easily completed coin sets?

I was interested in attempting to complete a type set and wondered what you all thought was the most easily completed. The biggest issue with me is price obviously and would not be able to do a set of Morgan Dollars or Barber Halfs. Just interested in hearing thoughts on this. I've been lurking on this site for a while and haven't seen this asked.

So what do you think?

 

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the 20th century set was easy for me and very afordable . i had quite a few to start . and ended up making two with extra coins from 1954 and 1959 one for me and my wife.they were from 1900 to 2001 with a year set included.

 

I'm not totally sure what your definition of type set is.
If you are thinking of a set that has been around for a while but still affordable I would suggest.

1) Jefferson Nickels
2) Roosevlet Dimes
3) Kennedy halves

You could also do Ike Dollars, Susan Bs, Sacagaweas.

A few key coins in all of these sets but not outrageous.

Really if you go back earlier you'll run into some pricey coins.

Good luck and curious to know what YOU might have in mind.

clembo

 

you can do a complete ms set of jeffersons for less than $400.

 

I agree with clembo. Those are good sets for completing. If you are interested in an 19th century set, you may want to try to complete a 2 cent piece set.

 

I do not connect "set of Morgan Dollars or Barber Halfs" and type sets. Just talking sets, you could get a set of red Lincoln wheats 1940 (maybe even 1935) through 1958 for ~$100 if you are careful and do not want 66's. You could probably do the same for Memorials if you don't include all the varieties.

 

Tough question to answer unless you give an approximate dollar amount your willing to put into it. Not sure what you mean by "type set" but................Good Luck!


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Hey Shortgapbob,

I agree with you agreeing with me but don't agree on the 2 cent set.;O) I am a 2 Cent junkie after all.

Although it's a short set with only 10 business strikes one would want a small motto in at least F12 for easier identification and a solid G-VG 1872. That will run you $500 if you're lucky.
Of course you can toss out the small motto and cut that back but the 1872 is still a killer.

As for a set that's attainable - yes it is but not cheap if you want any real detail. Of course we don't know how much he's willing to spend do we.

I DO love the idea though as I DO love my 2 Cent Pieces.

clembo

 

I thought that completing my set of Mercury Dimes (1916-1945) was rather affordable as was my full set of BU Frankies. How easily any given set is to complete relies totally on your resources. An entire set of Morgans may be easy to complete if your income is in the 7 digits.

 

I was thinking over the course of a couple years putting between 500-1000 dollars into a set. And by type set I mean based on design, not denomination or time period.

 

my suggestion is to do a Jefferson nickel set. You can still do it for face value from your change if you collect VF or below specimens. If you are willing to spend a little more, then a nice set of buffalo nickels are always nice ( am I plugging the nickels enough dak???) or you can assemble almost any of the 20th century sets for a very reasonable price tag.

 

1) Jefferson Nickels
2) Roosevlet Dimes
3) Kennedy halves

will probably be the easiest to complete.

However, I do love the Barbers, also try the dimes!

 

Not to criticize, just to clarify- your understanding of "type set" is not the commonly understood definition in coin collecting (hence some of the confusion), which is (if I understand correctly!) one of every different series of coin, i.e. a 20th century type set would include one indian head cent, one lincoln cent, one liberty nickel, one indian head nickel, one jefferson nickel, etc...

 

I would think the state quarters are the easiest to put together if you want a modern set with different designs. The platinum coins are out of your price range, the other option is a modern proof type set that excludes bullion coins.


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Another option is instead of doing a year/mintmark set, just do a year set. By going this route, a lot of sets that you might otherwise consider out of reach like Morgan dollars or Mercury dimes suddenly becomes more affordable. If you find you really enjoy collecting that set, you can always flesh it out too.

 

I'll have to agree about the Kennedy half set. That is if you can get rolls at the bank.
The easy set is the 1964 to 1985 which is the blue Whitman 3 page folder #9699.
In Connecticut the only coin I have to buy on a regular basis is the 1964D. The other pre 1986 Denver coins were obtained in trades. I have put together at least five of these sets and now working on two more. Can't stop doing it. Most coins cost 50 cents each.
I sold 2 sets to local dealers for $24 each.
The 1986 to present set is tougher. But I like the old silver best.

Another fairly easy set is Roosevelt dimes.

The Franklin BU set of 35 coins is still giving me headaches! I simply can't find a 1953P Franklin FBL that I like. The 1953P halfs all look like junk.

Also, I agree with the Jefferson nickle set being fairly easy to do if you just aim for XF-AU coins.

 

Are those P&D sets you sold? Because wouldn't that be $15 face for the clad coins, plus 5-40% ('65-'69) silver and 2-90% ('64) silvers, which works out to about $1 each for the 40% and $2 each for the 90%, which is pretty low according to current melt value of silver.

 

They're all lying to you Bust halves by Overton variety are clearly the easiest set to complete.

 

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