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There is also the '57 with the reverse of '56. Obverse of 56 Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Remember, it's not a complete set without the 1856... Sure it's complete, the 1856 isn't a coin, it's a pattern. If you feel it's not complete without the pattern, then I suppose every other set has to have all of their patterns as well. In which case I don't think there are any complete sets of just about anything. |
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Even without the 1856, the 2 coin set isn't complete. Since these varieties are affordable and there are so few, I would consider them part of a set:
1857
1858 Large and Small Letters
1858/7
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Dont forget the 1857 off denomination die clashes! $20, 25 cent and 50 cent.
For a three year series, there are a lot of neat varieties to collect.
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That's the fun of collecting coins. It seems no matter how many times we use the word "complete," we can find something else to add.
Myself, it was the JFK half series that I called complete at one time. The I got on CCF and started to think I needed the proofs. Done. Then the SMS 65-67. Then the DDOs and DDRs, but only the ones that are obvious (vague term). RPMs? Sure! Oops Dan Carr made some fantasy issues...cool! I am now wondering if/when the vague term of "obvious" I used in the last sentence will become more inclusive.
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  Strong? I don't see anything. Hmmm...is it worth it? |
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That's the fun of collecting coins. It seems no matter how many times we use the word "complete," we can find something else to add. True.  |
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It's a complete set in my opinion. There's always something to add but I go for the coins released by year for circulation and consider the variants (8/7, Lg letters) to be desirable but not required for a complete set. So, Congrats on completing the set with some nice coins!
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Like RedRaider said, you gotta have the clashes to call it complete.
Even then you should get the clashed quarter with the cent to really round out the collection!
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I think the small and Large letter 1858 are part of the set. The others are just die varieties. That's how its listed in the Greysheet. Not that there's any logic to that, but its what it is.
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Very nice and thanks for the pics!  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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 txgolpher! Nice pics too. Yes, I personally would count my set "complete" with having those two coins. |
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Sure it's complete, the 1856 isn't a coin, it's a pattern. If you feel it's not complete without the pattern, then I suppose every other set has to have all of their patterns as well. In which case I don't think there are any complete sets of just about anything. Since I put almost all my coins in Albums, for me a complete set is when all the slots in an Album are filled. As to the 1856 Flying Eagle cent, my Whitman Classic Album has a slot for that one. Which is one of my irritations with Dansco, so many empty holes at the end and no purpose for them. Yet only one place for the 1886 yet the Red Book also by Whitman, clearly shows two varieties. Album manufacturers just don't know what is a full set. |
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The 1857 is an S-22 variety too!
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