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Great looking sets I have  at before KenKat and GR58. I have been working on one off and on for the last 10 years. Not a real high end set, but decent. I can't seem to stay on task and finish it. I have too many open projects for my budget. |
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I have been working on one off and on for the last 10 years.
Not a real high end set, but decent.
I can't seem to stay on task and finish it.
I have too many open projects for my budget. Feel free to post pictures here. Would really like to see it. I know, it's easy to get side tracked with this hobby. |
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This is a great topic, I've asked my LCS the same thing but the owner has a museum quality 7070, were talking proof 20C pieces, every small cent was a proof, unc seated $1 its amazing, he figures it could sell for 120K and I don't think that's a stretch at all. However for the normal humans its really cool to see this, I started mine in 2019 when the LCS owner gave me a brand new 7070 for free, for congratulating me on my first child, he said build this set to then give your daughter one day, really nice of him now knowing how pricey 7070's have become. Anyways here is my sum as of 2022. 22.52 per coin with a guess on the two seated $1 and the others I'm missing. I have 69 of the 76 coins no gold. So far I've spent $791.85 in total. Not sure how to upload a PDF of it.
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I have the NGC registry set, and have 80 of the 83 holes filled (no gold), I do have all slabbed coins and my current price guide estimate is $152 per coin and I'm still missing the 3 most expensive ones.
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Don't dare to look.  Seated Liberty.  |
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Good place to revisit this topic, and with current prices I'm seeing that I'm not willing to pay for some of these.
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Good place to revisit this topic, and with current prices I'm seeing that I'm not willing to pay for some of these. Todays 4 or 5 hundred dollar seated half or 2 or 3 hundred dollar Half Dime will seem like a steal in 10 years. But at least you'll be able to look back and claim to remember when. I can remember Indian cents in circulation, gold under $50 an oz., and gas under 30 cents a gallon. But as a very young man those prices seemed high. But I remember when.  |
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Please believe me that this reply is in no way meant to brag, but is only meant to share with others. I know this group can appreciate the beauty of what I spent decades accomplishing, having finished my slabbed Dansco 7070 set with gold about three years ago. Since many will want to know, my average cost per coin for the 83 slots with gold is a tiny bit over $4,000. Lucky for me most of these coins were purchased between three and twenty years ago. Today, the cost would be higher. 1. About This Set: Out of the 83 coins, 68 are eligible for a CAC. All coins eligible for a CAC have one. 2. There are 69 coins in this set where the coin can potentially be graded with a "+" (coins graded 69 or 70 are ineligible to get a "+"). Of these 69 eligible for a "+", 44 of my coins are graded with a "+" (63%). 3. This set contains one Flying Eagle cent and three Indian Head cents. Not only do each of those four coins have a CAC sticker, but all four each have the Eagle Eye Photo Seal from Rick Snow. Ranked ahead of my set is the absolutely phenomenal set of D. L. Hansen, followed by his daughter Diana's set, followed by Black Cat. It's impossible for me to get my set anywhere near their gorgeous sets. A hotlink to my set appears in my signature line below. Steve A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine! My collecting "Pride & Joy" is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set: https://www.PCGS.com/setregistry/ty...edset/213996Edited by Winesteven
06/03/2022 11:44 pm
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@Winesteven,
That's a labor of love. Outstanding set!
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Winesteven, thank you for sharing the statistics of your type set. It isn't often that us smaller guys can get useful and interesting information about bigger-time collections. Very well done on your collection, I always enjoy clicking your links to view your coins every once in a while.  Quote:Todays 4 or 5 hundred dollar seated half or 2 or 3 hundred dollar Half Dime will seem like a steal in 10 years Who knows? We are in a completely new society than what has ever lived in the past. People have more extra money and credit card debt than ever before. The coin hobby has been flourishing because of these events. Who can tell exactly how long this will last? When a stock has an exponential increase, does it stay that way forever? I am not trying to intentionally differ, but just bring up different points of discussion. Me personally, I think the coin hobby is going to continue to flourish for at least my lifetime (60 years). Coin values and interest has been steadily increasing since the dawn of the United States. If something drastic happens, then numismatic premiums could diminish very quickly. Coin collecting has been around for as long as coins were being made, so I certainly can't see it going to zero. No need to get into politics, but a political/environmental/economical disaster could change everything. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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@Winesteven, thanks for sharing. I truly admire the long-term effort and dedication you've put towards building your incredible sets. I enjoy browsing the ones you have in the NGC registry on a regular basis!  The nice thing about collecting coins is there is something for everyone, no matter how small or large the budget. Type sets (non-gold) are particularly nice in that regard. Set your budget and collecting goals, and work with that. Much of the joy of collecting is the "thrill of the hunt", and that's completely irrespective of the cost of the coins that are going into the holes in your set or how long it takes to accomplish it. Edited by hokiefan_82
06/04/2022 02:57 am
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The nice thing about collecting coins is there is something for everyone, no matter how small or large the budget. Type sets (non-gold) are particularly nice in that regard. Set your budget and collecting goals, and work with that. Much of the joy of collecting is the "thrill of the hunt", and that's completely irrespective of the cost of the coins that are going into the holes in your set or how long it takes to accomplish it. You're absolutely correct! When I started out about fifty years ago, I fell in love with the concept of a Type Set of U.S. coins, and that's how it started for me. It was truly low budget, yet the truth is, I got just as much pleasure from it then as I get now, including the pleasure of showing it to others, as well as the hunt! Thanks for your kind words. Regarding my sets, although it's not yet quite complete, I'm most excited about my special Indian Head cent set! Steve A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine! My collecting "Pride & Joy" is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set: https://www.PCGS.com/setregistry/ty...edset/213996 |
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Russian Federation
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I should probably figure out the average cost per coin for my set... but I cheated a little, because a lot of my coins were gifts! And I still don't have most of the really expensive types. I hope prices don't continue to rise, though. I barely made it to the point where I could actually get a Seated half before our economy was locked up and the supply of US coins dried out. It seems like, by the time I could again be in a position where I would feel comfortable buying valuable US coins again, the prices would probably climb by an order of magnitude or two and I wouldn't be able to afford any of the coins I don't yet have (and might want to sell off some I do have, like the 1921 Morgan). |
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