Do any of you have the coins picked out for your set, but dont yet own them?

coinlieutenant · May 18, 2006 12:08PM

Most of you know that I am trying to put together a gem+ five coin seated denomination set for the year 1872.
I have two coins in the half dime and dime. I am still missing the quarter, half dollar and dollar. I have tracked
down the three coins (quarter, half, and dollar) that I eventually want to add to the set. Two are owned by
board members, the third I had to dig a lot deeper but know where it is and the owner knows that I am inter-
ested. Here is the set as I dream it to be when completed.

Do any of you have coins picked out that you dont yet own?

elwood · May 18, 2006 12:25PM

Yes,

I sold it a few years ago to a collector and I'm in the process of trying to get it back.

It's not going very well

The odd thing is he doesn't even collect this series and it is totally different from his collecting interests.

Hopefully I will be successful in re-acquiring it. I love the coin and should have never sold it in the first place.

I have two others picked out. One of which I know where it is and the other I don't.

ER · May 18, 2006 12:27PM

Nah

JRocco · May 18, 2006 12:32PM

Yes.
I have my eye on a coin that will be more than I will want to spend, but that is this game we play. If we settled for coins that we could easily get, and easily pay for we would soon tire of this and move on to something else.
Keep the thrill of the hunt and the game stays fun.
After you do complete this dream set John, begin a new challenge---and don't forget that you could always toss a few of those monsters in this direction when you do get tired of them