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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dimeguy, post: 1465018, member: 19855&quot;]I have three categories: Mint products (mint sets, proof sets, silver proof sets which I collect every year...though price is getting up there!), my sets, and miscellaneous (generally stuff I found in circulation, items my grandfather passed to me, or gifts/sets given to me through various holidays/occasions). </p><p><br /></p><p>As for defining my sets I generally follow these rules to keep me on track. I find if I don&#039;t I eventually loose my mind and collect anything. The sets and rules keep me focused:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.) Define grade range for set-I have a hard time mixing this. Yes, I have some 1940&#039;s Mercs in BU, but they don&#039;t match my VF-XF set, so they go in a separate box and not in the show-off album. </p><p><br /></p><p>2.) Collect no proofs before those produced by San Fransisco. Again, if I didn&#039;t set the boundary, where would the madness stop?</p><p><br /></p><p>3.) Series defined, primarily be me, as any set of coins with at least the same obverse or reverse. For example, the Washington Quarters and the State Quarters would be two separate albums as both obverse and reverse changed...making a new coin series. However, State Quarters and Park Quarters go in the same album/same series as the obverse has not changed. </p><p><br /></p><p>Again, I don&#039;t expect anyone on this forum to adopt my definitions, but since it was asked of the OP I decided to contribute. I just had to set boundaries as I know I would have collected anything with a mint mark under the sun if I didn&#039;t.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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