[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1C[/td][td]Braided Hair Cent[/td][td]1839[/td][td]1857[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1C[/td][td]Flying Eagle Cent[/td][td]1856[/td][td]1858[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1C[/td][td]Indian Cent Cop Nic, No Shield[/td][td]1859[/td][td]1859[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1C[/td][td]Indian Cent Cop Nic[/td][td]1860[/td][td]1864[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1C[/td][td]Indian Cent Bronze[/td][td]1864[/td][td]1909[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1C[/td][td]Lincoln Cent, Wheat VDB[/td][td]1909[/td][td]1909[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1C[/td][td]Lincoln Cent, Wheat[/td][td]1909[/td][td]1958[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1C[/td][td]Lincoln Cent, Steel[/td][td]1943[/td][td]1943[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1C[/td][td]Lincoln Cent - Memorial reverse, bronze[/td][td]1959[/td][td]1982[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]1C[/td][td]Lincoln Cent - Memorial reverse, zinc[/td][td]1982[/td][td]2008[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]2C[/td][td]Two Cents[/td][td]1864[/td][td]1873[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]3C[/td][td]Three Cent Silver, Type 1[/td][td]1851[/td][td]1853[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]3C[/td][td]Three Cent Silver, Type 2[/td][td]1854[/td][td]1858[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]3C[/td][td]Three Cent Silver, Type 3[/td][td]1859[/td][td]1872[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]3C[/td][td]Nickel Three Cents[/td][td]1865[/td][td]1889[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]H10C[/td][td]Capped Bust Half Dime[/td][td]1829[/td][td]1837[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]H10C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Half Dime, No Stars[/td][td]1837[/td][td]1838[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]H10C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Half Dime, No Drap[/td][td]1838[/td][td]1840[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]H10C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Half Dime, Drapery[/td][td]1840[/td][td]1859[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]H10C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Half Dime, Arrows[/td][td]1853[/td][td]1855[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]H10C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Half Dime, Legend[/td][td]1860[/td][td]1873[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]5C[/td][td]Shield Nickel, Rays[/td][td]1866[/td][td]1867[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]5C[/td][td]Shield Nickel, No Rays[/td][td]1867[/td][td]1883[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]5C[/td][td]Liberty Head Nickel, No CENTS[/td][td]1883[/td][td]1883[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]5C[/td][td]Liberty Head Nickel[/td][td]1883[/td][td]1913[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]5C[/td][td]Buffalo Nickel, Type 1[/td][td]1913[/td][td]1913[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]5C[/td][td]Buffalo Nickel, Type 2[/td][td]1913[/td][td]1938[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]5C[/td][td]Jefferson Nickel[/td][td]1938[/td][td]1964[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]5C[/td][td]Jefferson Nickel, Wartime[/td][td]1942[/td][td]1945[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]10C[/td][td]Capped Bust Dime, Large Denticles[/td][td]1809[/td][td]1828[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]10C[/td][td]Capped Bust Dime, Small Denticles[/td][td]1828[/td][td]1837[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]10C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Dime, No Stars[/td][td]1837[/td][td]1838[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]10C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Dime, No Drapery[/td][td]1838[/td][td]1840[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]10C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Dime, Drapery[/td][td]1840[/td][td]1860[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]10C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Dime, Arrows[/td][td]1853[/td][td]1855[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]10C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Dime, Legend[/td][td]1860[/td][td]1891[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]10C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Dime, Legend, Arrows[/td][td]1873[/td][td]1874[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]10C[/td][td]Barber Dime[/td][td]1892[/td][td]1916[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]10C[/td][td]Mercury Dime[/td][td]1916[/td][td]1945[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]20C[/td][td]Twenty Cents[/td][td]1875[/td][td]1878[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Draped Bust Quarter, Large Eagle[/td][td]1804[/td][td]1807[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Capped Bust Quarter, Large Size[/td][td]1815[/td][td]1828[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Capped Bust Quarter, Small Size[/td][td]1831[/td][td]1838[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Quarter, No Drapery[/td][td]1838[/td][td]1840[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Quarter, No Motto[/td][td]1840[/td][td]1865[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Quarter, Arr &amp; Rays[/td][td]1853[/td][td]1853[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Quarter, Arrows NM[/td][td]1854[/td][td]1855[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Quarter, With Motto[/td][td]1866[/td][td]1891[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Quarter, Motto, Arr[/td][td]1873[/td][td]1874[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Barber Quarter[/td][td]1892[/td][td]1916[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Standing Liberty Quarter, Type 1[/td][td]1916[/td][td]1917[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Standing Liberty Quarter, Type 2[/td][td]1917[/td][td]1924[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Standing Liberty Quarter, Type 3[/td][td]1925[/td][td]1930[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Washington Quarter, Silver[/td][td]1932[/td][td]1964[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]25C[/td][td]Classic Silver Commemorative 25C[/td][td]1893[/td][td]1893[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Draped Bust Half Dollar, Lg Eagle[/td][td]1801[/td][td]1807[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Capped Bust Half Dollar, Let Edge[/td][td]1807[/td][td]1836[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Capped Bust Half Dollar, 50 CENTS[/td][td]1836[/td][td]1837[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Capped Bust Half Dollar, HALF DOL.