| Author |
 Replies: 17 / Views: 3,012 |
|
Valued Member
Canada
56 Posts |
Do you guys think that it wouldbe nice to do a birthyear mint set for my family? Here are the years: Some of these members will sadly be deceased.
BTW, these will only include cent, nickel, dime, and the quarter.
Noverber 24 1912 - Great grandaunt
December 4 1924 - grand father --need nickel, and quarter
------ Sadly my grand mother passed away this april-----
April 19 1935 - grandmother :( -- need dime, nickel, and quarter
November 3 1951 - father -- COMPLETE
July 4 1953 - mother -- just need the quarter
April 11 1999 - ME! -- COMPLETE Edited by kgp1234567890
11/09/2014 07:09 am
|
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
I did my birthyear (1941) in both business strikes and proofs a while back. Every coin is slabbed and in MS-65 or better. For relatives I only give them -64/-65 uncirculated halves. I can do that since I think I'm the eldest so the coins are relatively inexpensive. And the young relatives get an ASE. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
898 Posts |
I'm working on a 1893, 100 years before I was born. Unfortunately, a lot of those aren't the cheapest.
|
|
Valued Member
 Canada
56 Posts |
Yeah I do thinnk this will take a while and cost a while but it wil be worth it. and kange I said they wil only get a quarter dime nickel and cent due to the fact that I am somewhat tight on money
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1215 Posts |
|
|
Valued Member
United States
115 Posts |
I'm planing on making a set for my birth year, 100 years before my birth year and 200 years before my birth year. (2001,1901,1801) using Half Cent (if applicable), cent, nickel (or Half Dime), dime, quarter, half dollar and dollar (1801 costs 900-30,000 dollars) |
|
Moderator
 United States
14463 Posts |
I like Birth Year Sets.  I collected US mint/proof sets, then expanded a little  From my birth year, I currently have 233 coins from 84 different countries.  |
|
Valued Member
Canada
56 Posts |
Thank you and I will try to get the half dollars if they are not too expensive. I also left out my great granduncle who was born on Febuary 27 1915.
|
|
Valued Member
Canada
56 Posts |
BTW here is my 1951 set complete  |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
I think those are a really great idea. Only problem is if some of the ones you make one for really doesn't care about coins. For example if I made one for my Son, he would just say what am I supposed to do with this and spend them.
|
|
Valued Member
Canada
56 Posts |
I do see your point but these are for people I know will appreciate this.
|
|
Valued Member
Canada
56 Posts |
Then again I am grateful to have a great grand aunt who is still alive
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
5172 Posts |
I've tried to assemble an 1924 Russian (well, Soviet) coin set for my great aunt who was born in that year.
Realizing I probably won't be able to find the entire thing quickly enough, I gave her the five coins I did find for her birthday (which is in early February). Turned out she wasn't actually interested in coins - and didn't recall ever using these specific types anyway (which, in retrospect, did make a bit of sense) - so, after some vain attempts by me to get her to keep them, she gave them back to me at my own birthday party in January.
I'm still considering assembling a set of some other year for some other relative, but 1928 has a $50+ key, 1970 has multiple $100+ keys, and 1918 has no coins at all besides some rare local issues and the relative in question is dead anyway. (1924 also has a few expensive coins, but they're only expensive because they're silver.)
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1373 Posts |
January1may, you made a nice effort to get those coins for your aunt; sorry she wasn't too taken by them.
I am pure Belgian. Both of my parents were born here in the USA in the 1920's. Their parents (my grand-parents) all came by boat to the US after they were all born in Belgium around the 1890's. Only my mother is left; she'll be 90 this next February.
I've already bought some 1925 Belgian coins (nickels and quarters) for my mother for her next birthday, but have not got anything for her parent's birth-years yet. I'm having trouble knowing ANYTHING about foreign coins, so I first will try to find foreign coin books at the library. I'm hoping all the coins I hope to get are affordable.
If anyone here can clue me into any publishing's that might help me with info on coins from Belgium please send me a message. Thanks!
|
|
Valued Member
New Zealand
72 Posts |
its a great idea, I will try and source mine at some stage soon, I am lucky as since the late 1960s they released year sets here and they arn't too expansive so I can get my birth year set uncirculated for a modest price
|
|
Valued Member
Canada
56 Posts |
Thank you guys for all of your support. I have bought the 1912 dime and the 1924 quarter. I also have a 1952 quarter and half dollar on the way.
|
| |
Replies: 17 / Views: 3,012 |
Posted 11/09/2014 2:36 pm
