Complete Sets

This might sound bad but I just started collecting coins in the last week and I have (dont laugh)

Canadian Pennies RB Au 1961-2013

Canadian Nickels 1965-2013 plus 47,52,54,55,56,63

And 5 silver quarters

all these are circ. though but I'm trying to see how far I can get without spending money

The only complete set that I have is Franklin halves. I am currently working on Mercury dimes and Walking Liberty halves.

Here is what I have completed.

Australia 1910- 1964
1/2 penny (less 1923 coin)
penny (less 1930 coin)
Threepence
Sixpence
Shilling
Florins

Australia 1966- present
1 cent
2 cent
5 cent
10 cent
20 cent ,Uncompleted still working on a few coins
50 cent , Uncompleted still working on a few coins
$1
$2

US coins
Jefferson nickels
Kennedy halves

Canada
Date set of 50 cent coins from 1937 to present

I have no sets complete. In the past I've just plain collected what I liked, whether or not I had a few of the same or not. Still feel that's the way for me, but I am interested in finishing a set sometime.

1 cent US 1900 to present I have all the years might be missing some mints
5 cent US 1938 to present
10 cent US 1916 to present my 16 d is an P01 16 who knows what mint
25 cent US 1999 to present
50 cent US 1964 to present
1 dollar US 1971 to present

Completed US Coin Sets: generally all circulated, no proofs
Small Cents 1857 to present (minus 2 IHC varieties) - Flying Eagle, Indian Head, Lincoln
Nickels 1913 to present (minus 2 BN varieties) - Buffalo, Jefferson
Dimes 1916 to present (plus 1996W) - Mercury, Roosevelt
Quarters 1932 to present - Washington, Statehood/Territory, ATB
Half $ 1916 to present - Walking Liberty, Franklin, Kennedy
Dollars 1878 to 1978 (plus 2 varieties, minus 1895 proof) - Morgan, Peace, Ike
Small Dollars 1979 to present (not collecting Presidential dollars) - SBA, SAC, NA$
American Silver Eagles 1986 to present
&
Personal version of a Type Set

Kind of a ruff question. I mean just what is a completed set? For example I have 10 so called completed sets of Lincoln Cents. I use mostly Whitman Classic Albums. They all have slots for the 22 plain, 55 and 72 doubled dies, all the 60's, all the 70's, all the 82's. Don't know why they ignored so many of the other error coins such as the 83 doubled die reverse or the 84 doubled ear or the 95 doubled. Now if you include the 2009's, a completed set would have to have all 20 of them. To make things even worse is if you have a copy of the book Looking Through Lincoln Cents by Charles Daughtrey, you would see a doubled die or Repunched Mint Mark for almost every year. So why not those in the set to complete?
Not all my Albums of those are full since I've taken the initiative to modify some of the Albums. I've used blank pages and put in only what I want, not what the manufacturer says I have to have.
With coins such as Mercury dimes, it is all a lot easier. Although again, my Whitman Albums, now have 12, demand I put a 42/41 and a 42D/41 and a 45 Micro S in also. There too I wonder when and if manufacturers of Albums will start adding in all the other large and small mint marks such as with the 28S.
And how could anyone ever say they have ALL the Large Cents. Appears there are a zillion varieties.
I do have many FULL Albums but not sure I have completed sets of anything.

To me, a complete set is an example of each date and mint made for general circulation.
For my dimes, the 1894-S is not included.
For my nickels, the 1913 is not included.
Proofs are NOT to be included. None of the above three were intended for
GENERAL CIRCULATION.
Double strikes, repunched dies, varieties and the like were part of the process and not made intentionally. EXCLUDED!

just carl and NJ Bob,
I applaud you both for defining your own standard of 'completeness.'


Your criteria will be different.