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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CircCam, post: 21936848, member: 85675&quot;][ATTACH=full]1543861[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1543862[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1543863[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1543864[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Some observations from the road:</b></p><ul> <li>This is the first set I have attempted that wasn&#039;t raw, and I admit I miss being able to hold the coins when viewing. Especially with L.E. halves, not being able to view the edge feels like I don&#039;t have access to a really cool aspect of this type. </li> </ul><p> <ul> <li>The goal of this set overall is/was <b>originality, some flash/luster, and colorful toning</b> when I could find it. After buying and selling 2-3 times the quantity of coins seen here in the process of narrowing down to the current lineup, I&#039;ve learned the following:</li> </ul><p> <ol> <li>Finding originality and luster in circulated grades is not easy- it&#039;s most often getting one at the expense of the other.</li> <li>Personal confirmation of the known fact that most early silver has seen some sort of conservation- whether it be acetone, washed off... something.&nbsp; <i>But </i>not all have, and finding the ones that are truly original is a real joy.</li> <li>Since I purchase most coins online from images and only attend a couple regional shows per year, purchasing CAC coins helped to eliminate the worst of the &quot;market acceptable&quot; bunch, but they definitely still have an allowable &quot;threshold&quot; for conservation. This journey revealed a lot of conserved stickered coins that didn&#039;t stay in my set for that reason. In other words, it is a helpful tool but not an all-encompassing solution if you&#039;re after originality. I knew that going in but figured I would mention it.</li> <li>All of the above coins are either what I believe to be strictly original, or have careful enough conservation to not ruin the coin for me. This aspect has been the single most challenging part of building this set as it is incredibly hard to tell from pictures, even on coinage with a visibly thick skin. </li> </ol><p>Hopefully the above is helpful to someone out there- I welcome any comments or questions. Thanks for taking a look and hopefully in the coming years I&#039;ll be back with a completed set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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