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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 3997339, member: 73165&quot;]I&#039;m mightily impressed by that PL US type set, Jason.&nbsp; Of the coins you don&#039;t have, how many do you think actually exist in PL, regardless if they&#039;re in holders that say as much?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m envious, simply because my budget requires me to cut off my gold purchases at 1834.&nbsp; At some point, I would love to acquire a C or Georgia D mint coin, but it&#039;s really not in the cards right now.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Heh, me too.&nbsp; My last few purchases have been US coins, but I also dip into world coins, ancient coins of all cultures, and certain types of tokens that happen to catch my eye.&nbsp; I can tend to be a bit of a magpie that way sometimes.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting!&nbsp; Did they use modern engraving tools, or Depression-era tools that the original hobo nickel artists would have used?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Todd does good work.&nbsp; He shot a couple coins for me at Long Beach a couple years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Love that coin!&nbsp; It reminds me a little of one I bought for all of $10 and sent into ANACS for giggles, which, unfortunately, came back MS-60 details, environmental damage.&nbsp; I don&#039;t care though.&nbsp; I like it and I&#039;m not ashamed of it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Morgans are a long, expensive slog of a series if you insist on collecting them by date and mint.&nbsp; I might put together a rainbow toned year set someday, but there&#039;s no way I&#039;m doing the whole series unless I win the lottery or something.</p><p><br /></p><p>---</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, as far as what I collect, here is what I have going right now in terms of subcollections:</p><ol> <li>US type set, 1800-present, based on the Dansco 7070, but expanded.</li> <li>Denarii of Antoninus Pius, by RIC number.</li> <li>US classic silver commemoratives.</li> <li>World proof and mint sets from my birth year.</li> <li>Numismatic items from my hometown (a tiny town in middle-of-nowhere, Michigan).</li> <li>Michigan Civil War tokens.</li> <li>Rainbow toned coins (some of which are included as part of my US type set).</li> </ol><p>Recently, I&#039;ve been primarily focusing on #1 - #3.&nbsp; My last 5 purchases have been (in reverse chronological order):</p><ol> <li>Raw 1813 large cent, estimated XF 40 with beautiful, smooth, brown surfaces.&nbsp; This is a coin I&#039;ve been hunting for 2+ years.&nbsp; It&#039;s taken that long to find one within my budget and grade range.&nbsp; This really is the toughest coin in the Dansco 7070 -- don&#039;t let anyone fool you!&nbsp; Most of these are pretty junky due to corrosion or other planchet issues, but not this one.&nbsp; Somehow, I even managed to score it for $500 under budget!</li> <li>1924 St. Gaudens, PCGS certified, OGH.&nbsp; Fairly graded, and I scored this one at 3% over melt!&nbsp; There was no budget for this coin, because it wasn&#039;t on my list... I just visited a coin shop on vacation, saw it, asked the price, and couldn&#039;t pass it up.</li> <li>1928 Hawaiian commemorative, ICG certified.&nbsp; This coin has the typical light toning that most Hawaiians have, and it is fairly graded.&nbsp; Because it&#039;s in an ICG holder, I was able to nab it for a price more comparable to what PCGS or NGC UNC details coins sell for.&nbsp; Not to mention, that price happened to be $4-500 under budget! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></li> <li>1943-S war nickel, NGC certified, rainbow toned.&nbsp; Again, no budget, because it was just something I saw and felt like owning.</li> <li>RIC II (Antoninus Pius), 2: Bare head of Pius right / Minerva standing left holding Victory in right hand, rest left hand on shield and spear leaning against her left arm. XF, and datable to the last 3 weeks of July 138 AD, before the consecration of Hadrian.&nbsp; Rare.</li> </ol><p>My next purchase is almost certainly going to be a safe to hold my collection.&nbsp; I&#039;d prefer to have a bank box, but you almost literally have to wait for someone to die around here to get one because of the limited supply and years long waiting lists.&nbsp; I&#039;ve also recently become an ANA Life Member, and will be insuring with Hugh Wood as soon as I get the safe installed.</p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT: Grades redacted, since I might want to do a couple GTG&#039;s on them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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