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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 1203664, member: 21705&quot;]There are so many 1798 varieties that it&#039;s hard to get excited about them unless you break them down into smaller groups. I&#039;ve become fascinated with the variations of lettering styles and Style 1 hair. I have both 1797 style 2 letter varieties and have the 1800 S-190 with the last style 1 hair obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>1798 just happens to have most of the other variations which catch my interest like the 1797 stemless reverses do. It probably doesn&#039;t hurt that the first Sheldon variety I ever owned was a basil state S-183. I sold it during one of those cash crunch situations and missed it for years until I acquired a slightly better one later. The second was the 1802 S-238 sold in a similar crunch for which I never really got a better one. One of the two I have is cleaned with a wire brush and the other is corroded. Anyway, I completed the collectable 1802 set last year when I acquired and S-235. That&#039;s when I moved to the 1797 stemless group.</p><p><br /></p><p>In answer to the question about collecting, I have chosen to sell my collection so my kids won&#039;t have to try and figure it out later. I can still participate in the fun of attribution which is what I enjoyed anyway. The knowledge stays with you even when the coins themselves are gone.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, I don&#039;t consider myself an expert. Just ahead of the game compared to many novice and non specialists. I generally ask Conder when I have questions. I&#039;ve also asked Grellman and Wright questions over the years, though the contacts have been infrequent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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