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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 522983, member: 15309&quot;]As a toned coin collector, I never really cared much about the date/mm of the coin.&nbsp; However, with my new found passion of trying to assemble the world&#039;s finest toned Jefferson Nickel set, I have run into a new dilemma.&nbsp; Over the course of time, I have upgraded a particular date/mm and created duplicates within my set.&nbsp; Normally, most collectors simply unload the lesser graded coin once upgrading.&nbsp; However, my problem is that my duplicates are also fantastic coins that I just can&#039;t bring myself to part with.&nbsp; Here is an example.&nbsp; The 1945-P Jefferson Nickel is a conditional rarity in MS67 with a relatively small population of 358/2.&nbsp; However, it is readily available in MS66 with a population of 3176/360.</p><p><br /></p><p>I picked up my first 1945-P which is a wildly toned Appalachian with a Bingham pedigree graded MS66* (Bottom photo).&nbsp; When the Compradore registry set sold last year in May 2008, I upgraded to a gorgeous MS67 (middle photo).&nbsp; Then out of nowhere, I found a fantastic MS67* (top photo) example on E-Bay in July which presently takes honors in my NGC registry set.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1945-PNGCMS67Star-2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1945-PNGC1776085--3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1945-PNGCMS66Star-5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have considered making a collection of spectacular toned 1945-P Jeffersons into an NGC Signature Set.&nbsp; If I assemble 40 of these babies, it would constitute a roll of 1945-P Jeffersons.&nbsp; There is a Jefferson War Nickel collector who named his registry set &quot;55 cents the hard way&quot;.&nbsp; I am sure I could come up with a cool name like that for my set.&nbsp; The only thing stopping me is that the set would probably end up costing in excess of $15,000.&nbsp; I just don&#039;t know if I want to spend that kind of money assembling a set of duplicates.</p><p><br /></p><p>Has anyone else ever had a dilemma with what to do with your duplicates.&nbsp; If so, I would love to hear your stories.</p><p><br /></p><p>Paul[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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