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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fish, post: 160105, member: 6034&quot;](edited to fix spacing, Pocket IE doesn&#039;t like the editor)</p><p>I am somewhat familiar with half-cents already, considerably more than the average collector that doesn&#039;t specialize in htem I would guess.&nbsp; And I have Breen&#039;s half cent book already.&nbsp; Also, I would avoid Cohen&#039;s book as it is superceded by Manley&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>This isn&#039;t a matter of not wanting to spend $3 before I spend $10,000.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have the ten grand to spend.&nbsp; Think of it more as strategizing and planning prior to undertaking a significant venture - because contemplating attempting to complete any series is non-trivial and should be undertaken only after fully weighing the facts.</p><p><br /></p><p>I chose the grades I did for a reason, namely that they are the grades I think I would be most readily able to afford.&nbsp; That&#039;s analogous to the reason I left off the keys and proof-only issues: I stand little chance of affording them any time soon, especially considering for what I would most likely end up spending to pick up a well-worn but probem-free 1796 I could pick up most likely every other coin I have listed (with the possible exception of the 1810 where I fear conditional rarity may end up biting me in the arse).</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p><br /></p><p>Fish[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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