Anyone Here Working On A Type Set?!?!

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zachlovessix Valued Member United States 72 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 10:07 am Hey all, I currently live in the states and I'm working on a Canadian type set. I'm having somewhat of a tough time finding all the coins in Oregon and I'm current at 27/55 total coins. my album was hard to find and was published in 1961, its in rough condition but works. I just thought that I would see what everyone else is doing with there sets? Are you having a hard time with it? Are you doing any special years, or conditions? I'm shooting for every coin in vf condition, the 20 cent piece will be tough! Let's start talking type set! Report this Post to the Staff

motoryoda Valued Member Canada 278 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 10:28 am What "type" are you collecting that only has 55 coins? And what album are you using? Personally, I collect cents (Canadian) but am really into large Vickys. The 20C can be obtained for around $200 in VF, when they come available. I have only seen two this year...and could not get them when they were available.. Report this Post to the Staff
zachlovessix Valued Member United States 72 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 11:42 am I'm working on a type set of Canadian coins, so one from each type that was made up until 1961 when my Whitman album was made. I would love a dansco album but they haven't made them for years so I will have to keep looking haha. Report this Post to the Staff
yoda Valued Member Canada 103 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 11:49 am I've got a basic Canadian Type set, for all the Canadian denominations from 1858-1967. To me, this set is quite fun to do. Report this Post to the Staff
zachlovessix Valued Member United States 72 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 12:21 pm Yeah it is a super fun set. I like the challenge here in Oregon and I also like the price :) I can put together a very nice set for nothing even close to what a US type set would cost me, and I think that Canadian coins are really nice looking! Report this Post to the Staff
yoda Valued Member Canada 103 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 12:27 pm yeah, there's no doubt that a Canadian type set can be assembled for a fraction of what a US one would cost. My set is fairly high grade, and even so, it is worth about what one nice US chain cent would cost! ;) Report this Post to the Staff
glenzy1 Pillar of the Community Canada 1554 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 12:37 pm I was banging my head against the wall for a long time trying to figure out which series I should or would like to collect/specialize in. To no avail I couldn't think of any one specific because I loved them all. So since I started collecting 10+ years ago I collect all 6 Canadian decimal business strikes between 1858-1967 inc. I don't collect any proof, proof like, N.B.U., R.C.M., specimen or Provincial coins. Glenn Report this Post to the Staff
zachlovessix Valued Member United States 72 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 12:41 pm Glenn that is a great collection you have I'm sure. I have a silly goal of owning one of every single Canadian coin up to 1964! I wouldn't include any proofs either, just one of each. I'm sure that it will take me 20+ years to do it though Report this Post to the Staff
yoda Valued Member Canada 103 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 12:45 pm @glenzy1, my type set is also a business strike set. For me, though, the motivation was different. My principal collections are 5Â¢ and $1. My sets are getting increasingly complete, so there were longer and longer stretches when no appropriate material appeared, so the type set allowed me to work on something else while I waited. Report this Post to the Staff
zachlovessix Valued Member United States 72 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 3:51 pm Anyone have any photos to post of their sets? Report this Post to the Staff
yoda Valued Member Canada 103 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 4:02 pm unfortunately most of my coins aren't photographed...so if I linked my set at the registry, it would only show 3 coin photos... Report this Post to the Staff
MrCanada Pillar of the Community Canada 650 Posts	Posted 08/07/2011 02:54 am A type set Canadian is very inexpensive compared to U.S.. I have thought about it,US type set, but that is tuff. Report this Post to the Staff
