Show Us Your Key Dates!

Feel free to correct me but I think this ASE set is a key.

2013 West Point Set

I understand that to some collectors NCLT, errors and varieties coins are not keys.

If a person is collecting a a complete a NCLT set ... Or a set with errors and varieties
then how could they not be included as keys ... For that set.


For example, in the Lincoln Wheat cent set, some albums have a port for 1922 no "D"
which is a error coin. Some Mercury dime sets have ports for 1941/2 coins, which
Is either a variety or error coin.

Many of the coins posted are in the Red Book. Which to me gives them a nod to
be included into a complete set.

I understand some not wanting them to be included in some cases. The 1922 no D
is a very expensive coin ..that to be does not even look good.
if I had a choice I would not want a port in my album for such a coin.

I have no choice ...it is part of a complete set ... That's how Dansco sees it.
It is a low mintage ...high cost coin ... Which makes it a key.

All ASE coins are NCLT, but they are collected ...as sets, by a large number
of collectors. The low mintage, high priced coins ...would be keys

I don't think it really matters, because I love seeing all these coins regardless of whether they are "really" key dates or not.

I think a "key date" for me simply means the coins in a series that are generally considered to be the most valuable. So it really doesn't matter what series or why the coin is valuable.

My first Peace key.

I seem to have miss this thread so here is my set of 1916 Walkers.

1916 SLQ








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