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Message:: [QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 1811977, member: 5233"]One of the great things about this hobby is you can define a collection or a goal anyway you want.  For example, I too love Lincoln wheat cents.  I just recently finished my 1909-1958 collection.  Mine are all circulated and some are not in the best shape.  I decided to do a standard date and mint mark set...no proofs or varieties of any kind.  This way, I avoided the 1922 No D and the 1955 DDO...both very expensive coins.  Now, that being said, my set still contains a couple expensive coins...namely the 1909-S VDB (XF grade) and the 1914-D (G at best).  It's not an inexpensive set, but many of the coins are and the couple that aren't...well that's what setting goals and saving is for. It took me the better part of a decade to put mine together because I was limited for income.  I started the collection when I was in high school and didn't finish until I had a doctorate.  Looking back, I wish I had done some things differently, but I'm still proud of my set. The one thing I see with my set that I wish I had done was establish a quality standard and stick to it.  For example, if I had only bought coins F-VF in the 1909-1935 range it would have cost more but the set would have been much nicer.  I wish I had decided to spend a little more time and get a better quality set...as now I feel like much of the earlier dates need upgrading,  But like I said, it was still fun.[/QUOTE]