My Complete Morgan Dollar Date and Mint Mark Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-...et-circulation-strikes-1878-1921/album/176739
Ok, it's not quite complete, I just have so little interest in those tiny half dimes and only a little more interest in the dimes - but here's the rest of my 1840 mint set... including a couple of dimes.
It's been a while since anyone posted on this thread so there's been plenty of time to complete some more sets. Let's see'em......
Alright then. I'll offer this. Always wanted a coin display for my office. Something cool that would spark conversation but not be so valuable that I would be afraid to leave it on my office wall. I think this little high grade war coinage set fit the bill nicely. And it was fun to put together.
Ikes in a Dansco, digitally labeled. Sans the proof coins which are in OGP. This set follows the current Red Book as far as varieties included.
My set of Barber dime hub type transition varieties. I thought it was complete, but we've recently confirmed that there is also a 1901-S Obverse 1 anomaly. One more to go! I acquired the 1901 Proof Reverse 3 after this image was taken. I added 1892 and 1916 to have the first and last of the series/types. Took me about 5-6 years to put it together. List: 1899-P Reverse 1 * 1899-P Reverse 2 (anomaly, less common) ** 1900-S Reverse 1 (anomaly, scarce) ** 1900-S Reverse 2 * 1901 Proof Reverse 2 (slightly less common) * 1901 Proof Reverse 3 * 1901-P Reverse 2 (less common) * 1901-P Reverse 3 * 1901-O Obverse 1 Reverse 2 (obverse anomaly, scarce) ** 1901-O Obverse 2 Reverse 2 (slightly less common) * 1901-O Obverse 2 Reverse 3 * 1901-S Obverse 1 Reverse 2 (scarce, newly confirmed) 1901-S Reverse 2 * 1901-S Reverse 3 (scarce) * 1902-S Reverse 2 (anomaly, less common) * 1902-S Reverse 3 * 1903-S Reverse 2 (anomaly, common) * 1903-S Reverse 3 (scarce) ** 1904-S Reverse 2 (anomaly, less common) * 1904-S Reverse 3 * 1905-S Reverse 2 (anomaly, scarce) * 1905-S Reverse 3 * * Have coin ** Have more than one 22 total varieties from 10 date/mint combos The 1901 PR64 Reverse 3 missing from above.
Almost there - 95% but really just missing one half dime in 1840 mint set. I like the year because it's old and the largest coin is the Eagle, no double eagle. I had to accept a details grade 1840 D quarter eagle because a full grade of that coin would be in the 10's of thousands. The one I got "AU details, scratched" is actually very nice. It was in an ICG xf details holder - I cracked it and sent it to NGC and got the AU details. The scratch looks like a deep bag mark to me....
Almost there - 95% but really just missing one half dime in 1840 mint set. I like the year because it's old and the largest coin is the Eagle, no double eagle. I had to accept a details grade 1840 D quarter eagle because a full grade of that coin would be in the 10's of thousands. The one I got "AU details, scratched" is actually very nice. It was in an ICG xf details holder - I cracked it and sent it to NGC and got the AU details. The scratch looks like a deep bag mark to me.... And one of the half dollars in a Medium letters (O) - minted in New Orleans with a reverse from 39, when the mint mark was on the obverse. Interesting piece. It qualified as meeting the half dollar slot in two ways, but I have a regular Philly half dollar in there too. You can tell the reverse of 39 because the eagles tongue shows just a wee bit. But not on the regular 1840 reverse. Here's the 1840 D 1/4 eagle, AU details!
