How Many Sets Do You Work On At Once? :)

not completed:

Dansco 7070
Washington 25c
SLQ 25
Bufflo nickel
Liberty nickel
Panama 50
JFK with proof(from circulation)
State Quarter silver proof set;


Completed:

IKE with proof
Franklin circulated
JFK circulated w/o proof
Jefferson 5c from circulation
Walker set circulated;

Me too GoldRush. Only I can't always afford what I see and want

That is the normal problem with this hobby. Actually most hobbies. Even if you are into old cars, there is always a way to make yours a little better. With coins you can try making a set really high grades but it always seams to be one more coin that could be improved upon.
Every time I go to a coin show I have a list of coins in Albums that could, might, sort of could use a better replacement. And yet I have to make that list over and over and over since there is always room for improvements.

I only have one collection complete, thats Franklins. I have alot of uncompleted ones.

Ikes
Kennedys
SLQ
The Never Ending Morgans
Peace dollars

My problem is there are so many coins that I like that I have a hard time concentrating on just one type. I can get sidetracked pretty easy.

Been collecting about 3 months.

Lincolns - wheats and memorials
Nickels - just Jeffersons right now (my new favorite)
Probably going to move backwards to IHC and Buffalo's soon

My wife - She/I are collecting Disney Dollars.

I currently have six active sets and one semi-active set. Of the active, I have the Presidential and Native American dollars, and the Lincoln Shield cent complete, with the exceptions of the ones yet to be released. Then I am really working on Mercury dimes, Liberty nickels and Indian Head cents. The semi-active set is my Lincoln Wheat cents. Just need the keys to complete. I have four complete sets, the Eisenhower and Sacagawea dollars, the Washington "State" quarters, and the Lincoln Memorial cents. These I got mostly through roll searching. I also have the complete set for the Jefferson "Westward Journey" nickel and the Lincoln "Bicentennial" cent that I got from ebay and the U.S. Mint.

As far as how I obtain my coins, first would probably be ebay with a close second to my local dealer (He doesn't have Liberty nickels. He says "Nobody collects those" I say "Hello, I'm standing right here!") So the dealer doesn't get as many trips as he used to get. I've also purchased rolls and proofs from the Mint. And I do roll search still, every now and then, but I have been limiting that to only cents, which I currently have two boxes to go through. I have been keeping the Canadian cents I find and do have a set of those going too, if you want to count it.

Now what I shop for, mostly depends on the budget. If life is good I shop for the keys, if not, then I shop for the commons. And when it's tough, I roll search. I better get to those two boxes.

I work on every regular issue series simultaneously. In order to fill these holes, I have several methods:

Buying collections at wholesale works well. I can take what I need (or upgrade) and trade or sell the rest.

I browse ebay and submit lowball bids all over the place. I usually win about 1 in 20 auctions but that means that I got a great deal on that one coin.

By studying coin prices over and over, I get to know the coins that are worth money. I look in junk bins in coin dealer shops to find great deals.

Finally, the rare ones have to come from dealers or collectors for big bucks.