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<p>[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1693043, member: 37498"]...and the bottom line is you put what you want in your sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, if you want to assemble a US Quarters type set, you could start wherever you choose to, end wherever you want, and include what you want. Maybe you have 6 of the older types (Draped bust, capped bust, seated liberty, Barber, standing liberty, Washington) and then one of the state quarters. Or you could have the initial six, followed by the fifty states, six territories, and all the national parks. But that makes the collection all lopsided and essentially drowns out the older 6 types.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or maybe you include a normal coin and a proof coin for each type, or maybe just proofs.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, it's your collection, do what you want. :thumb:</p><p><br /></p><p>ETA: The obvious difference is you aren't collecting every date and every mint mark. That makes it much simpler, easier, and obviously less expensive to complete. You can usually completely avoid key dates, and just pick a MS example of the coin from one of the common dates.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1693043, member: 37498"]...and the bottom line is you put what you want in your sets. For example, if you want to assemble a US Quarters type set, you could start wherever you choose to, end wherever you want, and include what you want. Maybe you have 6 of the older types (Draped bust, capped bust, seated liberty, Barber, standing liberty, Washington) and then one of the state quarters. Or you could have the initial six, followed by the fifty states, six territories, and all the national parks. But that makes the collection all lopsided and essentially drowns out the older 6 types. Or maybe you include a normal coin and a proof coin for each type, or maybe just proofs. In the end, it's your collection, do what you want. :thumb: ETA: The obvious difference is you aren't collecting every date and every mint mark. That makes it much simpler, easier, and obviously less expensive to complete. You can usually completely avoid key dates, and just pick a MS example of the coin from one of the common dates.[/QUOTE]
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