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What do I know, but I thought the charm of a date set (instead of collecting the complete date/MM set) was that you often could avoid the really expensive ones. I don't do any date set, but, if I did… (View Post)

I cannot, of course, begin to opine intelligently about what you should collect. But I have a bit of experience collecting coins, and I have found (as my albums filled) that what keeps me interested … (View Post)

Holy resurrected thread, Batman! But it's an interesting one. Here's mine (ANACS AU55), which seems to me to be a pretty decent strike, with weak feathers: (View Post)

Some years ago, I bought a 1914-D Lincoln cent, graded VF35 in an ANACS holder. I have never liked the coin, but I have never wanted to spend as much as it costs to get a better one. Until now. This … (View Post)

Acknowledging that I could be wrong, I have the sense that "market grading" includes allowing old, gentle, non-obvious cleanings to be straight-graded (at least relating to expensive coins)… (View Post)