Hi What would constitute a Roosevelt Dime main type set? 46-64 proof and ms, 68+ proof and ms, 65 sms, and 2000+ silver proof? Anything else?
You might want to get the key date 1949-S. Proofs were only struck from 1950, and the first proof in 1950 is amazingly affordable compared to other denominations. And the SMS issues in cameo contrast are amazingly challenging to find. Also, I think S.F. mint made an enhanced finish dime in 2018. And 2019 is the first year of 99.99% silver issues for collectors. Actually, when you start looking at it, there's a lot to collect here. Mint marks were transferred from reverse to obverse in 1968, so there's another minor variety here. Don't you just love coin collecting? Look at any series, and find a lot in seemingly sleeping series.
Thanks. Those are good suggestions. This is my daughter's collection so it's good if the set can be expanded without going into the various high grades or high end errors.
There are really only two Roosevelt Dime type coins, the 90% silver (1946 to 1964) and the clad coins which run from 1965 to date. You can add some others, like the placement of the mint mark examples, but type collectors don't recognize that in the 19th century so do it here? Of course these coins are cheap enough that you could really build the sort of set that you would like. You could say that the 2019 silver Proof coins, which are .999 silver, is another type, just to stretch things.
A change in composition always makes a new type, so this is correct. If you wanted to get technical, there was a small change to the obverse in 2000 and then a more noticeable one in 2009. You could consider these new types to add more coins to the set.
if you are a type collector, you might want to avoid going there. It's easy enough to get those minor types for the common modern material, but when you get to something like these two half cents, you don't want to know what it costs to have both of them in your collection. Type - "Liberty Cap Half Cent, 1794 - 1797.
