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I complete my circulated LWC set last year. Many are raw examples collected as a kid. My 1909 S VDB is xf40. My 1914 D is vf30 and my 1922 D String reverse is vf35. My 1909 S is xf45. So, one option is to identify coins in less than xf40 and look to upgrade. Another is to switch to something else. Hmmm |
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Pillar of the Community
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Both are great options. I'd favor focusing on starting on something else, and then when good deals come up to update the LWC, take them, as they appear. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sounds like you have a pretty nice Lincoln set as it stands. Why not try Indians?
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Coinfrog, I completed my IHC set last year. :) A combination of xf, au and ms depending on year. 1877 is vf35 and a really nice example. Edited by txgolfer56
02/24/2019 11:34 am
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I am kind of leaning towards a type set. Higher grade common date or lower grade key or semi key date?
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I would not recommend upgrading unless low grade really bothers you. The reason being you end up losing money on upgrades and that can be spent getting coins you don't have yet!
If I were you I would keep going back in time and put together a date set of large cents.
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Quote:I complete my circulated LWC set last year. Excellent!  Quote:
Another is to switch to something else. Eisenhower dollars?  |
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United States
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JBuck, love your passion for the Ike dollars! :) I'm leaning towards type set collecting. Costs for key dates in a variety of the date and mint mark sets are out of my budget (e.g. 1916 D Mercury, 1932-D Washington quarter, 1934-S Peace, etc.). Edited by txgolfer56
02/25/2019 11:56 am
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When it comes to coin sets there are so many to choose from . Just pick up your Red Book and knock yourself out .  |
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Quote:JBuck, love your passion for the Ike dollars! :) Thank you.  Quote:
I'm leaning towards type set collecting. I got one of those, too. Good choice. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm one for focus - upgrading or just adding is GREAT! I have a binder page full of 1909 VDB Lincolns from G to MS. Why? Because I like them all. One of the reasons I don't like albums, they only hold one of each which forces you into thinking only need one to fill the hole. BAH! Here's a few, I created a grade set + extras (no pics).  Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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A long time ago I finished my LWC set. I then started to upgrade coin after coin. As I found better coins, I put the old ones in 2x2 flips. Eventually I had so many in those flips, I started a second set with those. I then started to further upgrade set #1 which also upgraded set #2 and started a new pile of coins in the 2x2 flip box. This system has now grown to 10 completed sets of those things. Just to many. |
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I feel like expanding into new collections is so much fun because there is so much to be learned about each series. Also, I've just recently jumped into merc dimes and Buffalo nickels while simultaneously upgrading my humble LWC collection. Still have a few F/low VF grades that I can upgrade as I work out deals and trades t fill holes in my two newer albums. You can have both - album upgrade fixation AND new collection syndrome! |
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I am not really into doing upgrades. "If you have the time to do it twice, you had the time to do it right the first time." Once in, always in. I am not above doing a second set though. I am working on my second Ike set now, going for higher grades and in TPG slabs (whereas the first set is Dansco). |
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