1796 US Type Set AU+ Progressing nicely

View attachment 94639 With a customer I have been working on an 1796 Type set of US coins. It's not finished yet but I think it's progressing nicely. We need 3 more coins to have one of each denomination. He brought it in today for me to photograph and said it was ok if I shared the pics. Enjoy!


1796 Cent PCGS AU58
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1796 Half Dime NGC AU58 CAC

 

1796 dime PCGS AU55 CAC

 

1796 Quarter PCGS AU53

 

1796 Half Dollar 15 Stars NGC AU55

 

1796 Dollar PCGS AU55 CAC

 

1796 $10 PCGS MS62

 

I don't write dyslexic, but I sometimes read dyslexic and at first I thought I read 1976 AU Type Set and I was thinking, why on earth would anyone be bragging about some worn out modern coins? Then I opened your thread and now see why you have bragging rights!

 

Wow !!!

When I saw the title of the thread, I thought some joker was just foolin' around. Those are the most "serious business" coins I've seen on this site in a while. Certainly humbles my 1810 mint set...

I gotta say the 50c is the most mind blowing, followed by the $10 and the 25c.

Will he include a draped bust 1c ?

 

WOW! i dont think type sets of that condition come up every uhm.......year? i dont even want to think of the $$ it would take to put that together.

 

Post up when the dude scores the 1/2c !

What an amazing set. What made him choose this particular challenge ?

 

Wow these are amazing. Love the liberty cap the best but really what collector wouldnt want any of these. Glad they could be shared.

 

Thank you for sharing that very nice set. Just to think that George Washington was president while those coins were being minted. May I ask how long has that set been in the making?

 

We have been working on it for about 3 years.

 

The 1/2 cent is next on the list. I have looked at 2 that didn't cut it in the past 2 years.

Our challenge was inspired by PCGS president Don Willis when he was still running Premium Numismatics. My customer and I were looking for really choice pieces to obtain and we came across the 1796 half pictured. Don asked what our particular interest was in the year and mentioned that nobody has attempted to do a 1796 type set in quite some time to his knowledge. The fire was lit.

 

Nice beautiful surfaces on that cent. Impressive set!

 

wow.

 

Nice! I'll go back to my 1976 AU+ Type set now...

 

Beautiful set. Thanks for sharing.

 

Wow!!! So that's what a half mil $ looks like? I know the half and the $10 are the money coins, but they are all nice.