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<p>[QUOTE="mac266, post: 1622955, member: 26371"]I pick a US coin that I like, read about the series, and find out if the key dates are way too far out of my price range to realistically expect to buy one. If it looks feasible, I go after the entire date and mint mark set. Two years ago I finished the "mercury" dime set, including the 1916-D. I also have the complete Franklin half set, Kennedy halves, Lincoln Memorial cents (but not wheat cents -- my set begins in 1959), Jefferson nickels to date, Roosevelt dimes to date, Eisenhower Dollars, Susan B. Anthony Dollars, and a few others I can't think of. I'm currently working on Buffalo nickels and Washington quarters. </p><p><br /></p><p>I really, really like the "Walking Liberty" quarters, but the 1916 is so far out of my price range it's never going to happen. I saw one for sale on Collectors Corner not too long ago for $23,000! So, I've bought a few nicer, more common ones but will never go after the date and mint mark set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mac266, post: 1622955, member: 26371"]I pick a US coin that I like, read about the series, and find out if the key dates are way too far out of my price range to realistically expect to buy one. If it looks feasible, I go after the entire date and mint mark set. Two years ago I finished the "mercury" dime set, including the 1916-D. I also have the complete Franklin half set, Kennedy halves, Lincoln Memorial cents (but not wheat cents -- my set begins in 1959), Jefferson nickels to date, Roosevelt dimes to date, Eisenhower Dollars, Susan B. Anthony Dollars, and a few others I can't think of. I'm currently working on Buffalo nickels and Washington quarters. I really, really like the "Walking Liberty" quarters, but the 1916 is so far out of my price range it's never going to happen. I saw one for sale on Collectors Corner not too long ago for $23,000! So, I've bought a few nicer, more common ones but will never go after the date and mint mark set.[/QUOTE]
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