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Message:: [QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26675640, member: 10461"]Well, I can now proudly proclaim myself pretty much done with my US gold type set. I probably do not need to tell you what a challenge- in fact, what a near impossibility- it would have been to complete this set on my modest earnings as a low-ranking hotel clerk. In fact, had it not been for some inheritance in early 2022, I never would have been able to acquire most of these coins. Prior to 2022, I couldn't even afford the melt value of any US gold coin larger than a quarter-eagle! After 2022, and after paying off my debts with the inheritance money, I decided to put most of what was left into my coin collection. Maybe coins are not the smartest "investment" vehicle, but the enjoyment I get from owning them makes up for that. Not all of the dividends of this investment are tangible and monetary- some are more intellectual. This is only a basic design type set of the post-1834 gold coins. I did not bother myself with the subtypes (No Motto, With Motto, etc.) I did add an additional pair of classic gold commemoratives- because I could. As of this posting (February 2026), I've got everything in Mint State except for the Type 1 and Type 2 gold dollars (which are both AU58), and the Classic Heads and $3 (which are XF40, XF40, and AU58, respectively). I might try to upgrade those gold dollars to MS examples, but I'm not so sure I feel the need to upgrade the Classic Heads or the $3. Because this is a mixed PCGS and NGC collection, I do not have it on the PCGS Registry, though I've tinkered around a bit on the NGC Registry and MyCollect. Since I've pretty much spent up all the "mad money" from my inheritance now (though I did save some in the bank for a rainy day), I'm back to having only my regular salary to shop with, so there won't likely be any more big gold purchases unless I sell something else. It is now time to turn back and focus on the minor denominations for my US type coins, though I remain an avid Ancient & World collector foremost, so my budget and attention are divided amongst the different categories of <a href="https://forums.collectors.com/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fthreads%2Flordmarcovan-my-collections-master-thread.419181%2F" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fthreads%2Flordmarcovan-my-collections-master-thread.419181%2F" rel="nofollow">my very eclectic collection</a>. Since I bought most of these coins in 2022-2023, before gold prices doubled, it looks like I had fortuitous timing. Here they are. I welcome your comments. Gold Dollar, Type 1 (1849-1854)<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/0k/3aoraghzklm0.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Gold Dollar, Type 2 (1854-1856)<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/il/69k3seh8n6f7.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Gold Dollar, Type 3 (1856-1889)<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/t0/dw8stx1fa74k.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Classic Head $2-1/2 (1834-1839)<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/80/komy6y38bs8b.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Liberty $2-1/2 (1840-1907)<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/jh/gv6zbkdaz8bm.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Indian $2-1/2 (1908-1929)<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/5q/1gdph59lgr42.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Indian Princess $3 (1854-1889)<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/3n/clm9bad04ri4.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Classic Head $5 (1834-1838)<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/bp/mfn87jqz0rfj.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Liberty $5 (1839-1908)<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/zg/ja6zsnoexacb.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Indian Head $5 (1908-1929)<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/ag/wsbkbsroj7uc.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]

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