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Sharing my Peace set (large pics)

scotty1418scotty1418 Posts: 286
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I thought I would put up some pics of my Peace dollar set after I feel I've achieved a reasonable level of completion. The set thus far has taken about 2- 2 1/2 years and has been pretty fun to collect! The unfortunate (or great?) thing has been that I started out with average standards (XF or better) but that bumped to AU or better and now I only really like high-AU pieces!

Hopefully some of the quality will come through although I took the pictures in a dull bank closet with one lonely lightbulb. I ended up buying a few slabbed as I was getting tired of looking through all the 'super slimey fake-AU dreck'. The 34-s still remains for my set and I've actually returned several examples - doesnt seem like there are many with great eye appeal in the au range.

My 28-s and 27-d are rather baggy and probably my last candidates for upgrade but I think the rest are pretty solid. image Grade-wise the 28 really sticks out, but it holds special meaning for me as I purchased it in a lot of peace dollars for $12 or $14/ea - I dont have the heart to upgrade it!

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  • bestmrbestmr Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭
    Very nice! image I'm thinking of starting a Whitman album of those here once I finish my frankin one.
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  • SeattleSlammerSeattleSlammer Posts: 10,069 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • melvin289melvin289 Posts: 3,019 ✭
    Very nice, I love it. Thanks for sharing your set.

    Ron

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  • ecichlidecichlid Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭
    Nice! Now just crack 'em out and put them in the book. Don't be afraid, the water's warm!
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  • JBNJBN Posts: 1,921 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very handsome set.

    Thanks for sharing.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice set.... very little tarnish.... Well done. Cheers, RickO
  • scottgardenerscottgardener Posts: 1,205 ✭
    Getting nice Peace dollars with good eye appeal is really, really hard. You wouldn't think such a beautiful coin could be so ugly so often! It's a great set for teaching that grade and eye appeal are two very different sorts of things, and a good way to challenge anyone on just about any budget, since one could in theory put together a set at less than $100 a coin, except for the 1928, which with a bit of hunting can be found for under $400. But, even with $1000 or more to splurge on every coin, you're still in for a tough time sorting through some ugly, splotchy pieces to find the good gems.

    Excellent work! Good luck on filling that last hole.
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  • crypto79crypto79 Posts: 8,623 ✭
    if you would like a free Whitman album for your set send me a PM.
  • RBB617RBB617 Posts: 498 ✭✭
    Very nice set. I like the look of a lot of them and am happy to see you have a range of lightly toned to blast white. I started working on a Peace set a number of years ago and eventually gave up because I was having difficulty finding MS pieces at reasonable prices.
    -Brian
  • WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,560 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very Nice! Crack'em and put them in the book... it will look fantastic with the holes filled.
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  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,894 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Nice! Now just crack 'em out and put them in the book. Don't be afraid, the water's warm! >>

    I agree. It feels oddly unsatisfying to me when an album for a raw set has holes "filled" by slabbed coins. Must be the Felix Unger in me.
    Lance.
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  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,537 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very attractive looking set! image Congratulations on spending the time necessary to find the right coin for the right hole. Best of luck on the '34-S.
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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    << <i>Nice! Now just crack 'em out and put them in the book. Don't be afraid, the water's warm! >>

    I agree. It feels oddly unsatisfying to me when an album for a raw set has holes "filled" by slabbed coins. Must be the Felix Unger in me.
    Lance. >>



    Yep. Do it! Nice set and thank you for sharing it with us............MJ
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  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,074 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Makes me want to go out and buy a peace dollar. Very nice...image
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  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭

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  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    that's great!

    LCoopie = Les
  • scotty1418scotty1418 Posts: 286
    Thanks for all the comments everyone. It's been a lot of fun putting this together and I've learned a lot about grading Peace dollars in the process.

    I'll crack the slabs eventually because I agree they'd look nicer in the book. Just taking my time about it image

    Mostly I find the really high grade blast-white ones boring - to me the ones with a little wear or SLIGHT tonight are far more interesting - many of these have a slight golden hue to the reverse which looks pretty cool image

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