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<p>[QUOTE="10gary22, post: 1226129, member: 23626"]I think in order to complete the set, you do need the transition coins. The 92 & 92 D CAM, the WAMS and the 88 & 88 D Reverse 89. Most collectors must pass on some of these of course. The 92 CAM has only been found from a single die and just a couple have been authenticated. The 88 D reverse 89 seems to be very scarce, although 7 dies have been identified, still scarce with fewer than a dozen coins known.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seriously, it depends entirely on how far you want to take your collection and how much you are willing to spend on it. The scarcest coins like the 92 CAM was found in circulation so I have heard, and I found an 88 D RDV 006 roll searching. For some of us, the thrill is in the hunt.</p><p>But only you can determine your parameters. I will not be satisfied until I have a completed set of the LMC including all of the transition coins and proofs. So it is likely never to be completed, it will always be a work in progress. If you decide to not collect some of the set, you can finish it at any point and put it to bed. That's entirely up to you.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck with it,</p><p><br /></p><p>gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="10gary22, post: 1226129, member: 23626"]I think in order to complete the set, you do need the transition coins. The 92 & 92 D CAM, the WAMS and the 88 & 88 D Reverse 89. Most collectors must pass on some of these of course. The 92 CAM has only been found from a single die and just a couple have been authenticated. The 88 D reverse 89 seems to be very scarce, although 7 dies have been identified, still scarce with fewer than a dozen coins known. Seriously, it depends entirely on how far you want to take your collection and how much you are willing to spend on it. The scarcest coins like the 92 CAM was found in circulation so I have heard, and I found an 88 D RDV 006 roll searching. For some of us, the thrill is in the hunt. But only you can determine your parameters. I will not be satisfied until I have a completed set of the LMC including all of the transition coins and proofs. So it is likely never to be completed, it will always be a work in progress. If you decide to not collect some of the set, you can finish it at any point and put it to bed. That's entirely up to you. Good luck with it, gary[/QUOTE]
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