What would be a good first registry set?
JohnZ
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I've never done it before, but I like a little healthy competition. What do think would be a good set to assemble for say, $5000? Could you make it to the top five for that amount? And in what category? What about $10,000?
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Of course all silver!
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Nice short set, no stoppers in unc, but brutally tough to find gems. You can build a choice unc set for well under 3K. When and if you find some gems, they could be a bit pricey, but you will have no trouble staying under 10K. You will not believe how difficult it is to spend your money on these things. (That's a good thing, isn't it?)
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Jeremy - Let's not get carried away. Most registry collectors are out to lunch (some on Mars), but there's nothing wrong the coins or the concept.
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Got any for sale?
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Jeremy - Let's not get carried away. Most registry collectors are out to lunch (some on Mars), but there's nothing wrong the coins or the concept. >>
Fine, Fine... just make sure you buy the coins and not the plastic... and don't start a set that has coins you wouldn't otherwise buy...
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Nope. Thirty years in this game and I've never owned a business strike gem of that type. I don't know what one would be worth. Maybe a grand? Not a bad value, eh?
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Jeremy - Since you are apparently my "Target of the Day", I'm also going to correct your last point. When you're building a set, you buy lots of coins you wouldn't otherwise need or want. The real issue, which I'm sure you already understand, is that registry collectors would be well advised to avoid coins that are priced at levels that only make sense in the context of the registry game. If I'm right about that, a 1963 cent at 40K might be a good example of a coin to avoid. And BTW, Jeremy, Happy New Year!
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09/07/2006
We've been talking about the business strikes. The 02 proofs are available in gem, but they don't count.
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09/07/2006
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Jeremy has the right idea. Don't be a lemming. Don't get sucked into the overpriced, plastic-is-the-most-important-thing ego game.
<< <i>Don't get sucked into the overpriced, plastic-is-the-most-important-thing ego game. >>
Funny part about that is that I could sell my favorite registry set right now for more than it cost me to build - A LOT MORE.
One does not need to get "sucked" in to anything to have a good time with the registry, nor does one need to buy "overpriced plastic".
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Jeremy has the right idea. Don't be a lemming. Don't get sucked into the overpriced, plastic-is-the-most-important-thing ego game. >>
I agree completely but if you actually listen to most of the
registry participants they're saying that they are having a
blast competing and are not getting sucked into a plastic
collection.
These sets are getting so much more popular simply because
they are a blast and it really is up to the individual to make a
collection of coins or the best plastic money can buy.
The Soveriegns are intriguing to me, but I've done some hunting, and MrEureka is right. They're very hard to find. It would be quite a hunt to assemble a complete set. No doubt one would have to submit quite a few raw coins for grading in the process, adding to the expense.
The Clad Quarters are also appealing as a sleeper series, and the hunting would be easier, but I'm still leaning toward the Sovereigns. It seems to me that classic gold is just intrinsically more valuable than clad two bits - no offense intended to anyone.
Have to give this some thought. I was thinking of putting together a registry collection over two years at about $10,000.
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<< <i>Darkside registry sets rock! They are so much more difficult to just find the coins. I'm currantly working on 5 darkside registered sets >>
Which ones are they? Any British gold?