When building a #1 Finest Registry set.....

eCoinquest

If you had all the money in the world what, how, and why would you build a registry set???
I would probably build a number one finest set of Draped Bust Dollars because I think that they are one of the most beautiful coins ever minted.
The Top grades with toning are especially appealing but you have to have lots of "dough" to assemble a set like that.
eCoinquest

eCoinquest

tradedollarnut

The problem is that opportunity to acquire the coins is just as important as having the money available. While I agree with you that the Bust Dollars are one of the sets I'd love to do, the fact of the matter is that the Pogue's have most of the finest coins in their set and don't need the money. So it's on to something else...

speety

Once TDN sells out because the Pogues won't, i'd swipe up his set of Seated dollars!

monsterman

tdn

>>>>>So it's on to something else

how about this series....:-)

love to have you....on second thought....maybe not as its more compedition :-)....plus its getting hard lately as so many monsters have been salted away

monsterman

monsterman

>>>>When building a #1 Finest Registry set.....

when building the #1 finest ....you need to buy the coin not the holder......that means icg...ngc and pcgs

if you only buy ngc you cant possibly have the best as many of those are in pcgs holders.....if you buy only pcgs you cant possibly have the best as many are in ngc holders.....now here is the real problem

ngc will let you in their registry so ngc obviously can have the #1 finest set in their registry....but if you have a pcgs registry set you cant possibly have the #1 set as pcgs does not let any other slabs in their registry

thus...the #1 set is probably in the ngc registry not pcgs


collecting only one type of slab is like going to a prize fight with one hand tied behind your back....you cant possibly compete with the guy who buys the coin not the holder.....they will smoke you every time

monsterman

yevrah

I've gotten the Mint Set bug. Gives a variety of coins. Makes it more interseting to me.

weresteve

If you had all the money in the world what, how, and why would you build a registry set???

Hmmm ... tough decision ...

German Empire 1/2 Mark thru 5 Mark silver
German Empire 20 Mark gold
Queen Victoria Gothic coinage
Toned Maundy sets
what else ...

Perhaps it would be time to heat up the market for weenie coins?

DIMEMAN

I would go for a Mint State set of complete dimes set including proofs.

HecK, if I had the money I would do the whole complete U.S. coins of all denom. Stopping at 1964 of course.