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Message:: [QUOTE="RaceBannon, post: 1008055, member: 25357"]That's a great short set to collect. I think the walking liberty half dollar is one of the most beautiful US coins ever minted. I always wanted to collect a set. Much like yourself, the whole series in mint state was out of my budget.  So I decided to do the whole collection in different grades ascending by grade chronologically from Good through MS 65, so that it would be affordable. The way the Walking Liberty Half DANSCO album divides the dates on different pages is perfect for this. I filled the DANSCO album by grade in ascending order. Page 1 coins from the 1916 to the 1921S are in G-VG-F, with the first 4 being in Good, the second eight coins in VG and the last 8 in Fine. Page 2, from the 23 s to the 38 D are in VF-XF. Page 3, from the 39 to the 45 S are AU-MS63. The last page, only 5 coins from 46 to 47 D, are MS 64/65 coins.It may be a little unorthodox and kooky, but I had fun doing the set that way and it didn't break my bank account. :smile The main difference betw the 64s and 65s as far as I can tell is sharpness of strike, and some of the 65s have luster that just jumps out at you.[/QUOTE]