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Type set ideas for registry

WisconsinWisconsin Posts: 645
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Hello all,

I am currrently working on a registry type set, and can't come up with any certain path I want to follow. In earlier coins I am going with all circulated examples. Then you come to the common coins, such as: Lincoln cent, mercury dime, buffalo nickle, washington quarter, Franklin half, and so forth. It seems maybe logical to go all common date MS65 or better coins, but my hangup is that they are so common in tis grade. I went with an AU50 Lincoln (1955 Double DIe) I am thinking about going with one of the keys to these easier series rather than a common high grade coin. The problem is that most everyone else is going the high grade route and sets will obviously score much more. I guess in a way I am competitive and want to score high, but in other ways think it would be much neater to go with the rare coins of a series which will score less.

Any Opinions??
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,588 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's an interesting idea. However, the traditional type set route is to have the nicest example of a particular type possible. Rarity is not an issue; grade is. This is one of the biggest appeals of type collecting. A set like you mentioned would not score as well, and I don't think there would be much point in registering it, but it does sound like an intriguing "angle" to approach it from.

    I for one wish they would offer:

    1. A 19th and 20th century combined nongold set
    2. A 20th century set with gold, like the old 1900-Present Modern Type Set they broke up into a bunch of subsets
    3. Some non-USA sets, maybe Canadian type or British gold sovereign type

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  • itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭
    I think some denomination sets would be neat... the variety of a type set but a smaller task to take on.
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  • CocoinutCocoinut Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wisconsin,

    You could compromise by using not-so-common dates in high grade. I agree that there's not much of anything special about later date proofs in PR69DCAM, but coins prior to 1972 in PR68DCAM are more desireable from the standpoint of rarity, and worth nearly as many points in the registry. You may not reach the Top 5 sets that way, but any collector outside the registry (and probably many registry participants) will appreciate it more. A set that combines high grade and rarity beats a set of dime-a-dozen common dates in ultra-high grade any day, IMHO.

    Jim
    Countdown to completion of my Mercury Set: 1 coin. My growing Lincoln Set: Finally completed!
  • GeomanGeoman Posts: 2,491 ✭✭✭
    Wisconsin,

    I am in the same boat as you. I have just recently joined, and have decided to start a registry set. But I can not decide on the best method/style to collect. Some of the factors obviously are costs, but I have decided that for my fisrt set, I just want to complete it in a reasonable amount of time. I do not want to start something that will take 20+ years to complete. Maybe later on, but for right now, I feel that I just want to focus on a shorter set, such as the Short Set of Walking Liberty Half Dollars. However, I am not really competive, and doen't want to try and get a top set on the board. So I think starting something like the Short Set in Walking Liberty's from 1941-1947 in MS-64 is a good way to get the satisfaction of completing a set, and not too costly or time consuming. After I learn the ropes a little more, than I may get more complicated sets.

    -Geoman
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