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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2390003, member: 36230&quot;]That makes things somewhat more complicated, but as with any set all depends on your personal wants and abilities. Doing an MS short set or extended short set isn&#039;t out of the question for most, especially if a long term goal, but the entire set, well, is for many and simply because of cost. Anyway, some things you need to decide, and only you can answer, is what you like and can afford. With this particular design, examples in X range may not appeal to one guy but are adored by another, so no one is going to be able to answer certain things for you. Same thing with cost and what you&#039;re willing to invest over the long haul to make this a reality.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to go the Dansco route, are you willing to buy slabbed and crack the coin out, or will you focus only on purchasing already raw? The former is one thing, but the later is going to, if a quality set is your goal, require you to learn and become deeply familiar with the series. Are you willing to invest the time and effort necessary into doing so? If not, other than buying slabbed (which must be understood is <i><u>no</u></i> guarantee of high quality), perhaps it is worth searching out a knowledgeable dealer willing to work with you. Depending on your desired grade range/ranges, a good number of the needed coins may be available raw and a dealer, who has access to more coins than the average collector, with a trained eye, may very well be able to offer you &quot;value&quot; beyond any additional cost you may incur by chosing to do business with him. The point is that deciding to move forward with putting such a set together is a very personal decision, and one that deserves to be taken very seriously. If you haven&#039;t yet done so, take some time to become more familar with the series and try to decide what grade ranges appeal most to you, then invest some more time into finding out how much such a set would likely cost you to put together today, both low range and high (this can obviously change over time, but will still give a good idea of what you&#039;re looking at in the long run). Then sit on everything for a while and make sure this is really what you want. Unfortunately, most newer collectors experience a taste change after entering into the hobby, so you want to be sure this is really where your passion is before dumping the necessary money into it. Little is less fun than falling out of love with a certain type and having to liquidate, probably at a loss, all of your first/past loves because something else now catches your eye. All just food for thought, of course...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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