I know it's totally up to me and my budget, but I'm looking for your learned opinions on what else would I need to make a complete US dollar coin type set. I started with a pillar dollar as they were readily traded in US and inspired our coinage system. Previous posts some agreed others did not but I value your opinions. Does it make sense to add key varieties, e.g. centered bust versus off centered? Or 10 stars versus 9 stars? Or am I getting too anal and instead I should work on building another type set? Thanks all. Pillar Dollar (Continental dollar way too pricey for me) Flowing Hair (question, do I add a 1795 bust?) Bust Dollar Heraldic Eagle Gold Type 1 Gold Type 2 Gold Type 3 (Do I include Gobrecht pattern and restrike since they were circulated?) Seated Liberty Trade Dollar (Do I add reverse and obverse types?) Morgan Peace Eisenhower SBA Sacagawea Native American Presidential
I'd say that's a good list. I bet I know what the flagship coin of that set is gonna be.... The SBA! (Just kidding)
So here's what I have so far, I tried to get as close to first year of issue as possible: 1759 Pillar Dollar 1795 Flowing Hair (2 leaves) 1799 Bust 1840 No Motto Seated 1849 Gold Type 1 1854 Gold Type 2 1856 Gold Type 3 1873 CC Trade 1878 CC Morgan 1921 Peace Plus all the modern coins No Gobrechts or Continental Dollars.
I like that you included the Pillar dollar. That's a cool addition, although not a US coin. Including the gold is also cool. Obviously, its your set and put whatever you want into it. The NGC registry has a Dollar type set, maybe consider adding some of these in there. If I were doing the set, I would definitely try to get a Gobrecht (I know they aren't cheap). Also, consider the Ike Bicentennial: http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=39554&Ranking=all
Just learned about Lesher dollars in another CT discussion. Maybe I'll add one of those. Never heard of them before.
Might I recommend also adding a Lion Dollar. They preceded the Pillar Dollar and were considered the standard dollar coin of the 17th and early 18th centuries in mid-Atlantic colonies (NY south to VA).
Shoot, if you really want to go crazy, branch out and get a couple of Thalers. Trace the origins of the Dollar back through history, and see how far you can go back. What inspired the pillar dollar? Where did that denomination descend from? You could make a really interesting historical display out of this. And then, you could trace currencies that were inspired by our dollar.
Maybe include this one also ....even through it's not an official American dollar so to speak, it was minted here as an American coin used under our flag. It also bears a lot of history with it. Price wise it's reasonable to add to your set. Also it's hard to argue that the eagle and shield is really a neat design. Look at it close...That would make a great Reverse on any US coin.