[/td][td]1838[/td][td]1839[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Half Dollar, No Drap[/td][td]1839[/td][td]1839[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Half Dollar, No Motto[/td][td]1839[/td][td]1866[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Arr &amp; Ray[/td][td]1853[/td][td]1853[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Half Dollar, NM, Arr[/td][td]1854[/td][td]1855[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Motto[/td][td]1866[/td][td]1891[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Mot, Arr[/td][td]1873[/td][td]1874[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Barber Half Dollar[/td][td]1892[/td][td]1915[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Walking Liberty Half Dollar[/td][td]1916[/td][td]1947[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Franklin Half Dollar[/td][td]1948[/td][td]1963[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]50C[/td][td]Classic Silver Commemorative 50C[/td][td]1892[/td][td]1954[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]S$1[/td][td]Liberty Seated Dollar, No Motto[/td][td]1840[/td][td]1866[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]S$1[/td][td]Liberty Seated Dollar, With Motto[/td][td]1866[/td][td]1873[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]S$1[/td][td]Trade Dollar[/td][td]1873[/td][td]1878[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]S$1[/td][td]Morgan Dollar[/td][td]1878[/td][td]1921[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]S$1[/td][td]Peace Dollar, High Relief[/td][td]1921[/td][td]1921[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]S$1[/td][td]Peace Dollar[/td][td]1922[/td][td]1935[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]S$1[/td][td]Classic Silver Commemorative $1[/td][td]1900[/td][td]1900[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]G$1[/td][td]Gold Dollar, Type 1[/td][td]1849[/td][td]1854[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]G$1[/td][td]Gold Dollar, Type 2[/td][td]1854[/td][td]1856[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]G$1[/td][td]Gold Dollar, Type 3[/td][td]1856[/td][td]1889[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]$1[/td][td]Eisenhower Dollar - Clad[/td][td]1971[/td][td]1978[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]$1[/td][td]Eisenhower Dollar - Silver[/td][td]1971[/td][td]1974[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]$1[/td][td]Eisenhower Dollar - Silver Bicentennial[/td][td]1976[/td][td]1976[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]$1[/td][td]Eisenhower Dollar - Clad Bicentennial Type 1[/td][td]1976[/td][td]1976[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]$1[/td][td]Eisenhower Dollar - Clad Bicentennial Type 2[/td][td]1976[/td][td]1976[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]G$2.5[/td][td]Classic Head $2 1/2[/td][td]1834[/td][td]1839[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]G$2.5[/td][td]Liberty $2 1/2[/td][td]1840[/td][td]1907[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]G$2.5[/td][td]Indian $2 1/2[/td][td]1908[/td][td]1929[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]G$2.5[/td][td]Commemorative Gold $2 1/2[/td][td]1915[/td][td]1926[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]G$3[/td][td]Indian Princess $3[/td][td]1854[/td][td]1889[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]G$5[/td][td]Liberty $5, No Motto[/td][td]1839[/td][td]1866[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]G$5[/td][td]Liberty $5, With Motto[/td][td]1866[/td][td]1908[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][tr][td]G$5[/td][td]Indian Head $5[/td][td]1908[/td][td]1929[/td][td]CAC[/td][/tr][/table]</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">see full Type List / Want List / Have List <a href="http://1drv.ms/1puPLPK" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://1drv.ms/1puPLPK" rel="nofollow">CLICK HERE</a></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">And so, I set out on my journey.&nbsp;&nbsp; Luckily, I had purchased a 1923 Peace Dollar that happened to have a green CAC bean, and a 1907 Bronze Indian Head Cent that would later sticker, and a 2012-W Silver Eagle Bullion coin, so I already had a head start.&nbsp; &nbsp; </font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">I picked up the most affordable and easiest Types at first, since I wanted to purchase attractive coins out of a field of many examples.&nbsp; </font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">My very first was a blast white 1944 Walking Liberty Half Dollar from [USER=37561]@AnkurJ[/USER] on June 2, 2013:</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/ew603c15j" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/ew603c15j" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/536/603c15.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/p3faf6caj" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/p3faf6caj" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/903/faf6ca.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">Next up 12 days later I bought a clad Ike Dollar on <a href="http://www.ebay.