Have you put together a birthyear set for yourself? I did one. I consider it a more personal thing rather than a numismatic collection.
I thought about it, I just don't really like any of the coins from my birthyear..lol No Silver, and the commemorative dollar of 1990 is horrid... stainless
Yeah, I did it back in the 70s to get my Coin Collecting Merit Badge. I still have it in a nice frame my Dad made for it. The coins have toned badly, though.
I haven't. I have a proof set for my birth year...but that's it. If there was some kind of bullion or commemorative to make the set interesting I would...but there's not. So, the proof set is it. Unfortunately, 1985 wasn't a good year for coins.
I don't really like 1994... Not the best year for coins either... I wish my year was 1836, 1893, 1913, 1933, you know, something exciting!
Yeah, I did that once, but I just went out and bought a mint set for my year. Got it home and was unimpressed. '72-S clad coins for my year. Sold that set along with a huge lot of mint sets at one point when saving up / trading up for some bigger things.
I certainly Have! 1987's the year, and I have the: Proof Silver Eagle Mint Set Proof Set Prestige Proof Set Canadian Proof Loonie Canadian Double Dollar Proof Set U.K. Proof Set Australian Proof Set Falkland Islands Proof Set Singapore Mint Set
Bummer, but since you didn't get to pick your birthyear, IMO go with what life has handed you. You know what they say: "Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live At one time I did a worldwide birthyear set. I probably had 90-95% of the coins. I remember that there were some Vatican City gold coins that were VERY expensive. I didn't have them. Finally sold them all off to concentrate on US coins.
I wanted to put together a birth year set for myself, but my son said that it would be all obsolete coinage. so sad, the boy is about to be buried alive.
Yeh, know what you're talking. I'm a bit "toned" myself. Let's just say that my dimes are Merc's and my halves are Walker's.
I'm lucky. There's a few interesting things in 1982. The proof set of 1982 is the only one with an independent proof set coin of the mint, with the seal of the mint that certifies the set. There's a dime with no P mint mark which is an affordable one. The Panda gold coin of china was first minted in 1982. And I'm a lot younger and alive that someone who born 1n 1883 lol take care, have a nice day J
My "birthyear" collection is a continuing process. I am only collecting silver coins (no proofs) dated 1935 (my birth year) worldwide. U.S.A. (no commemoratives yet) and Canada were the first obtained. Next came Cuba and Mexico. Australia followed, then Ireland, Japan, the rest of the Americas (many didn't issue silver coins in 1935), and the rest of the Caribbean nations. Germany's Silver 5 Reichsmark coins were finally acquired last year. Many countries (i.e. Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Philippines, etc. only authorized one silver coin in 1935). Many countries struck two silver coins. It was surprising to discover many nations (large and micro) did not produce any coinage (silver or otherwise) in 1935. I still need three Great Britain, two New Zealand and 24 coins from 17 other countries. Besides my "birthyear" collection I have acquired several of the following coins, just because I like their looks and/or history: Silver Philippines Pesos, Mexican Pesos, Onzas, Libertads and 8 Reales. Chinese Silver Dollars and some Pandas, Morgan Dollars, Peace Dollars, Walking Liberty Half Dollars, Flying Eagle Cents, Indian Head Cents, Lincoln Cents, Buffalo Nickels, Washington Quarters, W-L Halves, Franklin Halves, Kennedy Halves, Commemorative Halves and Dollars, Siver Ike Dollars, All the Sac Dollars (no proofs), All the Pres. Dollars (Unc and Proof), Creek Indian Silver Dollars, Silver Eagles (some "W" mint marks, some proofs some burnished) Canadian Silver Dollars and $5 Maple Leafs, Bhutan Ngultrums, Some early Panama Silver Balboas and all the 1904 silver coins (2 1/2 Centimos, 5 C., 10 C, 25 C, and 50 C), Singapore Mint sets, and a few other coins that caught my fancy. Clinker
I've put together my birthyear, 1927, business issue certified set of PCGS, NGC and ANACS coins ranging from AU50 to MS64. I am missing two however, the 27D and S Saint-Gaudens double eagles which I think I'll go without.
Those are a couple challenging dates...especially that 1927-D. It sounds like the set you put together is very nice though. Well done!
I can narrow it a bit more. The quarters are Washingtons. Now we're down to 1932 through 1947. And to eliminate further speculation, the year is 1941. So no gold to worry about. And no commemoratives. The toughest coin is the 1941-S WL in MS.
I just wish there was something other than circulation coinage and proofs in my birth year. I would love an ASE or a set of AGEs to be a part of my birth year set...but I was born a year too early (or they started minting them a year too late).
Younger people can always look for world coins, world commemoratives, or even just world silver commemoratives. Lots of possibilities and exciting coins, but without the frustration of never being able to finish any series.
