still looking for bust coinage for my type set

1907Quarter

how's this half dime? 1834 comments?

BillJones

This coin is OK, but it's nothing special.

I don't know what you budget is, but if I were building a type set, I'd save my pennies and buy an EF or an AU. With type collecting you buy common dates in the best grades you can afford. That way you may never want to replace it, but if you do, you will have something worthwhile to sell or trade in on a better one.

1907Quarter

actually, just f15 for the 4 busts. The quarter's gonna be difficult-I've been looking for 6mos.

BillJones

Unfortunately most of the Reduced Size Quarters (1831-7) in grades below AU-55 are often pretty ugly. If fact most the AU coins are pretty disappointing.

I've got a dipped AU in an NGC holder that I love. It's lustrous and sharply struck. I've got a totally original NGC AU in my inventory. It's the type of coin that only those who like untouched coins would love.

1907Quarter

large size quarter(early) btw

BillJones

The large size quarter is even tougher. Most of the pieces I see in slabs are overgraded. The raw ones are usually worse. That includes the Mint State pieces as well.

I know of a coin from the Eliasberg collection (marked as such) that is in a MS-65 holder that really isn't Mint State if you are honest about it. The dealer that owns it would probably give you a deal on it, relitively speaking....