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I usually see the series discussed and collected from 1938 until 1964/ I have a couple of albums which end at 1964.
Why 64 and not 65? Or 72?
The coin didn't change in 65. Sure, a lot of other coins changed that year, but the nickel was, and still is, made out of copper and nickel.
Is it just because all of the (silver) coin books started to end in 1964 and the album publishers just started to follow suit?
Any thoughts?
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As far as my collecting is concerned, the simple answer lies in the mintage figures. After 1964, I think there was only one issue that had a mintage of under 100,000,000. Before that there is some relative scarcity. My interest in the series really only runs to 1961, but 1964 is a convenient year because of the changes in other coins you mention.
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I never thought of why, like halfabustisbetter said, it could be the mintages. Personally, I only collect til 1959.
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I agree with halfbust, it just seems that '64 is a good psychological break because of the other coins. Now that I think about it I pretty much collect up to 1964 and have an entire box of stuff after that date that I only sort by denomination.
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So I'm the weird one that collects them up to date? :/
Fatcat
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Yep, you're the weird one, but I'm not sure that's the reason.  |
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Most beginning collectors start with Whitman folders. Most of the folders were 3-pagers...one page folded between he other two. More than three pages of coins in a folder got a little bulky, and a little heavy and cumbersome. The 3-page holder for Lincoln Cents would hold 1909 - 1940, Mercury dimes from 1916- - 1945. Nickels were a little larger. If I remember correctly, the Jefferson 3-page folder accomodated 1938 - 1964. Steve |
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Duh ...that's where the coin albums end. Address your question to Whitman.
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Does Dansco have albulms where you can get the complete Jefferson nickels? 1938-2007+ |
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People just quit collecting new coins in 1964. The mint and government took many staeps to get them to quit and they were highly effective.
While mintages are high, many of these later coins are less common than the '50-D in unc.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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I collect the entire series .
why would someone let the folders dictate where to stop ?
Metalman
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why would someone let the folders dictate where to stop ?
Same reason they let them dictate what coins/errors/varieties they have to collect to have a "complete" set. |
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Same reason they let them dictate what coins/errors/varieties they have to collect to have a "complete" set.
What reason would that be ? stopping the Jeffersons in 1964 is far from a complete set . This makes no sense to me ! Metalman |
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While mintages are high, many of these later coins are less common than the '50-D in unc.
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As already noted Whitman started that. As noted way, way back there was basically only Whitman folders. No Albums, no other brands, no Red Book, not many coin collectors and NO TV or computer games. We all used Whitman folders. Then they came out with albums but stayed with the same dates for the same coins. The main difference became the addition of a few odd ball coins. It is basically Whimans fault for many such things. Note many new manufacturers just copied Whitman since they were a success. This all stopped when Whitman came out with Albums where you could add or remove pages. Now for instance you can put enough pages in a Lincoln Album for 09 to present. Same with all denominations. You can also blame them for the popularity of the weird errors needed to complete a set of coins now. Lincoln Cents with a slot for 22 Plain, 55 Double Die, 72 Double Die, etc. One more thing is you can make your own album. Order a blank album cover, blank pages and several sheets of the gold press on letters and numbers from Whitman. Edited by just carl
10/05/2007 11:16 am
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Such as?
Right off the top of my head the 82-P and 83-P come to mind ,, all of these coins were released into circulation , no mint sets were produced by the mint for these 2 years. add to those some of the later 50's issues 56,57 ,58 and 59 in high grade (above MS-65 are tough coins to come by ) Keep in mind the 50-D was hoarded from the start . and then it becomes a quality issue ,, with most of the 60's lacking anywhere close to a full strike making the FS pieces extremely hard to come by . the one that catches my eye is the 63-D MS-66 FS its a show stopper ! Metalman |
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