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Nice work ... completing your Walker set. I still need several. Picking another series, can be a hard choice. Many of the classic sets will have several harder key/semi key coins. The Mercury dime set, is not a bad set. Depending on which brand album you buy there is three main coins. 1916D, 1921 and 1921D. Seems like there is one brand of album that needs a 1942/1 and 1942/1D. Indian Head/Buffalo nickel has several expensive coins. And most of the early coins are hard to locate in better grades. One set I have been working... slowly working, is 2 1/2 gold Indian set. It is a short set and only has one hard date coin. It looks great in a Capital coin holder. Or some will do the set in graded slabs. The set, not counting proof coins, is 15 coins. Each coin might run from $190 to $300, except the 1911D which lists $565 in G4 to $4500 in AU. I have 6 different dates right now .. but for me it is a long term project. The coins are about the size of a dime. Here is a example.   |
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That gold Indian is a beautiful coin. I might check that out. The Mercury dimes are one of my favorites. I will probably do one set at a time. I get focused on a particular coin. You know any gold coin is probably a deal now. |
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GR58, what kinds of grades/prices are you looking for in your set? I've been doing pretty extensive research of Buffalo nickel prices lately, so I could probably give you a decent idea of how that will go. |
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I bought 1927 and 1934-S Peace dollars in EF condition today for $54 from Gilder Coin Shop in Tampa. I traded in a 1925 Peace in EF condition, so I guess I paid and 73 dollars in fact. The owner of this shop is always willing to dicker on the price and takes trade-ins as well. I always seem to have duplicate coins I need to trade off. I am closing in on the 1928 and 1927-S, and 34-S. The 1928 is the only coin that goes for the bigger bucks IMO. If I can get a coin in EF condition I will take it. Why is the 1934-S so expensive? The mintage is higher than the 1927, 1927-s and the 1934. Was this a coin that was melted down? |
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terry8835, You do not sound like a collector who would be satisfied with 'just' a complete collection. You want a higher grade 1938-D Half than the one you have? (That was a clue!) How about a traditional gold type set? Four coins each: Liberty Head 2 1/2, 5, 10 and 20 And/or Indian Head 2 1/2, 5, 10 and 20 Readily available for a price but guaranteed to be 'doable' which gives a sense of satisfaction. Mercury dimes and Buffalo nickels are an option, but I found them to be unsatisfactory in 'just' good/very good. So I sold them to support MY early passion: Barber dimes. BUT, if a certain series is speaking to you (YOUR passion?!) and the search for full horn very fines does not deter you then you should go for it. I sold all of my Buffaloes except for a single 1913-S Type II in VG-8. It is my type Buffalo. And I am a geezer too (soon to be 64). |
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Yes, I like silver coins of 20th century. The gold coin sets you speak of also interest me. How can they not? I like to collect sets that I believe I have some chance of finishing before the dirt nap. I like the coins I used to see back in the 1950's when I was a child. The Liberty Standing quarters, Mercury dimes, Buffalo's etc. How difficult is it to collect the Saint-Gaudens before 1920? I am not going to rush out and spend 1600-1800 bucks on a coin but those coins intrigue me. That is a collection I don't think I could ever complete. Just having a few would be nice. I think of the old blues song "Dying Crapshooter's Blues" where he says he wants to die with a $20 gold piece in his pocket so he will die "Pat". Hey, now that is neat. |
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Congrads on that complete set. Now as to what next. DO NOT go for Mercury dimes. I want them all.  just kidding of course. My favorite coin. I now have 12 sets of those and almost all full. Only sets 11 and 12 not quite full. And as to what other coins I collect. All of them. I collect any US coin and try to fill Albums. |
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Nice going. If you want to stick with the half dollars, a Barber half set can be put together if you settle for the AG-G grades for the rare ones. I am also partial to Proof Franklins, and if you are so inspired PF-CAM Franklins.
Good Luck and thanks for posting.
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Need to check my coin boxes and see what I have left in the WLH set. Seems I just buy whatever feels right and store in my numerous boxes of goodies with intentions of filling out my Danscos at some point in time. Lazy I guess, but also intersting when I'm rifling through a box and find coins I don't remember ever having acquired.
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Which are the most neglected coins that are collectable? I like to collect coins that are currently discounted by other collectors.
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Do most of you guys collect multiple coins at the same time or just one
or two?I have a few projects going at the same time, that way, when I can't find anything for one of them I am usually able to find something for one of the others. I find that it's a little less frustrating than having to wait weeks, or sometimes months in between acquisitions. Right now I have these projects going: Liberty Seated Half Date Set in the PCGS Registry (The Poor Man's Liberty Seated half dollars). Canada - Victoria Fifty Cents in the PCGS Registry (The Poor Man's Victoria Fifty Cents). Set is 100% complete but I am looking to upgrade when the opportunity presents itself. These coins are very scarce and very expensive in problem-free grades, which means that I'll never own some of these coins in grades better than VG. Dansco - Mercury dimes, in AU when possible. Dansco - Canada Type (1858-1952). Dansco - Canada Type (Elizabeth II). Gardmaster - Canada Five Cents Silver (1858-1921). Gardmaster - Canada Ten Cents (1858-present) Whitman - Newfoundland Type
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Those Indian Head gold coins seem unique to me. However, there are always a couple of coins in the set that are so expensive I can't see how most could ever complete a set of them. I bet what happens is a collector gets all but the few really expensive ones and his/her collection remains forever incomplete. All the Saint-Gaudens coins are just beautiful coins, but all drift off into the realm of the unobtainable for average collectors. If I were ever willing to spend $20,000 on a coin it would spend its life in safe deposit box. However, I bet these coins will be the ones that really appreciate over time. I am not sure I have that much time. A complete collection of Mercury dimes or Buffalo nickels in AU condition would be amazing. The Liberty Standing quarter is also a coin I like, but I see that older ones in AU condition would be expensive and probably difficult to even find. Some of these coins were struck in a way that assures the dates and lettering gets worn off unless they have been in collections for the last 90 years. |
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Congrats on completing that set. Sounds like you have a real nice collection going there. Anytime I hear someone completing one of the "no longer in circulation" sets like walkers, etc., I always think wow what an accomplishment. Not an easy task.
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