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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sketcherpbr, post: 458388, member: 15350&quot;]Ok guys and gals, I seem to be at a standstill in my collecting progress.&nbsp; All of you fellow CTs seem to be inclined toward a certain set or...well, anything in general.&nbsp; As a sidenote, my favorite collection is probably Lehigh&#039;s--those toned coins are just awesome.&nbsp; However, I recognize that it takes a great deal of patience and expertise (and sometimes, moolah!) to start a good collection, and I admire all of you for having that drive.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My problem, or so it would appear, is that I have no clue what I want next in my collection.&nbsp; For those of you who don&#039;t know, my collection started out when I found my great-uncle&#039;s collection in our old attic, and I was ECSTATIC.&nbsp; However, there didn&#039;t seem to be any sets started in this collection- just a bunch of random old coins.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Perhaps this is why I don&#039;t have a direction yet.&nbsp; I&#039;ve kind of followed suit in this way, as I&#039;ve been buying random coins off of ebay this fall.&nbsp; These purchases range from a few Ancient Romans (uncleaned of course, where&#039;s the fun in cleaned??) to a couple of proof Ikes (probably not the most intelligent buy, but they were cheap) to Indian Heads to Buffalos. And a barber dime in miserable shape.&nbsp; I wanted to have a little of everything (which I don&#039;t have, still looking for a cheap Standing Liberty quarter and some barber coins), and it&#039;s exciting for me to hold different pieces of history in my hand and call it my own.&nbsp; MY PRECIOUS!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>ok, sorry about the lame LOTR reference, but I think that covers my thoughts right now.&nbsp; What do you guys think I should do?&nbsp; I seem to recall reading that most people start with the Whitman folders and Lincolns, and I have some wheaties, but not a collection by any means.&nbsp; And now that I&#039;ve written a novel for a post....your thoughts?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks and best wishes,</p><p>Peter[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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