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Canada
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I am curious if there is anyone out there sometimes buys coins specifically for the year it was minted?
I have a few years
2003 for my daughter's birthday
1978 for my birthday
1942 for my dads birthday
and for some reason.... I seem lately to have started specifically buying 1899. There is no real reason behind it. I just like that year.
malissa
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 HMMMMMMMMMM, funny you mentioned this Melissa, about the 1899 year! I developed a passion for this particular year too about a year ago. (Are you a Scorpio by any chance?)I can't explain why, but one day I just felt compelled to complete the entire set of Canadian 1899 decimal coinage. (1 cent-50cent) Just last month I completed my last purchase of an I.C.C.S., 1899 Canada half dollar, EF-40. Voila! My thirst for the year 1899 has been fulfilled. My 1899 year set is as follows: (all are I.C.C.S. slabbed) ~1c>MS-63, red ~5c>MS-64 ~10c>MS-64 (small "9") ~10c>AU-55 (large "9") ~25c>EF-40 ~50c>EF-40 Glenn Edited by glenzy1
04/27/2009 9:08 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
I was born in 1975 but that is not really a challenge for most countries so I try to pick up 1875 coins when I find them, that is quite a bit more challenging and expensive.
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Valued Member
United States
326 Posts |
I like the year 1909 and am also partial to 1921.
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Moderator
 United States
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If I like the coin, I'll pick it up for my collection regardless of the date  I presented my dad with an AU mint set of 1937 (his date of birth) and he loved it. So, I like putting year sets together as gifts. swcoin.ecrater.com
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 Canada
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hi glenzy, actually I am a virgo. I dont know what got me started on that year. I do not have anything in ICCS slabs for that year though. My canadian 1899 coins are as follows (so far) 1899 newfoundland 20 cents x 4 (2 large nines and 2 small nines) 1899 newfoundland 50 cents x 2 (1 large nines and 1 small nines) 1899 large cent x 3 1899 10 cents x 2 ( 1 large nines and 1 small nines) I do have some world coins and US as well and british and such, but I tend to drift towards the canadian stuff more for that year. Quote:
so I try to pick up 1875 I do this too, look for 1878 instead of 1978 and have been lucky enough to find a few |
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Canada
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I like year sets as well as gifts! I find it more personal and interesting than most things you could give someone.
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United States
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Not really any favs yet. I do plan to put a type set together with years from all my parents/grand parents birth years eventually :)
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Australia
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G'day, I've completed the English coins of 1820: the year my first ancestors came to Australia.
French Empire of 1811: Bonaparte's zenith, and the coinage reflects the history, and the politics.
I've started on U.S. coins of 1853, the year great-great-grandfather came from Philadelphia, via San Francisco & Honolulu, to Australia.
I'm making progress with 1887 coins of the British Empre: that was a year of recoinage, so that's a big project.
Next, I'm thinking of 1914, 1918, and 1919, as my own commemoration of WW1.
Peter in Oz
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Valued Member
United States
314 Posts |
1986 cause it is my birth year!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2734 Posts |
The problem with "1966" is that the U.S. only did Special Mint Sets, not Proof Sets, and only the Half-Dollar had any silver content, so my 'pride and joy' from that year is the 1966 Canada Prooflike Set with four 80% Silver coins. |
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United States
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I collect a lot of 1976 coins. It's my birthyear, and they actually made special coins that year . . . just to celebrate my birth right?
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United States
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I do not really look for them, but I will not spend any of the 1969 coins I receive in change.  |
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United States
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I was born in 1916...so if anyone would like to give me a complete set of 1916 coins, I'd be grateful. MS grade not necessary; AU would be fine. |
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Poland
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Never thought of saving the coins of my birth year and I don't think I will.
I do like 1880s and 1890s though.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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1878 is my favorite year to collect. It started with my love of 1878 Morgans and now even though I didn't purchase allot of 1878 coins for my 7070 album if the coin was made in that time period I always looked for the year 1878 first
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Posted 04/27/2009 9:11 pm
