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Message:: [QUOTE="Inspector43, post: 4022650, member: 89213"]Young people starting up need a lot of positive feedback and encouragement. And, they need to know that they can concentrate on a line that is stable and reachable. I collected everything and was able to find anything and everything in my pocket change. There were no surprises from the US Mint. They made mostly circulating coins with only the annual proof. Today, for example, the mint instead of making 3 quarters a year, makes about 30 different ones. And, most of them are not available in circulation. If you want a complete set there are big premiums. New and, as far as I am concerned, pseudo collectors, have been smitten by the TPG's and their unrealistic and ingenuine attribute assignments - First Strike, First Release, etc. We know these attributes have nothing to do with the quality or collectability of the coin itself. Plus peer issues - mine is MS-65 and yours is only MS-60. Whatever happened to G, VG, F, XF, etc.? It was always good enough for the coin world. I have collected since 1948 and have been purchasing from the mint since 1959. I recently stopped getting new stuff from the mint. There is room for just so much junk.[/QUOTE]