Doing The Complete US Type Registry Set

Fantastic continuing thread!! Congratulations of a VERY nice set!!

I have thought about that, and since I am doing the full type set of circulation strikes (133 coins) I am realistic and do NOT expect to ever finish the set. There are obviously many coins that are going to be very expensive, and most of these I will probably never be able to afford as I do not have a very large budget. But I think in a few years time I could reasonably expect to get around 70% of the coins, and that I think would be a big accomplishment.

FYI, here is a list of what is required to complete the set:

http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/Set....aspx?c=3696

What is interesting is that there is only one person who has ever actually completed this set in the PCGS registry, and that is the somewhat famous "High Desert" collection. So even reaching the half way point on this set would put someone in a very select group. For now I will just continue to add to the set, and who knows what the future holds. Maybe my finances will be such that later in life I will have a higher budget and will be able to get some of the expensive rarities. Or maybe not. As long as I have fun doing it and my coins retain their value, then I will be happy.

Hi all, it's been a while since I purchased any coins. So tonight I bought this one on ebay:

1875 Twenty Cent Piece PCGS AU58

Well, a couple of reasons:

1) I'm somewhat new to coin collecting and not good at grading coins myself. I have a hard time knowing if something is cleaned or has issues. However, I am good at selecting coins that have eye appeal. So I prefer to buy graded coins, and I prefer PCGS because they seem to be the most reputable grading company. So as long as I'm buying the coins graded and in PCGS holders, I figured I might as well get trueview pictures taken of them all and then I can post the set online and view it whenever I want without having to take my coins out of the safe deposit box.

2) Realistically, I don't ever expect to complete this set. But if you take a look at the set on the PCGS website, there is only one person who has completed this set, and that is the famous "High Desert" collection. So just getting half way done with this set would put me in some select company.

My set is currently ranked #40, but this new coin I just purchased should push me up to #37. Here is my set posted online:

http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/pub...s=96138&ac=1


I figured out that there are about a dozen coins that are more than $10k in decent grade. Then there are about 20 others that are more than $5k. So around 100 of the coins are less than $5kin decent grade, and about 70 of those are less than $1k. So I can certainly get past 50%. It will take a long time, but that's what keeps it interesting.

Hi all, it's been a few years since I posted here. For a couple of years, due to budget issues, I did not purchase any new coins. But then in the past couple of years I started up again. I'm now up to 48 coins, although only 37 of them have been photographed, the other 11 are waiting to be sent into PCGS.

Here is an updated look at the set:

https://www.PCGS.com/setregistry/ty...allery/96138

I'll post again when the newest additions have been photographed and added to the album.

Looking good!

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