US Transitional Date Types

Just like the 1933 Double Eagle, if i had a 1913 Liberty nickel, I’d keep it to myself.

 

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I happen to have these two because the 1834 Cap is my type coin and the 1834 Classic Head $5 gold is part of a set.

1834 Capped Bust Type



1834 Classic Head

 

If given the financial and/or circumstantial opportunity to own one though, would you? Say if the price was right?

 

If the price was right I would be willing to own it long enough to flip it.


For example, if I found it in a dealer's extras box.

 

I wouldn't mind having my name attached to it. I think I'd rather have the house and sports car I'd get from selling it though.

 

I agree with @okbustchaser. If I had one, I would sell it, fast enough to get a fair price, and then I'd buy some REAL coins.

 

The 1857 Transition from the old large cents to the new design of the flying eagle type:

Wikipedia:
'The Philadelphia Mint released the new cents to the public on May 25, 1857. In anticipation of large popular demand, Mint authorities built a temporary wooden structure in the courtyard of the Philadelphia facility. On the morning of the date of release, hundreds of people queued, one line for those exchanging Spanish silver for cents, the other for those bringing in old copper cents and half cents. From 9 am, clerks paid out cents for the old pieces; outside the Mint precincts, early purchasers sold the new cents at a premium....'

 

Since only 5 1913 Liberty Head Nickels are known we could rule them out. How many members on this site could afford to buy one if it became available?

 

You of course!

 

Honestly, there are so many other coins I would rather own, this is probably last on my list. Flipping it, like @johnmilton had suggested is the most appealing approach.

 

Three if you want to include the half dime.

1793 chain, wreath, and liberty cap cent
1796 liberty cap and draped bust cent
1839 matron head and braided hair cent
1857 large cent and flying eagle cent
1864 copper nickel and bronze cent
1982 Brass and plated zinc cent
1837 capped bust and seated half dime
1867 with and without rays 5 cent (again you could throw in the half dime)
1913 mound and plain nickels
1938 buffalo and jefferson nickels
1942 copper nickel and silver nickels
1837 capped bust and seated dime
1873 w and without arrows dime
1916 Barbe and Mercury dime
1838 capped and seated quarter
1853 w and w/o arrows and rays quarter
1866 w and w/o motto quarter
1873 w and w/o arrows quarter
1916 barber and standing quarter
1807 draped and bust half dollar
1839 bust and seated half dollar
1853 with and without arrows and rays half dollar (this is the stopper, there are only 4 known no rays halves.)
1866 w and w/o motto half dollar
1873 w and w/o arrows half dollar
1798 small eagle and heraldic eagle dollar
1873 seated and trade dollar
1878 trade and Morgan dollar
1921 Morgan and Peace dollar
I won't get into the NA and President dollars
I'm not going to consider the gold coins but that should be most of the others.

 

Sorry. I meant to say there are 2 three cent coins

The two half dimes are what I am talking about. There weren't any other $0.05 coins until a year later in 1866

 

Ah you just beat me to the 1793 3 types of cents and the 96 capped and draped cents and of course the 78-85 trade and Morgan dollars. Though the trades are all proofs except the 78-s and cc

 

The 73-cc with and without arrows dime is a stopper for sure too. Much more interesting than the 1913 liberty nickel

 

As to the 1913 liberty nickel I’d sell it as soon as I could. Buy a nice xf or so 1796 quarter. Small eagle half chain cent both America and Ameri 1794 dollar a nice au 58 or unc 78-cc trade dollar and a few other coins I want and still have the money to finish restoring my house and get a few toys

 

But if you are just doing transition year TYPES (as the OP seemed to indicate) then you don't need the 1873-CC no arrows dime, a philadelphia coin will work just fine. But for the 1853 no arrows and rays half dollar your only choice is the 1853 O half and as I said there are only 4 of them.

 

There are plenty of great series’ in the above list to have some fun with on this without spending a fortune.

Personally the complete design changes are what interest me the most...Arrows/No Arrows, mound/no mound, etc. less so. I like that as a collecting focus it would be so astronomically expensive to complete that I will just enjoy the matching pieces I do pick up without ever worrying about completing the set.

 

1865-1872 Three Cents... both Silver and Copper-Nickel were struck for each of those years... (1873 if you include proof)