hmm...this is a hard one to answer... Well, i am currently collecting farthings from 1902-1956 in no less than 'Brilliant Uncirculated Full Lustre' condition (unless it is Ext.Rare)... When i get onto Victorian Bronze (1860-1901) then i will probably also go for the BUFL examples...Victorian Copper (1838-1859, 1860 and 1864) however will (to me) probably preferably collected in GEF-UNC... I will probably skip most of the George III-William VI (1760-1837) because they do not really appeal to me... When i get to Anne-George II (1713-1754) i will probably aim for GVF-UNC, but only UNC if it looks nice... When i get to Charles II-William III (1672 (skipping patterns) -1702 (was it 1702? (have no book at hand))) i will aim for Fine-GEF... if i manage to get to the hamered examples from James I - Cromwell (1613-1658) then i suppose i would not care much about grade, but about eye appeal... ...i hate modern (1838-1956) coins in a grade less than EF...i prefer my older (1662-1714) coins to look as if they fit the date that is on them