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Valued Member
United States
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I started with a bunch I had hoarded over the years (from change, and the kids) but I built a lot of my set by simply roll-searching when I could get them from the bank. I did purchase a few. The 70-D I got by breaking a mint set apart (only $6 for the set). I will probably do the same for the 87's. Just a couple from the 90's and I'll be done. Then I'll start to work on the proofs.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have been building a set from circulation for about a year now. I still need alot of the "S" along with some P&D's, and most of the Silvers. I have also bought some from members on this forum. I just buy 8-10 rolls at a time and look through them, last time I found one I needed. Gets a little old seeing the same years over and over, but thats coin collecting for you.  |
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United States
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If I focused on actually building a collection with any grade coin, I would have gotten pretty close to finishing I think. I've gone through easily $25,000 worth of halves and have managed to snag 2010 P&D - 1991 P&D in all BU/AU condition (missing about 4?). Haven't come across any earlier dates that are close enough to my standard. LoL WOO 100 posts!  Edited by Deltron
10/04/2010 10:16 pm
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United States
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kena wrote: Quote:
There are S mintmarked proof releases that people have found while searching rolls, so they are proof coins which have circulated.
ken, you're the first person that I've heard use the term "impaired proofs". Usually people call 'em "proofs found in circulation" but impaired is a good descriptive term -- I guess I am an impaired collector. :-) |
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I started with a bunch I had hoarded over the years (from change, and the kids) but I built a lot of my set by simply roll-searching when I could get them from the bank. I did purchase a few. The 70-D I got by breaking a mint set apart (only $6 for the set). I will probably do the same for the 87's. Just a couple from the 90's and I'll be done. Then I'll start to work on the proofs. That sounds almost exactly like my story. I think I will keep trying the roll searching method until I get to the point of finding none in a batch then switch over to buying from a dealer or maybe trading with a few members of the forum (hopefully). |
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United States
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Oh no.... there is no hope for me now. I am probably going to be taking ALL my extra cash and buy Kennedy Halfs. I just stopped off at my neighborhood branch and got the only 12 JFK's they had and low and behold there was TWO 1989S proofs in the bunch. Yeeeeeee haaaaaaaa!  Had to fix the date I posted..... Edited by Michael_T
10/05/2010 2:44 pm
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Valued Member
United States
101 Posts |
Congratulations, Michael! Enjoy the obsession, errrr, hobby.
(By the way, I think you mean 1989-s)
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Valued Member
United States
122 Posts |
You are right bnacoin.... I guess I was a little too excited huh?
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Valued Member
United States
368 Posts |
when I started searching I went a hobby store and bought the 2 Lincoln Penny folders the 3 Jefferson nickel folders I needed more since my collection expanded and I bought these the next time all folders JFK folders (64-03ish) dimes (65-04ish) Presidential dollars the first album SBA and Ike dollarsI also had a State Quarters P ad D folder from before I collected I got it from family I would say that all of these coins are easy enough to find and fill I mean you may not get all of the pennies but other then that I dont see it as all that difficult to get a date and mint mark set of all the circulation strike coins that you regularly see in pocket change (licolns, jeffs, roosies, JFK's) even the silver Roosevelt dimes are doable I'm working on them strictly from circulation and they are very fun This hobby is great for all people I hate spending money so this hobby suits me as everything I have I have gained from circulation it can also be fun for people who like to spend if you have the money you can have anything you want I think buying is cheating tho :) have fun with the JFK's I think I'm only missing 6 or 7 oof them up until '03 |
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United States
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OK, my experience thus far for getting my Kennedy half (P&D) folder filled has been as follows: I have searched 25 rolls and gotten a few loose coins from tellers that had no rolls. I have all the coins except 16 to finish the book from 1964 to 2002. In the process (which has been ablast!) I have also gathered in 86 - 40% silver halves and 2 - NIFC proofs. I think this is the most fun I have ever had while trying to fill a book. Maybe I can trade out a few of the 40% silver halves and get some of the others I need. Some of the 40% halves look really nice. |
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