I think it's time for me to consider my type set complete, at least using actual coins and not copies or counterfeits. I'm still missing 13 examples and, in the condition I would want (no less than Fine) I'm looking at a price range, per coin, of $2,500 to $100,000 - just a bit beyond my financial ability. Even in Good condition, the cheapest would run about $1000. I'm missing: 1/2 cent - 1793 and 1794-97 1 cent - 1793 chain and 1793 wreath 1/2 dime 1794-95, 1796-97 and 1800-05 10 cent - 1796-97 and 1798-1807 25 cent - 1796 50 cent - 1796-97 1 dollar - 1794-95 and 1796-98 I do have copies of some of these, clearly marked "copy" so at least most of the holes are filled. Each coin is in a Quadrum Intercept 2"x2" holder (actually 50mm x 50mm) and housed in a Leuchtturm mahogany multi-tray storage box with one tray for each denomination (some doubling up on short series). I consider any officially mandated change a different type, so things like weight changes, design changes, composition changes, etc constitute different types in my set. Thus, a 1864 Cu-Ni Indian cent, a 1864 Bronze no-L and a 1864 Bronze with-L are all different types of Indian cents, as is the obverse design change of 1886. Likewise the various Seated Liberty coinage with different locations of stars and mottos, and weight changes (with arrows) are all different. Errors don't interest me and I'm not concerned with varieties that resulted from different engravers' efforts or from hand stamped detail differences. I don't have much late 20th century or any 21st century as I think the scores of quarter, nickel and dollar changes are just ridiculous. They're no longer coins, just tokens.
