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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was doing some looking at a " High Brow" (to me) Flying Eagle upgrade for my 7070 and I found a nice piece for the money at a relatively "new to me" dealer which offers occasional 10% discounts on certain groupings. The discount applied towards "Type coins" this time around. I mentioned the discount towards the Flying Eagle cent and the lady on the phone said that the F.E. was not a type coin. At first I thought that I misheard her and asked to repeat what she just said. She obliged and went further to explain that Type coins were Liberty Seated and Bust coins only. I mentioned that I believed that type coins were just about anything other than modern issues, like those that fit into the "classic" thread ( US Colonials, Half Cents, Large Cents, Flying Eagle cents, Indian cents, Two Cents, Three Cents, Half Dimes, Shield nickels, Liberty V nickels, Buffalo nickels, Mercury dimes, Twenty Cents, Standing Liberty quarters, Walking Liberty half dollars, Trade dollars, Morgan dollars, Peace dollars, Flowing Hair Coinage, Bust Coins, Seated Liberty coinage, Barber coinage, Gold Coins) that this is in. I can not dictate what someone else considers a "type" coin, but there should be some identification to what the seller is considering to be a "type" for their discount. Where would you draw the line as far as "Type" coins go?  Edited by oih82w8
04/25/2013 09:45 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I would call any coin of a different design a type coin modern or classic. Her definition is a bust/seated type coin but in my opinion every coin could fit in one type or another
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Rest in Peace
United States
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To me a type coin is any non current series/ denomination which a person would have just one example.(not collect all dates/ mint marks)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 with both. I mean a type set is one of each "type" so to me a FE would definitely be a type coin. I'm curious as to her reasoning because it doesn't make sense at all.. How would only seated's and busts be type coins? Unless she means that there's a discount for a different "type" coin at different times maybe? And right now there "type" for the discount? |
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Moderator
 United States
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Find me a coin that doesn't have a slot in a Type Set album, and I'll show you a coin that isn't a "Type Coin."
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Her reasoning struck me odd as well...she is having to confer with the owner which is at a coin show.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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A type coin is of a particular design, metal, legend and size.
If there is any change in ANY one or more of these four, there is a change in the coin type.
Different mint marks or dates do not constitute different types.
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New Member
United States
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Well, as per my information on coins from my coin collector friends, Type coins are technically speaking categorized on the following parameters: Minting source, denomination, obverse and reverse design, size and diameter and composition. And mostly the coins are available as "Types", because collecting everything is out of the question and many coins are too very expensive to contemplate.
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Valued Member
United States
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Quote:
A type coin is of a particular design, metal, legend and size.
If there is any change in ANY one or more of these four, there is a change in the coin type.
Different mint marks or dates do not constitute different types. My listing of type coins contains 204 coins. I am 1/3 of the way complete.. Also, strike type does not make a new type. Proof, satin, business, etc. don't make a new type in my book. |
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United States
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Any coin can be a type coin if you are interested in accumulating only one of its type rather than all dates and mintmarks. It really depends on the collector -- not the coin.
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