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It might be possible to get all the coins from a single mint like Denver perhaps but 1 of every single issue would be a near impossibility.
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Bedrock of the Community
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what about just one of each type coin including the gold coins. A much more doable proposition. The hardest piece to acquire for that set is a 1796 or 1797 half dollar or the capped bust small eagle ten dollar gold . If you can swing those then the rest are possible. I don't collect gold and I am fairly close to completing the copper and silver type sets. (I'll never get the 96 or 97 half dollar though.) This set is much tougher than the Dansco 7070 which doesn't have the 18th century coins. |
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So, rachums, now that you've begun the hunt, we're dying to know what you're starting with! I'm trying to do what I can with my budget which isn't too big, and rollsearching will help some. I will be trying to complete through rollsearching the following sets: Roosevelt (halfway there,) Jeffersons(9 coins left) common date lincoln wheaties I don't already have.(lots to go) if I ever get the chance to search halves will need to complete my franklin set (1/3 done). I may also be able to get some of the Buffs and Mercs and maybe even Indian Head cents I don't have. From buying, although I go to coin shops rarely and use ebay sometimes, I am going to go to the manchester coin show in late july and get some nice stuff there. That will help me alot! I'm thinking about the 1921 and 1921D dimes. I will post new coins as I get them! |
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In my perfect world, that is what my gaol is. I thought about this MANY years ago when I started collecting avidly. This is why I went with the Dansco album for the storage of my sets. It is a universal list, so I am not trying for the Gobrect Dollars, or before 1793, or the very rare, just for collector coins.
In my opinion, a "Full" collection is a universally accepted list of what coins completes a set. Others may disagree, but thats where I am at.
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How about if you put together a denomination set? Collect everthing from one denom of coin? That's MUCH more reasonable and certainly achievable in a lifetime. If someone were to do this, which denom (besides the small set 3cn, 2c etc) would he or she choose?
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So far you've been mentioning mostly 20th century coins. That's fine, but what do you think of all the coins that were minted in the 19th century? Capped Busts, Matron Heads, Seated Liberties? And then you've got those rare four/five figure beauties from the 18th century, including the 1792 Half Disme, which in good condition will run you $20,000 alone (that is, if you're lucky enough to find one). I think that while you pursue your coin collecting dream, you're also going to have to figure out what kind of a career field you can go into that will allow you to purchase these coins. Any ideas? Edited by jpsned
07/22/2011 6:24 pm
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You are 15 years old. You can do ANYTHING if you work hard enough. Ambition is one heck of a good start. Bill Gates worked hard enough and had a dream to follow. Concentrate on education because a brilliant person has a much better chance of fulfilling his dream. I say take it one coin at a time and don't look back. I like your spunk.
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Bedrock of the Community
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You mean I'm the only one with every coin Minted in the USA? T thought this was a normal thing for all of us.  I was just starting set No. 2 like that.  |
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Thanks junior e!
I'm not 100% sure what I want my career to be, I want to do marine biology because I have always been interested in that sort of stuff, but I also would love to start my own business. Maybe I can combine the two.
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Let me suggest a field of study.
Numismatist, then open your own coin shop. All kinds of things come through their doors everyday, you would be surprised at what people bring in to sell.
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I have a Seated Liberty dime type set that I am seriously contemplating assembling. It has one example of each major type and will include the following: Obverse types No Stars 1838-39; Stars, no drapery 1838-40; Stars, with drapery 1840-53; With arrowheads 1853-55; Stars, with drapery 1856-60; Obverse legend 1860-73; Arrowheads 1873-74; Obverse legend 1875-91. Reverse types: Type I wreath 1838-53; Type II wreath 1853-60; No legend 1860-91. And also one coin from each mint that produced these Philadelphia, Carson City, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The dime from Philadelphia showing the reverse is necessary as it displays an example of the dime without a mint mark for those of you who are wondering why I am including it. These will be housed in a Dansco blank dime page. When completed there will be eight obverse varieties and three reverse varieties plus the four mints. I have pretty much decided that it will be an XF/AU set as MS examples for some of these types can get pricey. Similar sets could be put together for the quarters and half dollars. Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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Thanks for bringing up the Seated Liberty series, Ed. Some of the rarest US coins reside here, even more rare than the 1804 dollar, 1913 Liberty nickel and the 1894S Barber dime: 1870S Half Dime, 1873CC No Arrows Dime & Quarter, the fabled 1866 No motto quarter & half dollar, and the 1873S no arrows half dollar. Even if you had all the printed money in the world you probably couldn't buy these. You have better chance of buying the 1849 double eagle at auction if the government goes broke and stays broke after August 2nd. They'll have to start liquidating some of those assets inside the Smithsonian! |
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Yeah, it seems that having your own successful business can often lead to bringing in good money.
I haven't been meaning to sound skeptical, by the way. I can know the magic of filling in holes in coin albums and the satisfaction of completing one. It's just that when you get to the earlier part of our country's coin heritage, things get more scarce and very expensive.
But if you can develop the right contacts, and make enough money to support your goal, who knows what may happen?
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07/24/2011 2:25 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Interesting line of thought.
For me, after collecting coins for over 40 years, IMO if you collect a lot of low grade common
coins, they will always be low grade common coins.
I wish I knew what I know now, when I was a teenager. I wish I would have started buying high
grade common coins and any grade key dates.
If I would have started a Dansco 7070 when I was a teen, and put only better date, semi keys and key date
coins I think that would be a very impressive colection.
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I say go for it. 94% completion would still make for one heck of a collection, even if it is all G!
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