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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 606947, member: 4703&quot;]Some folks include proofs in their definition of a &quot;complete&quot; set or series, others don&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>Except to the extent that you are trying to fill a commercial folder/album, the definition of completeness is entirely up to the individual collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>Possibilities always include: <ul> <li>Type sets - one of each type of coin from the area of interest, without regard to mint marks/dates</li> <li>Date sets - one of each year of issue, without regard to mint marks</li> <li>Date/mintmark sets - one of each year of issue from each issuing mint</li> <li>All variety sets - one of each intentional variation in design (can be either date, type, or date/mint)</li> <li>Errors and/or proofs included/excluded - self explanatory</li> <li>Any other configuration that <i>you</i> prefer for your own collection.</li> </ul><p>And, of course, you can leave spaces for the unobtainable - or not - as you see fit.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only &quot;rule&quot; of completeness is that there is no rule.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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