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Message:: [QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2156214, member: 71723"]Wow, I can honestly say that before reading this thread, I had never even HEARD OF a collector who collected a series but eschewed the proofs. And I've been a collector since the early 1960's. To me, it has always been assumed that an effort to complete a series included completing the proof pieces as well, especially in the more modern era. The idea of "business strikes only" leaves me with a new question - where do the "circulation quality" S-mint ATB quarters fit in? NIFC, but then not proof either. Yes, they are "businessy strike", but struck on a press designed to strike proofs, and not entered into circulation by the Fed. Also, what about post-2003 Kennedys? Do they not "count" either? Seems to me the distinctions have started to blur, unless the standard is "all means all". Of course, there's always the REAL hyena standard, I guess - nothing after 1964 counts or ever will.[/QUOTE]