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What US Coins Make Up The Bulk Of Your Collection?

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 Posted 10/03/2013  10:13 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinCollector2012 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Mine is without a doubt either Jeffersons or Lincolns.
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Definitely Lincolns.
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 Posted 10/03/2013  11:36 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add january1may to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I have much more world than US coins (though admittedly I do appear to have more coins from the US than from any other individual country except USSR and the Russian Federation).
Restricting to US coins... well, in terms of sheer quantity, there's probably just barely more Lincoln cents than State Quarters (both are likely in the 60-80 range), and I'm not sure on Lincoln cents vs. Washington quarters or State Quarters vs. wheat cents (though I'd bet on the former in either pair). As for value, my ~XF 1841 large cent (plus another Braided Hair large cent in lower grade, plus a dateless Matron Head) probably beats any other US type I have
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I started collecting Walkers and Franklins years ago and a majority of what I have is probably in them. Nothing special in the sets really - but they have always been my favorites. Next would be commemoratives modern and classic.
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This poll is coming out about the way I thought it would.

About half have the bulk of their collection in modern coins. Though I would not be surprised if it went to a higher number.

Of course not a surprise that one member said

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I'm the only one so far that said Colonial :-)

Not surprised his bulk is in Colonial ... but a little surprised he is the only one.

It is interesting how some members are focused in on one or two series.
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With over 1300 wheats alone, more than every other coin in my US collection combined... yeah, first one XD
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Quantity: Copper cents, pre 82.
Quality: A few gold coins.
Weight: Over 20 ozt of silver, bars and junk.
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Quantity: Lincoln cents for sure. I hoarded a lot of junk as a YN including 40+ rolls of steel pennies and likely a few thousand average circulated wheat cents.

Quality: Looking at my spreadsheet Capped Bust Halves, Quarters, Dimes, and Half Dimes make up around 20% of the value of my collection. Seated Liberty coins are a close second.
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I collect all US coinage. As far as what makes up the majority of it, I would have to say my 300-400 Morgans & Peace dollars.
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I don't see a place for it, but I would define my collection as a set of high grade "type" coins. My goal is to collect the highest grade I can reasonably afford of each type of US coin.
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Rolled my copper pennies, came out to 7 rolls plus about 30-40 loose.
Increased my silver holdings to 1.3 kg + a 1970 Kennedy half and a Barber dime.
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I mainly enjoy collecting world coins but I do also dabble in US coins. I usually pull coins out of circulations so the majority of my US coins are Lincolns, Jeffersons, Kennedy, Roosies, Washingtons. Some day, I would like to extend my collect to the "older" US coins.
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Quantity - Roosevelt dimes with Lincoln's running a close second

Quality - Silver Roosevelt dimes (about 80 BU, MS, or PF) or Silver Eagels (6 nicely toned).
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Quantity : U.S. quarters, a couple of sets of State Quarters and a couple of " to date " sets of ATB's

Value : Have a Dansco going with BU ASE's and a collection of NGC MS69 Brown Label Eagles

My collection is gold and silver Libertads and Pandas as well as many other world 1oz silvers.
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The vast majority of mine are Lincoln cents, including over 35,000 copper Memorial cents.
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