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Message:: [QUOTE="Jhonn, post: 283416, member: 5418"]Since I, too, am working on a type set (finished my 20th century set not to long ago, now slowly working on my 19th century set), I'd say the first thing you want to figure out is: 1) Do you want each example to be of a certain grade, say MS-63, buying only what you can afford in that grade? This means most coins will be more common-date coins, but the set will look very nice and uniform (this is not what I am doing). Or, 2) Do you want each example to be a rare/key date coin in the best condition you can afford, be it AG or MS? This is what I am doing. The set looks less uniform, as some of my later date type coins are high MS examples or even proofs (like my Franklin and JFK halves), while some of my other types are really low grade (like my AG 1921 P Mercury dime). You'll need to do a lot more research if you take this path, as you'll want to be looking at mintage numbers and condition rarity. However, the advantage here is that your type set will be worth more in the end as the years go by, since key date/mint coins tend to rise in price at several times the rate that common date coins do. Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]