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Change In Tactics... Using Low Grade Place Holders

itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭
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Knowing it will take almost forever to get my 1792-1964 CNS set to 90%, I've changed tactics. I will now use low grade place holder coins to boost my set completion. I know it severely hampers my average grade (first 2 coins dropped it by 3 points), but if people look at the set contents they will see quite a bit of nice material with dispersed low grade coins.

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  • CarlWohlforthCarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074 ✭
    While your average went down did your total points go up? In other words did your average do down by more than your percent complete went up?

    Originally I wanted to do as many proofs as possible. But I bought a MS Flyer and am happy I did. I'm thinking of buying some AU coins too. Naturally the earlier I go the lower the grades I can afford to buy.
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  • DAMDAM Posts: 2,410 ✭✭
    Excellent point. You can always upgrade later too, if you decide to. It's the age old problem whether to own a coin in a lower grade than you really want or not own one at all. Many of the coins in that set are expensive in the G-VF range too.

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    Dan
  • solidsolid Posts: 2,975
    Outside of the registry, and assuming that you're "buying them right",
    this approach makes sense for a type set in particular.

    You get to own and enjoy an example of a particular type perhaps long
    before you'll have the opportunity to buy the coin you ulitmately want
    to fill that slot. Upgrades are sweet! image

    Of course, if you end up losing money on the filler coins when you do upgrade,
    then from a purely financial point of view, it could be hurting your ultimate goal.

    I've been thinking more and more of starting some kind of type set. They
    sure look like fun!

    Ken
  • fantasiizefantasiize Posts: 667
    Brian,

    Not a bad approach at all.

    I also love type sets and find pleasure in being 100% complete and not caring about the registry points, while the set is in transition (until I get to what I want/can afford). I do agree that this may cost a little extra $, but cost isn't everything (unless you get to the top pop coins, then it is most everything).
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  • tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    That is also the approach that I'm taking for my complete U.S. type 1792-1964. Your point always goes up, even a PO-01 will increase your points.

    Tom
    Tom

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