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Bedrock of the Community
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Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Pillar of the Community
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The 3cent nickel just don't turn me on.for some reason?!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The 3cent nickel just don't turn me on.for some reason?! Might be due to the fact that the silver 3c is much more interesting? ;) |
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Do not collect Indian quarter eagles, half, or eagles, very boring coins So you just stick to Double Eagles?  swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
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Morgan dollars and Peace dollars. The Barber series are just as bad but I was forced to start a dime, quarter, and complete a half set as they were the next set going back in time.
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Pillar of the Community
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I would collect all the classic coin, but I focus on Morgan, Peace and Buffalo.
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Valued Member
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Valued Member
United States
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Don't care for Barbers either, Miss. Liberty looks too masculine.
Franklins... A very ugly coin with my apologies to Ben.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I like all American coins.
I started all three Barber sets last year.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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All of them. I don't actively collect by series.
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Rest in Peace
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I totally dislike Peace dollars. I don't have any and never will. With the Barber coinage I love only the half dollars. and I agree with one member who says very hard to locate Barbers past fine. as another member says 3 cent nickels just doesn't turn me on. To me all bust coinage is attractive ,but too darn expensive in mid circ grades. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I have quite a few series I don't collect, but for a different reason than most people. At my age (74) I want to collect sets that I think I'll complete in a relatively short period of time. That means issues such as the Barber and Seated Liberty designs I'll ignore except one of each variety for my type set. EXCEPTION: An FE/IHC set. I consider a set complete if I have all the "normal" business strikes listed in the Red Book. I ignore proofs and errors. That's why I will ONLY get one Snow variety 1856 FE. There are 9 Snow varieties but all except one is considered a proof. The S-3 can be graded as MS although some are still labeled PF (even the better TPG's don't always get it right). Sets I HAVE completed: -- Classic Head Half Cents (16 coins) -- Braided Hair Half Cents (8 coins) -- Braided Hair Cents (24 coins) (You get the idea.) |
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Pillar of the Community
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Hey kanga, don't check out yet :)..not only do we need your opinions, but, we may just be loosing collectors faster than we're gaining them. But I hope not
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So you just stick to Double Eagles? No, I also like Liberty's, fond of the quarter and half eagles more than the full eagles. JFH |
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I don't collect gold coins because I think gold prices may have a ways to fall just to get back to inflation adjusted spot price. Since gold itself makes up a good deal of the value of gold coins I am not ready to collect them although I think the 20th Century gold coinage is spectacular. I don't collect the newer silver clad coins either. I like the coins I used to see as a kid when you could still find a LWH dollar in the wild. I had a bottle full of them. I did not even think about dates or mint marks.
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