A type set is a set put together by someone that includes one of every type of coin minted. For example, a US type set would include all of the cents (draped bust, classic head, matron head, etc.), all of the nickels and so on.
I dont need to. i know what 7070 dansco's are, and I find them just great. Im just wondering what qualifys as a type set and what doesnt.
A type set is any kind of set of a specic type of coin. So, all Lincoln wheat pennies, all franklyn halves, or a year set could also be considered a type set
Something that holds one of every type of a certain group of coins. As opposed to a mercury dime set, which is 1 of each date/mm, a type set is one of each coin (1 barber, 1 mercury, 1 roosevelt, etc).
My impression of a type set is one of every design of a denomination. For instance, I am putting together a type set of 1 cent coins. I have a Draped Bust, Matron Head, Indian Head, Lincoln Cent wheat reverse, Lincoln Cent memorial reverse, and Lincoln Cent shield reverse. Those are all different designs but the same denomination.
Check out this link. It will give you a pretty good definition of a type set and a run down of some of the most common/collected type sets that are out there. http://coin-shop.com/gold24.html
From the link I just posted: "A favored Gold Coin Type Set contains 10 coins:" I'm still missing the 4 dollar stella to complete my US Gold type set.
There are 2 common kinds, a year set and a type set. So how can one be the same as another? Year set is not a type set. For example, all 1 cent coins from 1900 to 2000 is a year set, not a type set. When there are different coins from a certain year, its a type set. At least that's how I see it.
...and the bottom line is you put what you want in your sets. For example, if you want to assemble a US Quarters type set, you could start wherever you choose to, end wherever you want, and include what you want. Maybe you have 6 of the older types (Draped bust, capped bust, seated liberty, Barber, standing liberty, Washington) and then one of the state quarters. Or you could have the initial six, followed by the fifty states, six territories, and all the national parks. But that makes the collection all lopsided and essentially drowns out the older 6 types. Or maybe you include a normal coin and a proof coin for each type, or maybe just proofs. In the end, it's your collection, do what you want. :thumb: ETA: The obvious difference is you aren't collecting every date and every mint mark. That makes it much simpler, easier, and obviously less expensive to complete. You can usually completely avoid key dates, and just pick a MS example of the coin from one of the common dates.
Pull out that Red Book and start with the 1793 Half Cent. Every time a coin changes design, size or composition it's a new type.
