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Valued Member
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I working on both sets of circulated types I don't have the money for MS examples so I hope you will be able to complete both sets! Good luck
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You might consider doing both at the same time. Just buy nice coins when you see them. Thats my favorite strategy. It takes longer to complete sets but it takes away a lot of the temptation to overpay for something when you get the itch and the market is thin for what you need |
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I enjoy Franklin halves and was able to collect most of the series from circulation during my youth. It was one of the first sets I had completed. Recently I have been adding to this set by collecting cameo proof. Both the sets are attainable but my preference to silver coins have put me off on the Eisenhower dollars. |
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If you are an IKE fan, this is where you should be looking for info: http://www.ikegroup.info/cc99999 is one of the many members and expert in IKE & modern coinage. I take his suggestion very seriously. Thank you cc99999 for all your great input. |
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I have both. Neither was more difficult than the other. I have a special fondness for the Eisenhower dollar and it was my first completed set; while the Franklin half dollar was my second completed set. Personally, I think you should do both.  |
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 Remember to ask lots of questions. I just finished two Ike collections for my sons (no peg legs or varieties). It was easier for me to find and purchase high grade coins than what I'm finding for their their Franklin collections. I will say that common year coins of both denominations are available in sufficient quantity to collect both sets simultaneously. Have fun. |
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In my experience locking yourself into one set can be hard, and you may end up paying
more than you should, for coins that may not be the grade or look you want. I would be open to both sets and buy the coins that are the best deal.
For example .. if you have a choice between a 1973 S BU Ike or a 1948 Franklin, then buy what ever is the best deal. If you lock yourself into one set, you may not see some good deals on coins from another set.
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Good advice, GR58.  See, fromms2244, I said you should do both. |
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So the consensus is do both.... Hey go big or go home. With my budget that is going big. Now do I buy slabbed and break them out or do I buy raw and hope for the best?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You will have to decide what you want .. and how much you want to spend.
Doing a nice looking AU/BU set in either Ike of Franklin coin can be fun and
easy to do.
Doing a High grade slabed set, will take much more money and time.
It is up to you to decide how much you want to spend and what grades they will be to make to you happy with the set. Collect for yourself not for what others think you should do. Because there are good people that are happy with circulated coins and good people that only want top grades.
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08/30/2012 6:40 pm
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Search banks. you may get lucky and find some ikes that people have cashed in. They might not be in the best shape but for face value you cant complaign when you get to fill a hole :)
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I'm with night hawk, go with the silver, but both is cool
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I have completed two sets of Ikes. My wife is working on a high grade set of Frankies. I would have to say if you are interested in both then do as the others have said and do both. Neither is overly expensive to put together, though FBL examples of the Frankies will run more.
Regardless, both are great sets to complete.
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Now do I buy slabbed and break them out or do I buy raw and hope for the best? Both of my sets are in Dansco albums, so the answer is to buy both raw and slabbed (whichever you find), but break the slabs for the albums. Now, I will add that one of my long-term-in-future plans is to build a second, high-end Eisenhower dollar set. That one will be slabbed and stay slabbed. Of course, such a set would be beyond a beginner's budget; so go for the albums and buy what you can. |
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If it was up to me I would do Franklin Halfs in the highest grade I could afford. But the Ike dollar is way down on the list of my favorite coin designs. I did a set of Au-BU Franklins no proofs and found it to be very rewarding. And in a Dansco Album they are very good looking. |
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Posted 08/30/2012 1:34 pm
