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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 1711797, member: 68&quot;]I usually suggest you buy the $3 folders for each denomination and fill them with the nicest example you can find.&nbsp; My standard is that if a coin isn&#039;t &quot;clearly superior&quot; to the coin in my set to not substitute.&nbsp; You might find your tastes change over time to preferring either the least wear or the nicest strike and if you only add coins that are clearly superior you will never get rid of your favorites.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>These sets are a lot of fun to assemble but equally importantly you&#039;ll learn a lot in the process and you&#039;ll always have a handy reference collection so you can compare new finds to see if it&#039;s a variety.&nbsp; As you assemble the collection you&#039;ll learn about varieties.&nbsp; Do skip ahead and use the Cherry Pickers Guide and similar sources to improve your chances of finding rare coins in lower grades but your chances of finding such coins early in your search aren&#039;t extremely high anyway. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are unreported varieties out there.&nbsp; For instance there&#039;s an &#039;84-D/D quarter that is still unlisted and many others.&nbsp; Keep your eyes open and use a low power (`8X) lens to aid in variety detection.&nbsp; I don&#039;t bother with varieties that can&#039;t be seen with 5X but you need a little higher power for those you&#039;ve never seen before.&nbsp; There&#039;s nothing wrong with the more subtle varieties but they don&#039;t interest me to collect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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