Best Dates For Type Sets

I try to get the same grade "look" across the board. To me that's more appealing, visually. VF to EF is what I shoot for.

KK

for 20th century I am guessing maybe 1900-O. Even in D<PL MS-62 numismedia lists it at under 100 bucks. Usually NewOrleans mint Morgans are weakly struck but I am guessing 1900-O is an exception because even in MS-66 (a grade one would expect to be sharply struck and very nice looking) only lists on numismedia for 475.00 which is the same price 1880-s-1882-S in the same grade sells for. So by that the 1900-O should be the 20th century counterpart to the 1880-1882-S Morgans. I doubt they are quite as sharply struck as the S mint coins but it would probably be the best one made in the 20th century for a type coin. If you want a date with a history behind it I always like the 1903-O. until the early 60's the 1903-O was one of the key date coins and was very very rare where most coin deal;ers had never even seen a UNC version of this date. This was until December 1962 when the treasury found bags full of 1903-O Morgans and saturated the market with them and the prices fell just about over night making one of the very rare coins now one of the most common coins available. I guess this choice would be if you would like to tell a story of history every time you show the coins to someone because it would just be another hole filled with a coin without the story attached

most people will call 1900-1999 the 20th century not 1901 through Dec.31,2000. Thats why in the 80's we partied like it was 1999, because they said two thousand zero zero the parties over, Oops out of time

My 19th Century type set will not have a coin dated 1900 even though that is the century date, all of the coins will be 18xx. My 20th Century type set will have coins dated 1901 or later. I am eventually going to have a Century set of all the denominations and mint marks of the coins dated 1900 but I'll get to it after I finish some of the other sets I am assembling.

The best dates for a type set is what you happen to like, myself I look for a coin which will complement the others already in the set as far as grade and color (toning). MS-62 to 64 coins seem to be match up the best side by side if selected for their eye appeal and you will hardly notice the grade differences.

Ed
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I don't have any qualms about putting a 17xx coin in my 7070, if only I owned one even though it is a 19th and 20th century set.

For a 20th Century type set, the 1913, 1914, 1915 Philadelphia Barber half dollar. A more 'common' Barber is the last ones minted in New Orleans, 1909-O. All relatively scarce dates.

In addition to first year dates in a type set, I also like the last year dates, the 1930-S SLQ, 1935-S Peace $1, 1945-S micro S Mercury 10c and the 1947-D WL 50c come immediately to mind. They are not too expensive in MS.

If you are eventually going to branch out into a 19th Century type set, 1873 is the year to aim for. Great year for coins, bad for banks. There are 2 proof only issues, the 2c and the 3c trime. There are closed and open '3' varieties, arrow/no arrow at date Seated Liberty coinage, and most of the gold coins dated 1873 except the eagle. You could make a collection with just this one date. Good luck & welcome to the forum!

You guys are way to far down in the weeds for me. I'm just lucky I could fill holes with "ANY" condition coins for my 7070. Gold is out of the question.

No plans to upgrade any of those coins?