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Message:: [QUOTE="justminted, post: 26766, member: 1829"]Hello Group!!! I just recently got back into collectting after falling for the stupid 1929 Fake $5 Indian Gold coin that National Collectors Mint has on the TV every nano second. Oh well $19.95 plus S&H and learned my lesson and here I am. The thing that I wanted to start doing before I started getting into the vintage old coins was to Jump-Start collectting some of the modern stuff as well. I wanted to complete a set per say. Ike Dollars. SBA's, and Sacagawea, 50 States. Right now I am working on getting the Sacagawea's near completion but am blown away with the costs of the proofs. $55-70 for the 2001S. Why is the Red Book so conservative on it's values? Is this just the Ebay craze and the "Coin Vault" that harp on the "scarcity" of these rare and valuable gems? Honestly, can a 2001-S not be had for $35? 2002-S for 25?   My other question on completing some of these sets is: Is a set only considered complete for example with Susan B's if one has every type possible? Like the '81S type l (rounded S) and also '81S type ll  (clear S) The 1979P had a "narrow rim" and a more valuable "wide Rim" Is it important to have all minted examples? Thank everyone for their time.[/QUOTE]