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com" rel="nofollow">eBay</a>, and I gladly overpaid ~$20 to get one I liked and CAC approved:</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/f0721ea1j" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/f0721ea1j" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/540/721ea1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/ey26a6baj" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/ey26a6baj" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/538/26a6ba.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">More than a month later, I bought a great and well priced Type 2 Buffalo Nickel from [USER=21015]@bigjpst[/USER]:</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/id747ea8j" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/id747ea8j" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/661/747ea8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/f0a054faj" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/f0a054faj" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/540/a054fa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">Another month would go by before I purchased a non-CAC coin from [USER=26784]@Kryptonitecomic[/USER], a lovely toned Roosevelt Dime:</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/ipQZLOVXj" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/ipQZLOVXj" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/673/QZLOVX.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/537/aFur1N.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">Around 45 days would pass before I could afford the next prize, a wonderfully circulated Barber Half Dollar from eBay.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/f08f0091j" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/f08f0091j" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/540/8f0091.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/p453f7baj" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/p453f7baj" rel="nofollow"><font size="5"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/904/53f7ba.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></a></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">Only a week would pass before I made my first-ever offer on</font></p><p><font size="5"><a href="http://www.davidlawrence.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.davidlawrence.com/" rel="nofollow">David Lawrence Rare Coins</a> for a buttery Standing Liberty Quarter:</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/id774da0j" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/id774da0j" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/661/774da0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/ezc1590cj" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/ezc1590cj" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/539/c1590c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">After that purchase I decided I would expand my hunting grounds to include <a href="http://www.cointalk.com" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com">CoinTalk</a>, eBay, and DLRC, and other dealer sites, although my list of dealers in Spring 2013 was very short.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">Three weeks later came a very special coin to me, a Commemorative 1936 York Half Dollar (Maine, not New York State) from <a href="http://www.vantagerarecoins.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vantagerarecoins.com/" rel="nofollow">Vantage Rare Coins</a>:</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/ip1f525aj" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/ip1f525aj" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/673/1f525a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/f04720e2j" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/f04720e2j" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/540/4720e2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">eBay would get another shot a month later, when I found a beautiful Silver Washington Quarter for practically free money:</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/ew0ea92bj" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/ew0ea92bj" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/536/0ea92b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/p87bce72j" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/p87bce72j" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/908/7bce72.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">Three weeks later, DLRC would get another offer from me, and another acceptance on their part for a coin I liked a lot, but that had been sitting in their inventory for far too long.&nbsp; A toned &quot;With Cents&quot; Liberty Nickel:</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/pace2bf7j" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/pace2bf7j" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/910/ce2bf7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/ipf526d3j" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/ipf526d3j" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/673/f526d3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">A month would go by before I settled on a MS66 Lincoln Wheat Steel Cent, I had been holding out for a MS67 example, but the eBay sellers would not play ball.&nbsp; A was happy with my choice, and saved some money for the next Type:</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/ez2cdf5ej" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/ez2cdf5ej" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/539/2cdf5e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/f0129d6dj" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imageshack.com/i/f0129d6dj" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/540/129d6d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">to be continued in next post...</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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