I've been working on a set of Seated Liberty coins with "Arrows at Date". Four face values have coins with this variation: - Half Dimes - Dimes - Quarters - Half Dollars These "Arrows at Date" varieties occurred in two date ranges, 1853-1855 and 1873-1874 for a total of 45 coins. - Half Dimes -- 1853-1855 (6 coins) - Dimes -- 1853-1855 (5 coins) -- 1873-1874 (6 coins) - Quarters -- 1853-1855 (9 coins) -- 1873-1874 (5 coins) - Half Dollars -- 1853-1855 (8 coins) -- 1873-1874 (6 coins) I've been one short of completing the set for a year or more. It wasn't one of the expensive ones, just hard to find in an acceptable grade. As of today my set is complete. Found what I've been looking for on eBay. 1853-O Dime, NGC XF-45
Capped Bust Quarters (Variety 2) Reduced Diameter (1831-1838), Motto Removed I'd like to do all the die varieties in XF. That's 36 coins. But it isn't going to happen. I figure I can get R-1, -2 & -3 (that would be 25 coins) and maybe stretch it to R-4 (another 5 coins). But that's probably it unless I cherrypick one of the rarer varieties.
Most of the R1 through R3 varieties are doable in XF (a few have XF as a condition rarity). I've only picked up R4s and higher as cherrypicks. They are definitely out there. The 1837 B-6 R8 is the tough one. Something like 2 known examples.
If I've got the link correct, here's the set: http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/wcm/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=19422
Wow! Nice job there. Love this series. especially the quarter with rays on reverse, arrows on the obverse. I,ve been working on a complete type set for a couple years now. Man what a challenge!
I got lucky at the November Whitman show in Baltimore and ran into someone who had them all. Then it was just a matter of sucking it up and saying "okay" to the price. I'm lucky to have a wife who understands and supports my collecting coins. She understands it's NOT an investment but the coins can at least be resold for 80-90% of what I paid so it's not money being poured down a hole.
