What Do You Think The Cheapest Set To Complete Is?

Sacagawea dollar

The first thing that came to mind was the Roosevelt dimes- as long as you don't include the 1995-W. That could get pricy.

Rachel

Sacagawea Dollars. I just completed my set.

I dont know the SBA dollars would probably give the Sacagawea a run for it money because there arent but about 12 coins and thats including all the date/mint marks, and they are all pretty cheap still. That is without the varieties because even the sacy can get expensive if you add the varieties to the set like the cheerios and the goodacre dollars

Zinc cents from circulation. Even with most of the varieties a complete set will cost less than a dollar. It should also be a pretty stunning set and you can't build it without learning a lot.

Set and Cheap are relative concepts. If you collect for the shear pleasure then anything will do if you like it. If you collect for investment then purchase Known and Highly regarded truely RARE coins (pop 1-15 known) in as good grade as you can afford. For this reason, I find varieties to my personal likeing. To wit. I cherried a M.S. 1887 VAM 1b 15-20 yrs ago for like 20 bucks or so. Market was not like today. Turns out that it may presently be finest known. Not a bad way to start a VAM set. I knew it to be rare back then, but the market did not value it yet. I share this to make a point... Cheap is relative.

The first SET I purchased was Coin Books. Searched the whole country for them and purchased whenever possible. Kinda makes sense does it not? So, short of books, and on the cheap, buy fresh rolls of cents at face value. Found an unknown Gem widely misplaced D mintmark on a 2001 sitting above the rim! I also, while searching, found a few different Gem prooflike DDR coins as well. Cannot get much better or cheaper than that.

Currently, Half Dimes seem relatively undervalued. (They are hard to see though and that matters, at least to old folks with poor eyesight).

Few seem to chase sheild or Liberty nickels. Many truely rare ones to Cherry. Ditto Large Cents, Half Cents. Trimes and 2 Cents as well. And those are old coins. Moderns?... Roosevelt full torches, Jeff full steps, and Franklin FBL. So, shop and enjoy. Maybe some State Quarters if really exotic.

Do not follow the market,... lead it.

It is cool to collect for fun as opposed to for money, but lets face it, It is not much fun to lose your money if you lose your interest. Remember though, rarity does not mean valuable, at least not untill it becomes known, respected, and popular.

If ya gots the bread...Patterns...Now therein is relatively cheap minters ART. Rare ART! Anyone priced that lately? Picasso @ 100 million? Bet he is rolling over in his grave. If I only had the money. Enjoy and good luck... Gusp