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Message:: [QUOTE="iPen, post: 2318741, member: 69760"]My negative coin doctrine: - Non-silver - Non-gov't issued - Different years of same design types (some exceptions, such as a '64 and 69 Kennedy's which have different Ag compositions) - I need visual breaks to make the hobby more interesting - Same design, different size - I just get the biggest one... very similar to the above; some exceptions such as the 1973 vs 1979 France Hercules coins which are very similar in design but are of different diameters (and denominations, but meh) - MS if and only if a PRooF version is unavailable and it's not ridiculously expensive - I prefer deep cameo on proofs - MS/PRooF-70 unless it's "cheap" in absolute terms - I get just as much appreciation out of an MS/PRooF-69 - Many but not all moderns - there's too much negative space with too many minimalist design features; some exceptions would be the 2001 Buffalo Proof Commemorative Dollar and the 2006 Ben Franklin Scientist Commemorative Dollar (I like the execution of the reverse design for the most part); there are many nice modern world coins, too - "Bad" designs - similar to the above, on a coin-to-coin basis - "Tiny" coins, typically less than US nickel diameter, some exceptions given such as for ancient coins - Non-high(er) grade, and/or problem coins - probably anything XF-ish or below, unless they're extremely rare or expensive for MS grade (e.g. 1776 8 Reales Mexico City Mint) - OGP & COA - These aren't exactly coins but it's still relevant in terms of what I won't collect; there are probably exceptions but for most coins that come wtih an OGP and COA, they're for modern coins and the packaging is not that great at all while wasting space[/QUOTE]

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