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New Member
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I have a reasonably good start on a 50c collection, but no Victorias. They've seemed too expensive, with a few exceptions. Are they worth getting in AG or G, or do you really need to save up and go with VG or better to truly appreciate them?
Any recommendations on dealers that offer them at consumer-friendly prices?
Dave
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If you want completeness, then you will have no choice but to settle for AG or G grades for some of the key dates. Only you can decide what is appealing to the eye (and pocketbook)... there is nothing wrong with lower grades, to complete a set, just be a bit picky about some things. Avoid holed, damaged or excessively polished coins. If you are a patient person, you can sometimes snag deals on lower graded coins on ebay (60% discount) or even in melt bins at coin shops, such as: https://goccf.com/t/98774Good luck! "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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New Member
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Thanks, SPP. I guess I just want to be able to make out more than a silhouette on the coins. I'll check around.
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It depends ... I started out with a similar strategy as you seem to have at this point in your coin collecting-life => I wanted to gather coins at break-neck speed and quickly fill my album and tuck a feather into my cap (album completed!) ...
However, once I filled that album, I started looking at a few of the "about-good" coins and figured that they were kinda bringing-down the appeal of my overall album, so I updated them to Good, VG, or even to Fine ...
Then, as I did this, the Good and the VG started looking a bit shabby for my album, so I made a rule that I'd only keep Fine in my album ... but yah, you guessed it => Fine turned to Very-Fine, into Extra-Fine, etc ...
So, the moral/point of the story is => are you wanting to collect a coin of every type, or are you wanting to collect a particular "set, or series" of coins? (example => Canadian quarters) ...
because I think you could save yourself a whole lotta money by buying "once", rather than ending-up having several sets of coins (the Good set, the VG-set, the Fine-set, etc, etc) ...
I'm just sayin' => there is nothing better than a "nice coin" ... however, I did "not" start out with this strategy and I still had an absolute gas collecting "about good" coins .... so you're not gonna be disappointed no matter whatcha do (they're all gonna be worth something, someday)
=> HAVE FUN!
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Pillar of the Community
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 I think every Collector starts collecting a particular series/set the same way. We all want to acquire every date/denomination just to fill the holes, regardless of grade. Then as time goes by it gets boring looking at the lower grades and favouring the higher graded coins. Same thing happened to me 10 years ago when I first started collecting Canadian coins. I wanted everything including the R.C.M. junk. Then after acquiring everything, I found the challenge was over. So I sold off everything and re-thought my collecting strategy! I then stuck to the basics: 1858-1967 "business strikes" (all within the Top 20 finest graded by I.C.C.S.) and I've never looked back! Glenn  |
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So, the moral/point of the story is => are you wanting to collect a coin of every type, or are you wanting to collect a particular "set, or series" of coins? (example => Canadian quarters) ... Within Canadian coins, I'm concentrating on 50-cents and Voyageur Dollars. I'm also beginning to consider dimes, but wouldn't start them for a while. I only have a handful of dollars, so the 50s have been the main focus. Quote:
because I think you could save yourself a whole lotta money by buying "once", rather than ending-up having several sets of coins (the Good set, the VG-set, the Fine-set, etc, etc) ... Well, as I was saying in another thread, I've been trying, within the same collection, to have at least VG Edwardian 50s, George V coins in at least F, George VI coins in at least AU, and MS or PL Elizabethan issues. I'm trying to get keepers in each case, so I don't have the impulse to do a lot of replacing. I've seen a couple of Victorian coins I could possibly afford in VG, but so far the collection starts in 1902. https://goccf.com/t/99398Quote:
HAVE FUN! I definitely am! Quote:
I then stuck to the basics: 1858-1967 "business strikes" (all within the Top 20 finest graded by I.C.C.S.) and I've never looked back! Wow -- very cool. I've picked up quite a few ICCS-graded coins and cut them out of the slabs for the albums. I hesitated at first, but decided that I like displaying them this way and leafing through the albums. Edited by DesGaulles02
10/04/2011 01:29 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I took a similar path, filled in all dates and upgrade as the oppurtunity allows, and pocket book,Look for the best value for the grade offered. I believe the hobby is lining up for an upsurge. Victorian 50 cent mintages are mostly under 100,000. Thats incredibly low and with the internet it makes hunting a lot easier and I think the exposure will attract a wave of new collectors.
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Canada
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 The Victorian half dollar series is a very underrated and under estimated series. I can't imagine how hard it would be to find a piece over the grade of F-12 if a mere 10 more collectors started collecting them. Can you imagine an upsurge? Glenn  |
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Canada
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glenzy1 will you still be able to afford your frenzied upgrading after you retire ? Or perhaps you will be all done by then ?  |
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