In hunting for duplicate coins to drop off with Great Collections at Summer FUN, I pulled out all of my Seated Liberty halves and assembled then on an oak table for this photo of the main set. It's been quite a journey over 18 years assembling this set, and I'm proud to show it off here for the first time. This represents a complete seated Liberty half set except for the 1853-O No Arrows (4 known). Not all coins are in TPG holders, e.g., 1839 ND in the top left corner, as well as a handful of coins in flips at the bottom left that are at CACG being graded now. Duplicates representing different die marriages are also shown. For instance, 1875-S is represented by the well-known WB-19 "micro S" and by WB-24 (R7). All 1842 and 1842-O small and medium letters (= Rev. 1839 and Rev. 1842) coins are represented except for the 1842 small date, small letters (4 known). Both 1846 and 1846-O medium and tall date coins are present as well as all of the 1873WA and 1873NA varieties and mintmarks. Redbook varieties such as the 1844-O DD, 1846-H6, 1847/6, 1849 DD were not collected. The tough 1878-1891 final stretch. I've added a PCGS VG8 1878-CC to replace the VF details coin. The 1885 VF-details recently sold on GC. This photo shows off small stacks of my 1855/54 cherry picks that are graded, some are improperly labeled as "1855" like the AU50 shown, while others have been relabeled as 55/54s. Three ungraded 55/54s are also shown. The PCGS AG3 is a personal favorite and now has a CAC green sticker. The VF20 was recently sold on Great Collections along with three other 55/54s (not shown) this past year. Finally, here are my 1874-S WB-2 through WB-5 (misidentified as WB-2 by PCGS). My recently purchased F15 WB-1, by far the most common 74-S DM, is not shown. These four DMs together may be the first time they've been assembled in a collection. There are only 3 known WB-4s and 7 known WB-5s. Most of these coins are shown in my CAC open registry set. Thanks for taking a look at my collection. You're all welcome to "bash" my coins if you'd like. I know their faults yet I'm still proud of them and won't be fazed by any criticism. They are just coins. Now I'm going to go to the start of this thread and enjoy the nice complete sets shown here. This is a great thread.
Thanks! I like your dollars sets and have considered collected a set of Peace dollars with gray toning. A complete album of dollars is an awesome set to look at.
Haha, why? You have more Seated Liberty halves than I have coins in my entire US collection! 18 years, well done. Truly amazing. I'm curious why the AG3 is your personal favorite. Maybe because you can still see the overdate?
Thanks for your kind words about my set. In part, yes! This is a WB-1 with a pronounced overdate. However, it's crusty original toning was very attractive and "spoke to me." It cost $48 off eBay, which is actually a pretty strong price for an 1855 in AG3. I think the relatively high price reflected its rich, crusty original toning. Usually cherry picked AG3 55/54s off eBay go for around $30. The "bashing" comment is a tongue-in-cheek reference to some people I angered by crossing the line and bashing their CAC coins up for auction that were covered with PVC residue. I have an ongoing issue with CAC over their tendency to award stickers to crusty original coins with PVC damage and residues. I even submitted a horribly damaged and copper salt encrusted 1853-O as a joke to CACG and they graded it! Meanwhile EVERYBODY LOVES CAC and defends CAC against my claims. I like most CAC coins as well, but this originality/corrosion tradeoff really bugs me for some reason to the point where I crossed the line and bashed a CAC coin up for auction with visible PVC residue. CAC staff were curious about the coin, yet it wasn't mine and it closed for 50% over retail. To me, coins are just coins, and I don't care if someone criticizes my coins. I'm actually appreciative of criticism from others and take it as a learning experience. I became obsessed with cherry picking 1855/54 overdates in 2021 after finding a mostly original VF35 1855/54 WB-1 in my Dansco slot for the 1855. I learned the best way to spot them in blurry photos on eBay, and then cherry picked 24 of them raw and in mislabeled PCGS, NGC, ANACS, and ICG holders off eBay, Heritage, GC, and Stacks Bowers auctions over the next four years. They are an abundant and often overlooked variety; a wonderfully lucrative cherry pick that launched me into die marriage collecting in general. This AG3 was by far the crustiest, most original of all the overdates I found. I was thrilled to win it, getting it straight graded and then CAC stickered. I spent more on grading fees than I did for the coin itself. The timing was also special. I found and won it around the same time I had arranged for and purchased the 1878-S from Gerry Fortin Rare Coins, which was a HUGE purchase for me. While the 78-S ended up stuck in some USPS warehouse over Thanksgiving, this 55/54 arrived on Wednesday before Thanksgiving and was soothing eye candy for me while I sweated out the 78-S delivery. My two favorite 1855/54 overdates. The PCGS AG3 CAC 1855/54 WB-1... and the PCGS VF35 WB-1 in my Dansco 1855 slot that started it all.
