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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 388428, member: 9270&quot;]What I collected and why changed over time.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>First (about 1954) I collected Lincoln cents out of circulation because they were cheap.</p><p>Graduated to Jefferson nickels out of circulation because they were cheap.</p><p>Coin collecting slowed/stopped in the late &#039;50s and through the &#039;60s.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In the &#039;70s I started up again. I went for the most recent silver issues (Roosies, Wash quarters &amp; FDRs.) I was starting to have more income so I could afford this stuff and it was still inexpensive.</p><p>And Morgan/Peace dollars caught my eye.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Because of the runaway market around 1980, my collecting lapsed during the &#039;80s.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Around 1990 I got back into coin collecting.</p><p>I had more money to play with and the holes and grades in my collections annoyed me, so I did a lot of filling and upgrading.</p><p>Notice, no particular issue had grabbed me yet.</p><p>I wanted to fill holes and complete sets. This was the &quot;why&quot; in the &#039;90s.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>By 2000 I pretty much had my sets the way I wanted them.</p><p>Started thinking, &quot;What now?&quot;</p><p>Mercs and SLQs (20th cent) were still basically empty, but they didn&#039;t grab me.</p><p>Except for Morgans the 19th cent was wide open, but full sets generally too expensive.</p><p>Enter the <u>TYPESET</u>.</p><p><u>The Concept</u>: Get a coin from each issue (major varieties included) so that I could show what our coinage looked like over time. And in high enough grades so that a person could get an impression of what the Mint had in mind.</p><p><u>The Problem</u>: Anything &quot;Draped&quot; or earlier in the grades I wanted couldn&#039;t be included. <u>WAY</u> too expensive.</p><p><u>Result</u>: The collection is essentially done. Maybe needs a tweak here and there, but I&#039;m satisified.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now what?</p><p>With the same collecting idea in mind (being able to show what out coins have looked like over time), I&#039;m picking up a few odds and ends.</p><p>Got my first (and probably only) coin from the 1790&#039;s. It&#039;s in NGC getting authenticated and graded.</p><p>I&#039;m looking for one Dahlonega and one Charlotte coin.</p><p>As far as sets go, I&#039;m toying with a lower grade Early Commemorative set.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That&#039;s sort of it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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