With my interest in the West, am I wrong to not want to make a full set of Buffalo Nickels, Indian Head Cents and Oregon Trail Commeoratives?

Hello all,

In my last journal entry, you may recall I wrote my financial situation improved somewhat. Even though I haven't received all of the money yet, I'm at the point where I really want to improve my collections. As I've been pondering what sets to make and how I want to proceed with my currency, I came to a stunning revelation.

This revelation is: "I'm having so much trouble deciding on sets and how to proceed came about because I FAILED to plan." My next thought was hearing my grandmother quoting one of her favorite sayings; "Plan your work and work your plan."

So, last night a change has come over "collecting central" (my basement). I got out pen and paper and have begun to make a plan. Here are my "givens and druthers". Or to put it plainly, what I like and don't like. :-)

Likes:

Silver & Gold

most 19th and early 20th century American coins

The west and western mints

Currency

There are several series (Liberty Nickels, late date 1/2 and

large cents) that I like enough where type sets could be

an option.

Dislikes:

Anthony Dollars

Presidential Dollars

Lincoln cents memorial reverse

Shield Nickels

18th century coins (however these could be inbetween)

So based on these, a lot of type sets are out, because practically all of my disklike are included. So my first dilemma I need to work out is: am I weird to like the Buffalo Nickel, Indiah Head Cent & Oregon Trail commems, but not want to do a full set? What I would really like to do are sets just of the western mints. And in the western mints, just do silver and gold, and include only those coins minted before 1964. But nowhere in the NGC list of registry sets can I find something like this, the cloesest I've come is one-per-year sets, that would work to some degree, but there are some coins I like where that isn't an option. This leads to my next dilemma!

Which is, while I'm not all that hung up on registry points, I still have some competitive instincts picked up from playing baseball, here is my thought, if I do a one per year set, a lot of series have for example O and CC mints, or O and S, or O & D, and finally D or S mints. So I thought about making some custom sets, but would receive points for the aproximately half I would use in a 1 per year set.

I guess I've rambled enough. But I WOULD love to hear opinions from some of you collectors.

Finally, yes I got to it, I've had a wonderful Memorial Day, and to all the veterans here in the collector's society, Thank you very much for your service and sacrifice. And thank you to all the veterans (both past and present) in this great coundtry for all you have done for us. I'm breaking my tradition of a coin picture tonight, I'm instead adding a picture of my dad, who served in Europe in WW2 in an Antiaircraft battalion. TTHANKS DAD FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME AND OUR COUNTRY!