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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jody526, post: 22124, member: 578&quot;]As for myself, I collect coins in almost all grades. I have complete sets of uncirculated coins, as well as sets that are well circulated.</p><p>I usually don&#039;t find coins that are below VG-8 to be very attractive, and I much prefer coins in the EF-AU range.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&nbsp; don&#039;t consider that to always be the best policy. For me, it&#039;s all about whether or not the coin is interesting. For example, I can afford to buy several Morgan dollar issues, in the lower uncirculated grades, but I much prefer the &quot;look&quot; of an original circulated piece.</p><p>Then there&#039;s the &quot;coolness&quot; factor. I love a coin that I can hold in my hands, while I contemplate it&#039;s history. You can&#039;t do that with uncirculated coins. Those are &quot;look, but don&#039;t touch&quot; coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That depends on what type of collection you are putting together.</p><p>I usually try to find coins that are similar in grade and color when I am putting together a set, but each collector is different and should decide what he thinks is best for him.</p><p>There are many collections than include coins of all grades, from damaged fillers to nearly perfect gems. Price and budget are often major determining factors. For example, a complete set of silver Washington quarters can be very expensive, based on the condition of the 1932-D and the 1932-S.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not in my humble opinion.</p><p>&quot;Proof&quot; is a method of manufacture, and while they are usually very pretty, they are of only marginal interest to me.</p><p>I much prefer business strike coins, although I do collect certain proof issues as well as an ocassional proof set.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Congratulations to you and your city&#039;s baseball team.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>~Jody~</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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