Ken_3567 Pillar of the Community United States 651 Posts	Posted 11/06/2011 07:29 am I haven't posted here in a really long time but stumbled across this thread and thought I'd share my 20th Century Canadian Type Set. This is a custom set where I collected major design or composition changes of circulation strikes (no gold) and then branched out to major varieties. This resulted in 159 different coins and what I would classify as one of the most fun sets to ever put together. I did not even include Newfoundland issues so even this set has room to grow. :) It dwarfed a comparable U.S. 20th Century set and was challenging in ways I did not expect. To start there are no current albums for what I wanted so having to make one was no biggee but I tried some thing different by using coin wallets and a label maker. Here were the tools The Results Here is a complete list Queen Victoria Cent - Large 1901 King Edward VII Cent - Large 1902-1910 King George V Cent - Large 1911 "Godless" No - "DEI GRA" in motto King George V Cent - Large 1912-1920 Wreath Reverse King George V Cent 1920-1936 Maple Leaf Reverse King George VI Cent 1937-1947 King George VI Cent 1947 Maple Leaf by Date King George VI Cent 1948-1952 Modified Legend Queen Elizabeth II Cent 1953-1964 Queen Elizabeth II Cent 1965-1966, 1968-1978 Queen Elizabeth II Cent 1967 Confederation Centennial Queen Elizabeth II Cent 1979 Small Bust Queen Elizabeth II Cent 1980-1981 Reduced Weight Queen Elizabeth II Cent 1982-1989 Reduced Weight Queen Elizabeth II Cent 1990-1991, 1993-1996 New Obverse Queen Elizabeth II Cent 1997-2000 Zinc with Copper Plating Queen Elizabeth II Cent 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary dual date Queen Victoria 5 Cents - Silver 1901 King Edward VII 5 Cents - Silver1902-1910 King George V 5 Cents - Silver 1911 "Godless" No - "DEI GRA" in motto King George V 5 Cents - Silver 1912-1919 King George V 5 Cents - Silver 1920-1921 Reduced Silver Content 0.300 King George V 5 Cents 1922-1936 Maple Leaf Reverse & Nickel Composition King George VI 5 Cents 1937-1942 King George VI 5 Cents1942 12 Sided - Tombac King George VI 5 Cents1943-1944 Victory Commem (Tombac Composition) King George VI 5 Cents1944-1945 Victory Commem (Chrome & Nickel Plated Steel) King George VI 5 Cents1946-1947 Nickel Composition King George VI 5 Cents1947 Dot King George VI 5 Cents1947 Maple Leaf by Date King George VI 5 Cents1948-1950 Modified Legend King George VI 5 Cents1951-1952 Chrome & Nickel Plated Steel King George VI 5 Cents1951 Nickel Bicentennial Commem Queen Elizabeth II 5 Cents 1953-1954 Chrome & Nickel Plated Steel Queen Elizabeth II 5 Cents 1955-1962 Nickel Composition Queen Elizabeth II 5 Cents 1963-1964 Rounded Queen Elizabeth II 5 Cents 1965-1966, 1968-1978 Queen Elizabeth II 5 Cents 1967 Confederation Centennial Queen Elizabeth II 5 Cents 1979-1981 Small Bust Queen Elizabeth II 5 Cents 1982-1989 Copper/Nickel Composition Queen Elizabeth II 5 Cents 1990-1991, 1993-2000 Queen Elizabeth II 5 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary -- Dual Date Queen Victoria 10 Cents 1901 King Edward VII 10 Cents 1902-1910 King George V 10 Cents 1911 "Godless" No - "DEI GRA" in motto King George V 10 Cents 1912-1919 King George V 10 Cents 1920-1936 Reduced Silver Content 0.0600 King George VI 10 Cents 1937-1947 King George VI 10 Cents 1947 Maple Leaf by Date King George VI 10 Cents 1948-1952 Modified Legend Queen Elizabeth II 10 Cents 1953-1966, 1968 Queen Elizabeth II 10 Cents 1967 Confederation Centennial Queen Elizabeth II 10 Cents 1969-1978 Queen Elizabeth II 10 Cents 1979-1989 Small Bust Queen Elizabeth II 10 Cents 1990-1991, 1993-2000 Queen Elizabeth II 10 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary -- Dual Date Queen Victoria 25 Cents 1901 King Edward VII 25 Cents 1902-1909 King Edward VII 25 Cents 1910 Weight Change King George V 25 Cents 1911 "Godless" No - "DEI GRA" in motto King George V 25 Cents 1912-1919 King George V 25 Cents 1920-1936 Reduced Silver Content 0.150 King George VI 25 Cents 1937-1947 King George VI 25 Cents 1947 Maple Leaf by Date King George VI 25 Cents 1948-1952 Modified Legend Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1953-1964 Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1965-1966 Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1967 Confederation Centennial Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1968 Reduced Weight Silver Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1968-1972, 1974-1978 Nickel Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1973 RCMP Commemorative Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1979-1989 Small Young Bust Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1990-1991, 1993-2000 Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary -- Dual Date Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary - New Brunswick Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary - North West Territory Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary - Newfoundland Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary - Manitoba Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary - Yukon Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary - Alberta Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary - Prince Edward Island Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary - Ontario Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary - Nova Scotia Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary - British Columbia Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary - Saskatchewan Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary - Quebec Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1999 Millennium -January Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1999 Millennium -- February Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1999 Millennium -March Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1999 Millennium -- April Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1999 