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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treylxapi47, post: 2139558, member: 41863&quot;]This is exactly how I started out. I was first collecting bullion and junk silver, and then when I switched over to &#039;numismatically&#039; valued coins i started to build a nice graded type set, focusing on unique coins in the very best grade that I could afford. </p><p><br /></p><p>I then started to pay attention to a particular design that I just found absolutely captivating. The best part was that this design was on everything from a half-dime all the way up to the dollar! </p><p><br /></p><p>$.05</p><p>$.10</p><p>$.20</p><p>$.25</p><p>$.50</p><p>$1.00</p><p><br /></p><p>Those are the denominations that sported a similar obverse and reverse designed by Christian Gobrecht. I ended up settling on the $.20, $.25, and $.50 as my favorites of the series. They are just big enough to really see the designs, not nearly as costly as the dollars, and have so many subtle differences in their overall designs that you NEVER get bored of looking at them and studying them. In fact I am working on a set of seated quarters in the AU to low Mint State grade range right now. </p><p><br /></p><p>These coins also withstood many years of use, most denominations being introduced in the mid to late 1830s and running through 1891 or so. They saw the Civil War, and there were even half dollars that can be traced back to being minted by the Confederate soldiers, both the design that was in use at the time, as well as a new design of their own with a unique reverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>To top it all off, you can build a Seated Series type-set fairly easily and in AU condition without breaking the bank. Then within each denomination are a myriad of different sub-types as well, everything from whether or not lady liberty had excess drapery from her elbow or not, arrows at the date, rays on the reverse, the motto &quot;In God We Trust&quot; and whether it was present or not, etc. THEN you can hunt down even further to different varieties within the same type and sub-type. </p><p><br /></p><p>It really is a wonderful area of numismatics to explore. You can even delve into the many pattern coins of the same time period which often depicted a slightly revised design or sometimes a completely new take on what should appear on the coin. Many times these were minted by just the handfuls and could even be made out of off metals to further their individual uniqueness. </p><p><br /></p><p>In case you cant tell, I really enjoy the Seated Series. </p><p><br /></p><p>Oh and there is even a really awesome support group for those of us afflicted with this &#039;disease&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Liberty Seated Collectors Club or LSCC, which can be found here &gt; lsccweb.org - the best $20 you will spend on a club membership. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hi. My name is Trey, and I&#039;m a coin-a-holic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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