Although probably impossible...

Has anyone ever heard of anyone having collected all US coins?

Not including commemoratives, mint sets, etc, but just regular coins.

That would be every year and mint mark of all 1/2 cents, large cents, small cents, 2 cent pieces, 3 cent pieces, half dimes, nickels, dimes, 20 cent pieces, half dollars, silver dollars, small dollars, fractional gold, gold dollars, quarter eagles, half eagles, eagles and double eagles.

Browsing on eBay I have seen complete sets of Indian heads, small cents, mercury dimes, and silver dollars.

 

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Yes, Elisberg

 

Louis Eliasberg did it.

http://www.pcgs.com/News/The-Eliasberg-Collection

 

Eiasberg, Louis E., Sr- Louis Eliasberg is famous in numismatic circles for having assembled the only complete collection of federally issued United States coins. In 1942, Eliasberg purchased John Clapp's comprehensive collection intact, reducing his want list to a mere handful of coins. In 1950, Eliasberg achieved his goal of completion with the purchase of the unique 1873-CC No Arrows dime His gold coins were sold at auction in 1982 and the balance of the collection was sold at auction in 1996 and 1997. The combined sales reached a total of $44 million.

[citation] 59th edition Red Book (2006), appendix D, pg.396

 

I thought I spelled his name wrong

 

Hit 'edit' quick.......:devil:

 

Although it doesn't say, did he collect all the gold coins like the $20s?

 

Yes he did.

 

I suppose the 1913 Liberty Head was not included.

 

I believe he had one, and an 1804 silver dollar, etc.

 

Certainly he had a 1913 Liberty Nickel. His collection would not have been complete without it.

 

Ok. Did he have a 1804 Silver Dollar?

 

Now THAT would be debatable sir. Made up, black market items like the 1913 LHN I do not consider US coins. I do not own one for my LHN collection, and do not believe it is "incomplete" because of it. Same argument with patterns, trials, 1804 silver dollar, etc. None of them were ever struck as coinage the year indicated.

Do you consider a memorial cent set incomplete without a 1974 aluminum?

 

Can't research it atm, but I do believe he even had a complete pattern collection.

 

He did have the 1913 V nickel, in fact he had the finest of the five pieces. At one time he also had a 1933 double eagle. He owned the Stickney Specimen of the 1804 dollar.

 

Sorry to have offended you.

 

By the way, I don't know if Eliasberg had a complete set of Fractional Gold (doubt it) or Territorial Gold (doubt it) but they would not be needed for a complete set of US coins because Fractional Gold and Territorial Gold were not federal issues.

 

Sorry if my post made you believe so sir. I was just trying to say its debatable if 1913 LHN, 1804 silver dollars, etc are "needed" in a set of business strike US coinage.


You have never offended me sir. I am sorry if I led you to believe you had. I was just trying to stimulate a debate.

 

I know that this has already been commented on. But, the 1913 LHN he owned is known as the "Eliasberg Specimen." It is the finest example of the 1913 LHN and one of only 2 to be considered a proof. It was graded Proof-66 and sold a few years ago for $5 million.

 

This was one of his coins. :smile