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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;charlottedude, post: 2409378, member: 26010&quot;]As a collector of early gold, it&#039;s not about the &quot;key date&quot; issue... since they&#039;re all literally key dates in terms of the remaining existence of attractive, original coins.&nbsp; I like the pursuit of a date set because at that time, the mint was going through many struggles, whether it be die steel shortages, or yellow fever outbreaks.&nbsp; Because of this, the coins could vary greatly in quality, strike, and design nuances from year to year... same thing with early branch-mint gold.&nbsp; Each branch mint was &quot;new&quot; to the game while by that time, Philly had &quot;been at it&quot; for over 40 years.&nbsp; Every date varies... from mintmark placement, to lettering, to date sizes... and particularly -- quality of strike... each one has a story to tell.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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