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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Coinman1981, post: 873769, member: 20610&quot;]Well, after completing my Lincoln cent collection (which was by far a larger expense than my ch. XF + 20th century set), I think I&#039;m going back to basics -- and that is circulation collecting. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had posted last week that I was going to start a multi-year project 19th century set, but after reevaluating, I don&#039;t think the budget is there, and I have pretty much always enjoyed modern coins and Canadian coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, it looks like I&#039;ll be back to roll searching, which is how I began collecting in the early 1990s. I&#039;ve been building a 1938-61 Jefferson set from circulation (no keys yet, but the rest is filling up rather nicely) and I&#039;m hoping to do pick up some silver and obsoletes through rolls. </p><p><br /></p><p>My point in writing this is that it may inspire some of you who enjoy collecting but don&#039;t have the money to spend on buying rare or expensive coins to still have fun with the coins currently in circulation. It can be just as enjoyable and, frankly, more challenging to complete a collection through that route than by buying coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Case in point: I completed the Lincoln cent collection (even have a weak-D 1922 to satisfy the die varieties of that year) with coins I bought and picked for eye appeal, and yet still have more than half the holes in my Jefferson set wide open. I even started the Jefferson set back in May 2008 -- six months before I started the Lincoln cent set! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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