LETTERS

Hunt Continues Despite Series ‘Roadblocks’

I have always wanted to assemble a complete collection of one or more coin denominations, but it seems there are at least one or two roadblocks in each coin series. For example, the 1916-D Liberty dime, the 1916 Standing Liberty quarter, or the 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent, just to name a few. Going back into the 19th century gets even worse, with more and more “key dates” needed to complete a collection.

Recently, I completed my Liberty nickel collection with the purchase of an 1885 NGC-certified AG-Details specimen. It actually looks a lot nicer than the grade might suggest. I