My First Completed Collection

Awesome job

Beautiful collection you assembled, old chap. But may I ask, is there a moment somewhere after your accomplishment when you feel a certain empty feeling and not having that goal set before you, and the thrill of the hunt and all that? I've never completed a set, and I some I think I want to give up on because I may lose my way and pay too much or buy something that really never ever satisfies my reckless spirit. What's your thoughts?

mfry, I know what you are saying. It comes over me when I get to the point that I know that I will never be able to get a couple of coins to finish a set. My Lincoln wheaties lack only the 09-S VDB and I know that I will never spend over a thousand dollars to get it. When I finally got the 14D my interest in the lincolns waned a lot and now the set just sits and I hardly ever look at it.

THe same is true for the Mercury dimes. Whether I will ever spend the 4 to 5 hundred dollars to complete the Liberty Walkers, I just don't know. Lack only the 21D.

I am currently working on a 19th century type set and lack about 7 affordable ones. I can see the end coming for that.

I suppose the answer is to broaden ones interests and continue.

Great job! Congrats.

I'm been collecting for I think over 3 years now and I STILL haven't completed a set :o(

I'm 2 Wheats and about 20 Memorials away from completing the whole Lincoln set. I'm hoping to have it done by November.

Congrats and as Borat would say: 'Very nice!'

A beautiful set.

Just a comment - it looks odd to me - the opposite of my collections. I have lower grade examples (if any) for the key dates.

Personally, I set goals like 1897-1912D in EF and a bottom-of-the-barrel AG 1885. WAY cheaper too, leaving more money for other key dates. But to each his own.

It is always a great feeling to complete a set. Your Liberty nickels look great to me. Fantastic accomplishment!