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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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What does one consider to be a complete set of Lincoln cents? If one has every coin from 1909 to 1974 PDS, and every coin from 1975 to 2007 PD, Does one need to have the S from '75 to 07 to be complete? Is this a dumb question  SHAFTA9a |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi Shafta
For myself I seperate the proof Issues from the circulation strike coins .
they are seperate sets based on purpose and minting proceedures .
Metalman
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No longer with us
United States
207 Posts |
I don't consider the proofs to be a complete set.
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Valued Member
United States
60 Posts |
I agree with Metalman. I consider the proof strikes as a completely seperate thing. It might be nice to have the a complete set of proofs to go with the circulation coins, but not necessary.
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Valued Member
United States
314 Posts |
Its hard to say on what complete set is. You fill can whitman or harris folder complete minus proof coins , 1960 small date, 1970 small date, 1922 plain. Dancso has slots for those coins aslong with proofs. An lot books dont have slots for 1950 thru 1974 proof coins aslong with 1981 type 2 proof coin. Those coins you get another page to add them . You aslo need the 1909 thru 1916 matte proofs aslong 36 thru 1942 proof coins to finish set.
The stuff you need for almost complete set is 1955 , 1972, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1936, 1917 double die coins to finish set. Other coins is 1922 plain with strong reserve and the 1922 week d also. 1990 no s proof penny, 1944 zinc 1943 copper,
Its hard say on what an complete set is if you dont add in all other stuff like I listed above.
Chevrolet454ss
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7123 Posts |
I also do not require the varieties in my sets ,, since these coins were actually not what would be considered as normal for the date of the coins ,,they are enigmas in the minting process for normal circulation coins.
Metalman
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Valued Member
United States
251 Posts |
For me, I go by the slots in my albums, generally. I consider the set complete when the album is full. I then add any varieties I like and newer years by adding additional pages.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1151 Posts |
I agree with jbakic, whatever slots are in the albumn make the set complete. I would say this is true for a complete year and MM set as I do not collect errors and varieties.
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Valued Member
United States
130 Posts |
Perhaps for me only, I have found I don't worry about complete sets for the coins I love - I'm just glad to have what I have with a priority on condition and rarity. For coins I'm interested in, I do like sets and as was said by someone else, the albums dictate completeness for me.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19947 Posts |
The proof series is a completely different collection. For a "complete" Lincoln biz strike set, all dates and mints including small and large mint marks. Oddly, the 1922 plain should be also included, but, IMO, it's not required because it's an error/variety. I've been working on the 1922P series. I have them in XF, no D weak reverse (die pair 4) and the weak D strong reverse. Not sure I want to shell out the money for the no D strong reverse, IMO, they are over-priced. Actually, I believe the die pair 4 coin to be much more difficult to obtain (a REAL one anyway). There's a lot of just worn-out G grade coins passed as the die pair 4.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i collect hub varieties, mint mark varieties, and proofs along with business strikes. I do not include error coins and unintentional die varieties. so my set: all regular date/mint mark varieties + 09ps vdb/no vdb, 1928s lg/sm, 1941s lg/sm, 1944s (two mm var.), 1945s (two mm var.), 1946s (3 mm var), 1947s (2 mm var), 1952s (2 mm var), 1960pd sm/lgdt, 1970s sm/lgdt, 1974pds sm/lgdt (including 2 "s" mm var, totaling 2p, 2d, 4s), 1982pd (cu/zn, lg/smdt, 7 total), 1988pd (2 rev. hubs), 1992pd (wide/close am), 1998-2000 (wide/close am), 2005pd-2008pd sms
and proofs...
1909vdb, 1909-1916, 1936-1942, 1950-1964, 1965-67 sms, 1968s-2008s (including 2 1970s var, 2 1979s var, 2 1981s var, 2 1999s var)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have what I consider 10 completed sets of Lincoln Cents.
HOWEVER, although all in Whitman Classic type Albums, not all are the same. I really hate what Whitman, Dansco and others put slots in the albums for certain coins that SHOULD NOT be considered normal. For example the stupid 22 no D, 55 Double Die, 72 Double Die, etc. Then contrary to this nonsence no slots for proofs until the 70's. Why not proofs prior to that? Why proofs only when there were no normal S Mint's made? Why not a slot for a 22 Weak D, 22 strong reverse and another for weak reverse? Of course there are slots for all 60's, both 70S's, all 82's. Then why not just have their albums with every possible error coin ever made? NUTS
My first 8 sets are completed as per the Whitman Albums.
Then I cheated and made my own. I used the Whitman Album cover and purchased numerous blank cent (penny) pages. I purchased the Gold letter/number rub off sheets from Whitman and made my own Albums.
One each of all standard issued coins. No 22 no D, No 55 Double Die, No proofs, just normal coins. I like those sets best. They represent to me the way the coins were supposed to be issued.
So what is a completed set?
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1984 Posts |
Don't let collecting books tell you what 'complete' means. Everyone's individual answer suggests that complete means what you are happy collecting.
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