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<p>[QUOTE="dimeguy, post: 1221452, member: 19855"]Food for thought: Yeah, I will go ahead an echo the before mentioned members by saying, a "set" is what you want it to be. But I think part of the purpose of this thread is to provide you with some ideas on how to create your set. Personally, I always define a grade I want to achieve for my coins, then omit any proofs without an S mint mark, and omit any keys that are more than my budget. Final step would be to consider any "varieties" or errors I wish to get because I think they are cool. For instance, I have a "complete" Mercury dime set...all graded at least VF, omitting 1916 D and the overdates, as well as any proofs though I did get the large and small mint mark varieties. And even though a "set" may be cheaper on ebay...I personally love picking out my individual coins. It's satisfying when looking at your collection to know you hand picked every coin in the album/portfolio.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dimeguy, post: 1221452, member: 19855"]Food for thought: Yeah, I will go ahead an echo the before mentioned members by saying, a "set" is what you want it to be. But I think part of the purpose of this thread is to provide you with some ideas on how to create your set. Personally, I always define a grade I want to achieve for my coins, then omit any proofs without an S mint mark, and omit any keys that are more than my budget. Final step would be to consider any "varieties" or errors I wish to get because I think they are cool. For instance, I have a "complete" Mercury dime set...all graded at least VF, omitting 1916 D and the overdates, as well as any proofs though I did get the large and small mint mark varieties. And even though a "set" may be cheaper on ebay...I personally love picking out my individual coins. It's satisfying when looking at your collection to know you hand picked every coin in the album/portfolio.[/QUOTE]
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