Standing Liberty Popularity Question.

Well it is nice to see my question has brought some SLQ's out of hiding. Since I posted the initial question I have seen 3-4 example. Thanks to all. I'm going to expand my search a little and see what I can find. I don't mind paying for quality so maybe I will have luck.

Going to about 2 to 3 coin shows a Month, I find certain coins are really difficult items in decent grades and decent price ranges. Standing Liberty quarters are way up there in that catagory. Yes at some of the larger shows I see almost every dealer with a few in usually G to F grades. Seldom any in slabs. Only made from 1916 to 1930, not a real lot of selections available. And due to the location of the date, most are like the Indian Head/Buffalo Nickel, dateless or close to it. So many with less than 10 million minted makes finding any at all a problem. Although prices for them from 1925 to 1930 are rather decent, most prior to that get really nutty.
I normally have several Albums of each type of coin but only two of the Standing Liberty quarters due to just couldn't afford more. AND not an easy coin to fill an Album.

Haha, TPG, I'm nowhere near that level of income. The vast majority of what I post here is eventually sold to buy other coins, and the cycle continues relentlessly. Buying and flipping is a necessary evil to build a nice collection when you don't have the financial wherewithal to drop a few grand on nice coins.

FWIW, I do drive a Lexus ('08 ES350) but I bought that cheap off my Mother-in-Law. Prior car was a 1993 3000GT SL, to give you an idea...

So true when it comes to original examples of tough coins.

The only SLQ I have is a really worn 1926-S. I like the designs, but the set as a whole is way too expensive. Even without the 1916.

I was thinking about the comment that SLQs are collected more from the seasoned and mature collectors that seems to be right. The series isn't for the faint of heart and light pocket book for sure and could take years to put together.

When I first started collecting I started with the Franklin half series (a very underrated coin in my opinion even if its very affordable) because it was affordable, it was something I had never seen circulate, it was silver and it was easy to do. It was the first series I ever finished. I then moved on to other easy series sticking with those same principles of easy to do, affordable and silver. Starting a Washington quarter series (I am aware there is a few rough spots here though in the 1930s) and a Roosevelt dime series. Then moving onto the Kennedy half and Silver Eagle series. That was my first incarnation as a collector all those sets got sold when I was in college and I am in my second incarnation as a collector now. I now longer have a desire to just do a series because its easy or affordable because that really isn't a fun way to collect.

This time around I am doing what I enjoy and series' I like. My favorite series has and is the 7070 type set so I really haven't started any other sets beside the 7070 (oh sure I have a Presidential dollar set, a sacagawea set, a national parks quarter set going, and I even pick up the random commemorative dollar that I really like and I have most of a modern commemorative half set completed but those are the nice little fillers when to do when you just have a random $20-30 to spend). Its my goal to finish that 7070 and have it be something I am proud of before moving on to other sets.

I am always contemplating what set I want to do next when I am done with my 7070 and the SLQ is right up there being my favorite coin. I will likely also start another Franklin set because I really do think its a beautiful set and there is no killers and you can do a nice MS63 set for around $1000 (just looked it up because when I did the set the MS63 set was $350-400). After that of course the SLQ, the Walking Liberty half (maybe the short set to start), Buffalo nickel and Indian Head cent and maybe classic commemorative halves. I no longer just look at affordability but a series I would appreciate and like the looks of and maybe with a little challenge to it as well.

SLQ is a gorgeous coin and totally worth spending the time and energy putting a set together for.

YES!! OIH82W8!