Birth Year Sets

Very nice!

I made my own birth year set, but you have to remember they were not all made in the year they were issued. The US gov't fiscal year begins in October, so I am sure that coins for 2015 will begin being made before 2015 arrives. More than likely all the coins in a year were minted while the person was... "being minted" as the case is due to the whole 9 months and all that.

Mine are just regular circulation business strikes.


the kid from 2009 might have lost some luck on the ASE, but they have a LOT more coins with the territories and the lincolns! are those the original content copper ones or just proofs or what? Might be interesting to make notes on them to give the kids when the time comes for them to have them which coin variant it is, why that one was chosen, etc.

Awesome

Nice sets!

For my daughter's birth last fall, I picked up a 2013 ASE in a generic "Baby's First Silver Dollar" plastic case. For Christmas, she also got one from my in-laws in a similar Christmas case. They'll be kept in the lock box along with her silver bar (an Easter gift from the in-laws) until she's old enough to appreciate them....as in, old enough to know NOT to spend them on a candy bar!



My parents didn't do any special coin sets when I was born (that I'm aware of, anyway). The only options for 1983 would have been the proof set and the 1983 LA Olympics commemorative silver dollar. No silver proof sets, no ASE...not even a stinkin' mint set!
I have thought about picking up both the proof set and the commemorative dollar to keep in the lock box with my other stuff, maybe as part of my birthday present to myself.

Looks nice!

I just did a Satin mint set in a plastic holder for my 9 year old. She thought it was cool and keeps it in her room. I've got some plans for birth year valuable coins, but I keep them in my collection until the kids are older.

Those are cool and very nice!

Great idea and presentation!

One of my other hobbies is woodworking, so I was going to make a wooden display frame for my dad for his 70th using his birth year coins. Haven't gotten around to it yet though but this gets me thinking about it again. Thanks!

Hi Mendelman,

My first three are Boys! We went for one more and got a Girl, although she is probably scrappier than the other three combined! I am glad we had her, my wife was starting to feel a little outnumbered. So fun having them so close in age, too! We are definitely done now, though!