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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FHDave, post: 199044, member: 7359&quot;]The nice thing about the SBA coins is that they are a small set, which makes it easy to get an example of every year and mint mark.&nbsp; There are 15 coins in the basic set.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you add the &quot;wide rim&quot; for 1979-P, and clear &quot;S&quot; for both the 1979-S proof and the 1981-S proof, this adds three more coins.&nbsp; The &quot;wide rim&quot; or &quot;near date&quot; coin does not command a huge premium, but the two &quot;type 2&quot; proof coins are relatively rare and are more expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a potentially new variety to collect with SBAs, and that is the Full Talon.&nbsp; There was an article in last May&#039;s Numismatist magazine from the ANA.&nbsp; The following link (which is a site for the small dollars) also describes what a Full Talon consists of.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~smalldollars/dollar/add017.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://home.earthlink.net/~smalldollars/dollar/add017.html" rel="nofollow">http://home.earthlink.net/~smalldollars/dollar/add017.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I personally think that we will eventually see FT be recognized in a manner similar to FBL for Franklin halves or FB for Mercury dimes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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