My most important and most frustrating set.

I've wanted to build a set of Silver Eagles since I found out they existed. They're cool coins and they started minting them the same year I was born. It took me a long time to decide how I wanted to collect them, but I settled on getting them graded as NGC MS69s. I might collect the proof coins after I finish getting the Mint States. I spent tons of time trying to win online auctions over the summer to build the set... and half of them came back with milk spots and return policies that basically tell you to take it up with NGC.

The 5 or 6 eagles I have with spotting are going to NGC in November for appearance review once I finally get to visit home for the firs time in 3 months. I know I'll be able to deal with the problem but this had really sapped the momentum from my efforts to collect these coins.

I have to say that enthusiasm is contagious and that reading all of neverman's posts have spurred me to get back into collecting my SAEs. I just ordered the first new addition to the set in 3 months and it'll be followed by more new coins for the set in the coming weeks. Dealing with the spotted coins will be a minor set back, but I plan to immediately replace any of them that don't come back and I plan to move drastically closer to a complete set by years end. Thanks for your infectious SAE joy, neverman! I think that was just what I needed.