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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Maxfli, post: 1915059, member: 69089&quot;]The inherent risk of collecting series and sets — invariably the tail ends up wagging the dog.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exactly.&nbsp; Defining the set can be half the fun! </p><p><br /></p><p>I started getting interested in the British Empire about three years ago.&nbsp; That&#039;s 40-some colonies/territories/protectorates, etc. x multiple monarchs = way too many coins to &quot;collect &#039;em all.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been picking up pieces here and there, while simultaneously trying to figure out exactly how I want to structure the collection moving forward.&nbsp; Haven&#039;t resolved that yet, but I&#039;m having a heck of a lot of fun along the way.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When I started building a 19th and 20th century U.S. type set, I nixed mint mark variations from the outset, and also some other minor variations that I deemed irrelevant, at least to me.&nbsp; Consequently, putting the set together was fun and low pressure, which is the way it should be.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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