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<p>[QUOTE="Ciscokid, post: 35460, member: 1932"]Initially I wanted to collect just the proofs, and I started to buy them in their OGP--Then I got this wild hair, I started buying slabbed MS69's, then I said hmm why not buy rolls and send the best to NGC & PCGS and get/make my own MS69's MS70's (ya right)--As they started coming back ms66's, 67's 68's & a few as ms69's and NO ms70's, I said o-o, this isn't gonna be easy or a slam dunk-- <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>So I started buying MS70's, soon I realized, o-o, this ain't gonna be easy either, to collect 1 of each in MS70--Some of these puppies are going for over $5k a pop--</p><p><br /></p><p>So here I am now, trying to make a decision of whether to continue to try and collect the complete MS70 (which BTW can go for over $30k, not including the millennium specimen), or buy rolls and submit (which I doubt I will try again), or just be happy with my half ms70 set, and my second ms69 set, or whether sell them all off and go back to collecting other stuff--</p><p><br /></p><p>Whata hobby <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> What would you guys do?? I do have a considerable amount invested in raw and slabbed, or should I just leave them alone in da safe?? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ciscokid, post: 35460, member: 1932"]Initially I wanted to collect just the proofs, and I started to buy them in their OGP--Then I got this wild hair, I started buying slabbed MS69's, then I said hmm why not buy rolls and send the best to NGC & PCGS and get/make my own MS69's MS70's (ya right)--As they started coming back ms66's, 67's 68's & a few as ms69's and NO ms70's, I said o-o, this isn't gonna be easy or a slam dunk-- :eek: So I started buying MS70's, soon I realized, o-o, this ain't gonna be easy either, to collect 1 of each in MS70--Some of these puppies are going for over $5k a pop-- So here I am now, trying to make a decision of whether to continue to try and collect the complete MS70 (which BTW can go for over $30k, not including the millennium specimen), or buy rolls and submit (which I doubt I will try again), or just be happy with my half ms70 set, and my second ms69 set, or whether sell them all off and go back to collecting other stuff-- Whata hobby ;) What would you guys do?? I do have a considerable amount invested in raw and slabbed, or should I just leave them alone in da safe?? :confused:[/QUOTE]
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