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Valued Member
United States
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I agree that its all about your own definition of completeness.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Guess I'll have to toss my 1922 Strong Reverse, No "D" Lincoln in the trash. Not bloody likely... In my quest toward filling a Dansco 7099 though (Large Cent) they went absolutely bonkers with their variety requirements.....  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh boy did they, Paleo!
Some albums are just ridiculous!
That's why I tend to stick to series with no varieties or use 2x2's
Makes it so much easier.
Or you can buy blank page and make the album how YOU want it.
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm huge into the Morgan dollars, but I won't touch the VAMs... at least not yet. But even then, I will never be able to complete it. There will always be a proof Morgan, or a conditional rarity that I'm always going to have my eye on to upgrade the current one I have, presuming I have it. That's what makes coin collecting so much fun. The endless journey. The endless excitement. That feeling that still comes up as if it were your first big purchase. Best part is, hopefully it doesn't have to stop with us. Hopefully there is a kid in the family, or a neighbor, just someone to continue the treasure hunt when we can't anymore. That's the beauty in coin collecting. |
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United States
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When is a set complete? When you insert the last coin in the set. It could be anywhere from 1 coin (If all you want is one coin of the type) to a thousand and one coins (if you want every date and every variety known), a set is whatever the collector is trying to achieve with their collection. So its complete once they achieve that goal |
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Pillar of the Community
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It does my heart good to see so many folk respond to my original post
in the spirit in which it was intended:
COLLECT WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD!
Now, I retire to bed.
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Valued Member
United States
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For me a set is complete when I'm happy with what I see in my cabinet. I may add or upgrade a coin or two later, but of I am happy with what I have then I see no reason to continue. I only like to buy coins that have good eye appeal so I won't buy an ugly coin just to fill a spot. That leaves a few coins out of my reach but that's ok. If I feel like splurging down the line on them then I will, but it isn't gonna keep me up at night worrying about it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have the Intercept Shield Flying Eagle/Indian head album so I'm lucky that they don't include the 1856 and 58/7 overdate. I have everything except the 1877 and I will get that one. I have everything in my Merc album except the 16-D and I'm looking for a good slabbed one to crack open.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is crazy that they put in all of those error and variety coins in the albums/holders/folders.
Like others have said, a set can be anything you want it to be, so collect what you enjoy.
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Guess I'll have to toss my 1922 Strong Reverse, No "D" Lincoln in the trash. Do not do that. I do have the hole to fill.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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United States
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Altho it's not actually complete, I consider some of my sets complete. For example, I just bought the 1871 2¢ coin, so now I have the run of eight coins: 1864-1871. The 1872 and 1873 are so rare they're out of my league so I'm considering my 2¢ coin collection complete unless I can find replicas of the missing coins. My Shield nickel will be complete without the 1871 and 1877-1881 as they're too expensive for me. I'm satisfied with the others. I have almost all of the others. The Liberty Head "V" Nickel set is complete for me. I'm missing the 1885, 1886 and 1912S, but as far as I'm concerned I'm done. Buffalo nickels can be affordable and I have the full set. The Indianhead cent set will be complete for me just as soon as I get the 3 I'm still missing, but I'm not going after the 1877, 1908S or the 1909S. Out of my league. As for a complete collection, it's never complete. Sets can be completed but there's always new coins coming out for you to gather. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm with coinsKelly,
My sets never become complete :(
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I know with respect to my Lincoln cents, I'll consider the wheat subset complete sans the VDB's, and my whole set complete when I have through 1974, then I might expand forward to 1981 or '82.
I dont expect to complete it ever, since I'll refrain from buying wheats until my set of favorite US classics and world bullion is complete
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Posted 03/06/2012 6:10 pm