Millennium -- May Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1999 Millennium -- June Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1999 Millennium -- July Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1999 Millennium -- August Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1999 Millennium -- September Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1999 Millennium -- October Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1999 Millennium -- November Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 1999 Millennium -December Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 2000 Millennium - Ribbon & Caduceus Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 2000 Millennium - 2 Children & Rising Sun Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 2000 Millennium - Circular Native Carvings Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 2000 Millennium - Map on Globe Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 2000 Millennium - Maple Leaf Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 2000 Millennium - Man with Young Child Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 2000 Millennium - Canoe full of Children Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 2000 Millennium - Crescent Shaped City View Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 2000 Millennium - Rocket Above Jagged Design Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 2000 Millennium - Environmental Elementals Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 2000 Millennium - Fireworks, Children Behind Flag Queen Elizabeth II 25 Cents 2000 Millennium - 3 Small Maple Leafs on Large Leaf Queen Victoria 50 Cents 1901 King Edward VII 50 Cents 1902-1910 King George V 50 Cents 1911 "Godless" No - "DEI GRA" in motto King George V 50 Cents 1912-1919 King George V 50 Cents 1920-1936 Reduced Silver Content 0.300 King George VI 50 Cents 1937-1947 King George VI 50 Cents 1947 Maple Leaf by Date King George VI 50 Cents 1948-1952 Modified Legend Queen Elizabeth II 50 Cents 1953-1958 Queen Elizabeth II 50 Cents 1959-1964 Reverse Redesign Queen Elizabeth II 50 Cents 1965-1966 Tiara -- Silver Queen Elizabeth II 50 Cents 1967 Confederation Centennial Queen Elizabeth II 50 Cents 1968-1976 Nickel Composition Queen Elizabeth II 50 Cents 1977 Small Bust, Beaded Rim Queen Elizabeth II 50 Cents 1978-1989 Queen Elizabeth II 50 Cents 1990-1991, 1993-1996 Queen Elizabeth II 50 Cents 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary -- Dual Date Queen Elizabeth II 50 Cents 1997-2000 Modified Reverse King George V One Dollar 1935 Jubilee - 25 year reign King George V One Dollar 1936 King George VI One Dollar 1937-1938, 1945-1947 King George VI One Dollar 1939 Royal Visit King George VI One Dollar 1947 Maple Leaf by Date King George VI One Dollar 1948, 1950-1952 Modified Legend King George VI One Dollar 1949 Newfoundland Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1953-1957, 1959-1963 Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1958 British Columbia Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1964 Charlottetown Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1965-1966 Tiara -- Silver Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1967 Confederation Centennial Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1968-1969, 1972 Large Bust - Nickel Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1970 Manitoba Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1971 British Columbia Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1973 Prince Edward Island Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1974 Winnipeg Centennial Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1975-1976 Small Bust Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1977 Small Reverse Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1978-1987 Large Reverse Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1982 Constitution Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1984 Cartier Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1987-1989 Loon Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1990-1991, 1993-2000 Loon -- Queen wearing Diadem Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1992 Confederation 125th Anniversary -- Dual Date Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1992 Parliament Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1994 War Memorial Queen Elizabeth II One Dollar 1995 Peacekeeping Queen Elizabeth II Two Dollars 1996-2000 Polar Bear Queen Elizabeth II Two Dollars 1999 Nunavut Queen Elizabeth II Two Dollars 2000 Polar Bear with Cubs Report this Post to the Staff
canuck1us Pillar of the Community United States 1002 Posts	Posted 11/06/2011 10:50 am Nice looking set there, Ken! Clean and organized. Right now I have 8 of those Harris albums housing my Canadian coin collection. The labeling looks great. I like the consistent clean look of the 2 X 2s. I personally don't like the stapled 2 X 2s with handwriting on them. Right now, mine are all unlabelled but I have an Excel listing that keeps up with them in the order of how they are in the album. Edited by canuck1us 11/06/2011 11:04 am Report this Post to the Staff
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