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Message:: [QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 25965005, member: 10461"]Well, sure, but it doesn’t have to be a big deal.  You can take an eclectic approach and do a “freestyle” collection on almost any budget.  In fact, by abandoning the set-building concept, one need not fret about key dates and such. Whether your budget be large or small, you can be a selective collector and pursue the best quality coins you can afford, within your particular budget range. We can’t all be [USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] and collect Mint State gold coins, but so what. There are interesting coins and good bargains to be had within any tier of the marketplace.  If you learn to work well within your personal limits, it’s all good. PS- I for one recommend World coins as a budget-friendly, educational arena to explore.  Are there rarities and really expensive World coins?  Of course there are.  But generally speaking, they’re not as pricey as US coins can be.  I became a dedicated “Darksider” decades ago, on a shoestring budget.  Never looked back.  Now I own some four-figure World coins. PPS- Yeah, that Dansco 7070 Type set is great.  I did it three times, under various budget constraints.  That's a set worth completing, because with a type set (as opposed to a date-and-mint set), your holdings are automatically diversified.  And much more interesting to look at than rows and rows of the same type of coin.[/QUOTE]