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Hello, fellow coin fans. As many have read here, I have quite a fondness for nickels. I am looking to expand into collecting other coin series, though. What are some of the series of coins that aren't really ridiculously expensive? And I am looking to basically collect business strikes only for the most part. And hunting them down from change where I can will also definitely make it more enjoyable IMO and cut down on cost. A few I was looking into Washington quarters until 1998 Roosevelt dimes Eisenhower dollarsLincoln cents up until 2009 SBA dollars including proofs Some kind of Type set I also have a Buffalo nickel set I've been working on, but at a pretty slow pace. I have an album for P&D women's quarters as well. Very short series.I also have a BU set of National Park quarters, and a one coin each state album for State Quarters. Edited by Humanist1287 11/21/2024 07:57 am
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@hum, nice to hear that you are potentially expanding beyond nickels. That sounds like a great idea. To clarify though, have you decided whether you want to collect a coin from each year or from each year *and* mint in the series? That decision could make quite a difference--for example, if you decide to expand back your quarter collection to 1932, the ones minted in Philly aren't super expensive, but both the Denver and San Francisco minted ones are more spendy.
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Hello! Yes, I would prefer to collect one for each year and mint. I'll most likely be going for business strikes, as I'm not really big on proof coins. That said, there are albums out there, namely by Dansco, that have seperate albums for both business strikes and one with proofs included. Yes, for anything that is silver, for example Roosevelt dimes and Washington quarters until 1964, I will most likely have to purchase. Anything other than that, I can find through pocket change I would assume. Even for purchasing, I assume I can also keep it on the cheap by sticking to circulated coins, rather than BU. SBA is a rare occurrence that being such a short series, that assembling a set without the proof coins wouldn't really make any sense. The entire collection would consist of one page. Eisenhower dollars, even without the proofs, from what I can tell, you can still build a decent "business strike" collection. I also quite like non-silver dollar coins in general, especially the smaller ones like SBA, Sacagawea, Presidential dollars and the newer Innovation dollars, but I'd assume this would carry a kind of premium since I'm fairly certain none of these coins are released for circulation any longer.
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Quote: That eliminates dollar coins. I would not say it eliminates them. Some banks still have them, but you really have to work for them. 
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Quote: SBA is a rare occurrence that being such a short series, that assembling a set without the proof coins wouldn't really make any sense. The entire collection would consist of one page. My set is one page. I added that one page to my 7070 because I was never going to add the gold page to it.  It is a basic set. 15 coins. It has the proof coins, but does not have the varieties. The 16th (final) hole has the mint medal from the 1982 proof set. The lens still had a sport for an SBA, but since none were minted they filled the hole with medal.
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Quote: Eisenhower dollars, even without the proofs, from what I can tell, you can still build a decent "business strike" collection. I may be biased, but this is probably the easiest set to do from your list. You are not going to fill it from circulation, but every coin is out there on ebay. Even adding the proofs (a 32 coin set, the Dansco 8176) would be easy. The price jumps a good bit if you go for a 34 coin set (all three 1972 varieties).
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Of these sets: Washington quarters until 1998 - This one is easy but the 1932-D and 1932-S are expensive (around $1000 in Mint state) Roosevelt dimes - No real show stoppers unless you want to include the no S (1968, 1970 and 1975) Eisenhower dollars - Only the 1972 Type 2 is higher priced Lincoln cents up until 2009 - The 1909 S VDB and 1914 D will set you back a lot SBA dollars including proofs - Only 1981-S Type 2 is expensive Some kind of Type set - A 20/21st century type set is inexpensive, but the Barber 50 cent will be the most costly.
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I don't plan on buying any MS coins. How are the 32-D and 32-S priced being circulated? Nope, not planning on it. Yeah, I figured as much. I probably won't add the S VDB lol SBA dollars, last time I knew, the 1981 Type 2 proof was hundreds of dollars. I think it's gone down in price now. For a type set, I'm not entirely sure what way I wanna go yet. I also had considered a set of Liberty nickels, but I'm not really too big of a fan of the design personally. Maybe I'll revisit them later on. Funny how sometimes when you get an entire collection of coins together, you appreciate them more.
Edited by Humanist1287 11/21/2024 11:40 am
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Yikes! 60 dollars per coin for the 1932-D and S in "good" condition. I mean, that's not really too ridiculous... But uh... Still costly. If I do end up doing a Washington quarter set, I'll definitely add these coins last.
Edited by Humanist1287 11/21/2024 11:43 am
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Quote: Funny how sometimes when you get an entire collection of coins together, you appreciate them more. 
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Quote: Yikes! 60 dollars per coin for the 1932-D and S. I mean, that's not really too ridiculous... But uh... Still costly. I am glad bought mine in 1997, before the Statehood Quarters put all eyes on the series. I paid less than $75 for the pair (VF grade). Quote: If I do end up doing a Washington quarter set, I'll definitely add these coins last. It is what I did. 
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I have the following complete sets: 2 full sets on Lincoln Cents to 2019, I stopped after 2019, the 1909 S VDB, 1909 S, 1911 S , 1914 D and 1931 S were the expensive ones A complete of Indian Head cents. The 1869 to 1877 are expensive even well circulated. The V nickels, the 1885 and 1886 are over a $100 even in G Peace dollars, a few like the 1921 and 1928 are expensive Bison Nickels,this was probably my cheapest set as I got 60% from the full date nickels my dealer had, I paid 75 cents per coin for these. Mercury dimes, the 16D will set you back $$$ even in AG. Walking liberties, you can do the set if you have a local coin shop that treats these as Constitutional/Junk silver. There are only a few that are costly (1921 D and S) and some of the early years. Please note that the above in Uncirculated will cost you $$$$ but in circulated, they are doable. If you want a cheap set in MS, do the American Silver Eagle, each coin is an ounce of silver and range from $35 to about $60, but you are getting an ounce of silver.
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Quote: I may be biased, but this is probably the easiest set to do from your list. @jbuck, you are the very definition of biased when it comes to Ikes vs. other series. 
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