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Message:: [QUOTE="Bill in Burl, post: 1350702, member: 23692"]Your largest obstacle is the fact that nearly half on the coins that you want in the set are so common and inexpensive, even in MS (less than $20 a coin) that no one would have previously had them certified because of the TPG cost.  Very few people (unless seeking the 64-65s) are going to pay $10-$20 to TPG a coin that will never be worth more than $20-$25.  Regardless what it says in Trends .. you can't sell a coin to a piece of paper .... many Vickies, most Edwards and all George's are so common that few would ever go to the trouble to certify them.  In the US, a mintage of 4-5 million is scarce/miniscule, but here in Canada, that many minted is HUGE! ... let alone those George's that had over 10 million minted.  If you really want to get a full collection of Large Cents, I would contact a Canadian dealer up here and have him gather up raw 62-64 common Cents and get them certified..... but you will be paying a 50-80% surcharge for the coins to pay the cost of certification.  Then that dealer (preferably one affiliated with CAND) can get the remainder of the coins already cert'd for you over a 2-3 month period by shopping around.  But, even up here, maple leafs are not that popular.... I'd say much less so than in the States (my opinion only).[/QUOTE]