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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MrDSmith, post: 437155, member: 9745&quot;]Hoards have a special place in my heart. I am working on a 20th Century type set now using only hoard coinage and have been researching them for some time now. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS">What do you guys consider a hoard?</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS">A hoard can come from a couple places. For one it can be a bank or government holding, as seen in the GSA, Windy City, and Omaha Bank Hoard. They can also come from private collectors, like Redfield, Ted Binion and Fitzgerald. In addition to quantity, which for major hoards can exceed 100,000 examples, the coins must also be of certain quality, such as high grade, toned, or rare date/mm, or any combination of the three. </font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS">Is there a number one must meet?</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS">I would say that a minor hoard sould be around 1,000-5,000, and a major hoard should go 100,000+.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS">Do a few key rare coins meet requirement?</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS">No. Hoard implies mass. Ten rare coins is a collection. 10,000 rare coins of a similar type/date is a hoard.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS">Must you corner a certain market to be considered a pro hoarder?</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS">Well, yes and no. There should be an underlying connection that ties all the coins together, like sharing a type or mint mark, as in all morgan dollars or all carson city. In the cases of bank hoards the work is done for you. As a collector I would say you can choose any market you like, but once you do stick with it and collect in bulk and high quality. MS 65 is really the minimum for most hoard coins, so you neet to keep that bar high.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS">I hope this is helpful. </font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS">--Adam</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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