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<p>[QUOTE="Mainebill, post: 1813989, member: 44004"]Sounds familiar I started in the early 80s Lincoln cents too and Indians next then I discovered large cents and an older collector who was a major influence and a type collector got me on that was really serious (and really broke) through high school always collected tho sold much of my collection when I bought my house in 2000 but have gradually bought at antique auctions and estate sales a few years ago I got an iPhone and was able to discover ways to buy nationally and have been collecting much more seriously as the local auctions and coin dealers really didn't often have the higher end early coins I wanted I do occasionally find them this way tho still kicking myself for not going a couple more bids on that 1796 $1 in January at an estate auction (I umbderbid at $3200) a solid raw clean honest unmolested vf I'm trying to get a complete pre 1900 type set a complete run of early dollars (except 1804 short of winning the powerball) a complete date set of large cents and all the cc Morgan's in uncirculated (may settle for xf on 1889) I'm not spending 5 figures on anything not early[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mainebill, post: 1813989, member: 44004"]Sounds familiar I started in the early 80s Lincoln cents too and Indians next then I discovered large cents and an older collector who was a major influence and a type collector got me on that was really serious (and really broke) through high school always collected tho sold much of my collection when I bought my house in 2000 but have gradually bought at antique auctions and estate sales a few years ago I got an iPhone and was able to discover ways to buy nationally and have been collecting much more seriously as the local auctions and coin dealers really didn't often have the higher end early coins I wanted I do occasionally find them this way tho still kicking myself for not going a couple more bids on that 1796 $1 in January at an estate auction (I umbderbid at $3200) a solid raw clean honest unmolested vf I'm trying to get a complete pre 1900 type set a complete run of early dollars (except 1804 short of winning the powerball) a complete date set of large cents and all the cc Morgan's in uncirculated (may settle for xf on 1889) I'm not spending 5 figures on anything not early[/QUOTE]
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