Crow tastes a lot better if you use enough spices.

I hate to admit it but some of you who replied to my earlier journal entries about quality over quantity were right. Trying to fill a set with 'expensive' (point values over 1,000) coins is a sure way to the poorhouse. I really am driven to just complete one of my sets, any one! To this end I have decided to fill sets with what I can afford and hopefully, upgrade at a future date. History bears out my basic tenet though; a few well chosen rare coins will outperform a safe load of ordinary coins graded MS70.

After talking to my local dealer, who seems to really know his stuff, I am sold on pre-70s mint sets and type sets. Interesting how a type set shows the gradual 'evolution' of a particular denomination. If I can complete a good portion of my mint sets, I will have completed most of the type sets I just started.

Pictured is one of recent acquisitions (not just a slot filler), the deal was so good, I just couldn't pass it up. Population 14/28.

Happy collecting all!