Finished Assembling A 1943 "Mint Set"

Man! I LOVE this idea! It looks fantastic!

Well, because I kept good records on this one, let's see how the prices all shook out on this set.

The steel cents, I had to pick through a bunch of them at the local coin shop and picked out some nice ones that I consider AU. Some of them had some crud (not rust, thankfully) that I had to soak off. They cost me a quarter apiece.

The War Nickels were in the dealer's case. I paid $48 for the set.

The Mercury dimes came from the AU bin and I paid $2.50 each.

The quarters were also from the case. The P and D were $20 apiece. I splurged on the S to finish the set. It is actually MS and was $35.

The Walking Liberty halves. The P has some chatter on the obverse. It's AU and I got it for $14. The D I consider barely MS and it was $33. The S I couldn't find at the local shop and finally had to buy on ebay for $33.34 including shipping.

For a total of $211.59. The case cost probably another $20 or so. It took some time to put together. All but one piece came from the local shop, but over the course of a couple of months. I could sneak in the cents for a good deal by getting them at the same time as the nickels. Many of the coins are AU but with great eye appeal. The steel cents and the luster of the War Nickels make the set catch your eye. There's more luster that I couldn't capture in those photos.

It also helps that it's one of the few capital holders I have that's NOT used, so there are no scratches on the case!

specksnyder, this is a fantastic idea! Well executed, as well. My kudos to you!

I also picked 43 to assemble a "slab date set" some time ago, not quite done with it - been working on it for over a year. I like the war aspect with the Steel Pennies and Silver nickels. Did the pennies all in MS67(done with those), nickels in MS66(2/3 done), dimes in MS66FB(done), halves in MS66(2/3 done with 3rd likely to be done in the next week). I kinda dislike Washington quarters though so I am going to skip them. It is cool that they all look silver/nickel/steel so no copper to stick out like a sore thumb! LOL

Great Set of coins. Thats my Birth Year Also. I would like one of my own