Disclaimer** Please take this post for the humor with which it was intended.

I have come to the conclusion that Type Sets were created for collectors who suffer from PCD (Pretty Coin Disorder). I definitely suffer from it and recently started a Type Set Collection. My internal dialogue with Ebay goes something like this.....

Me: Wow, that's a gorgeous coin...

Ebay: Buy it.

Me: I'm not collecting that series...

Ebay: Buy it.

Me: I couldn't afford to finish that set. A lot of those coins are out of my price range.

Ebay: Buy It!

Me: I have these other sets that I'm working on.

Ebay: It will be great for a Type Set....

Me: YES!!!!

In all seriousness, there are a ton of coins out there that have great histories and stories attached to them. Unless you have a bank account that rivals Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, collecting all of them is unrealistic.

For me, my Type Set is a fun set that I can add coins to over time if I see a great deal or want a break from another set I have been working on.

If you suffer from PCD (Pretty Coin Disorder), you're among friends here. Feel free to share your story.

Marcus

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