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Like the Vermont Landscape idea. Would very much consider a mid grade Nova Eborac also.
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Bump  How about a round two? Quote: Let's say you have $500 to spend, and it must be on a coin (or coins). What would you buy? Would you find something graded? Something Carson City? Just thought this would be a fun topic to post. Cheers! A nice PCGS/NGC Carson City Morgan sounds good!
Edited by Joe2007 04/16/2014 01:10 am
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I would get an 1837 no stars dime and half-dime, 1823/2 Dime, 1873 Arrows Dime, 1873 Arrows Quarter, 1838 Bust Half Dollar, 1873 Arrows Half Dollar, 1873 Seated dollar, all in mid to low grades so that they are in the budget requirements. This would take out about a third of the holes left in my LoC Type Set.
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Lots of good suggestions here. My advice is to be sure the $ are applied toward your specific collecting goal. Having a focus will save you some frustration later by accumulating a collection that is too diffused. I'm a type collector and my focus is to obtain pieces that distinctively show a coin's design and that pleases my eye. I typically avoid rarity coins since that would likely result in more design wear for the dollars spent. So, if you're similar to me in my objective, then you could have these two common pieces with a distinctive look for $500:  
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Since this is a bump ... http://www.ebay.com/itm/1919-D-Walk...em2a3ae5dcb31919 Denver coins are an overlooked investment opportunity. Eye appeal above all for a higher grade circulated set. Reason? WWI has ended and the need for large numbers of coins fell off. So did mintages from Denver. 
Edited by matthewvincent 04/16/2014 6:42 pm
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Catbert, That Buffalo nickel is outstanding. A common date in an UNCOMMON state of preservation!
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Quote: Let's say you have $500 to spend, and it must be on a coin (or coins). What would you buy? Would you find something graded? Something Carson City? Just thought this would be a fun topic to post. Cheers! Put $500 with your $500 and buy an un-searched BAG of Ikes.
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I would use the $500.00 and my money to buy a 1913 S Type 2 in AU-55. Please consider donating the money to me!
{Joking, I know it's not a give away)
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With $500 I would probably buy all circulated Franklin 1/2s! Or a lower grade 1909sVDB to complete the cent book!
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