I have just completed my 20th century type set and i was wondering how much it could be appraised for. I cant get a picture but all the coins are AU-55 or higher. The set has the bicentnials, silver quarters, halves, and dimes. The whole set.
It's really hard to say, and depends on dates/mintmarks of the coins, as well as exact grades. It's one thing if all coins are high AU, but if some are AU and some MS, then there could be major price differences. Also, as I said, the dates are really important in determining value. If you can come up with a comprehensive list of the coins and their respective grades, you'll probably get a much more accurate assessment of value.
Yes, we need dates (with mint marks) and conditions. Pictures would even be better. Also, what do you consider to be a "20th Century Type Set" as type sets are very individualized. In all likelihood, the set isn't worth a lot as each series has a common date in it which can be found in high grades.
It depends on your defination of what is "worth a lot" If I had a AU SLQ, AU Barber Half, and an AU Barber Quarter, I would have a very awesome and valueable Type set. This would be the standards of my budget, and also compared to all the other coins. Lets just say this..if I owned a common date AU SLQ, that would be 3x more valueable than my best coin i have ever owned...therefore, it would be alot in my eyes. stainless
Since type sets are defined by the collector, we'd need the particulars on each coin. Date, mint mark, grade, etc. For instance, how many SLQ's are in your type set? Some people go with two, others with three.
Sorry still cant get pics but here are the dates and their grade: EF-45 1906 Indian Head MS-60 1955-S Wheatie AU-55 1943-D Cent MS-63 1992-D Memorial EF-40 1910 Liberty Head AU-58 1937 Buffalo MS-63 1982-D Jefferson AU-50 1943-P Jefferson Silver AU-50 1914 Barber Dime MS-63 Mercury MS-60 1958 Roosevelt Silver MS-66 1997-D Roosevelt Clad EF-45 1915-D Barber Quarter EF-40 1924 SLQ AU-55 1964 Washington Silver MS-66 1995-D Washington MS-60 Bicentennial Quarter AU-50 1999 Delaware VF-20 1909-O Barber Half AU-55 1939 WLH EF-40 1963 Franklin AU-50 1964 Kennedy Silver EF-45 1967 Kennedy Silver Clad MS-66 1994-P Kennedy MS-60 Kennedy Bicentennial AU-55 1900 Morgan AU-58 1923 Peace MS-60 1972-D Eisenhower MS-63 1979-P Wide Rim Anthony
Like I said earlier, type sets are defined by the collector. By my definition, I see three coins missing: Type I Buffalo nickel (1913 - Raised ground) Type I SLQ (1916-1917 - No stars below eagle) Type III SLQ (1925-1930 - Recessed date) I use the definitions from the Red Book and the NGC Type Set listing. But it's your type set. You call it as you wish.
I'd love to see pics. From your description though, it seems like the higher value coins are of lower grade than AU. We would really need to see pictures in my opinion. Not just to verify grade, but also value is determined by eye appeal and lack of problems. The high value ones would be the barber series coins(liberty head) and standing liberty. I would guess its worth at least several hundred dollars, and sounds like a very nice set! According to 2009 red book(which is usually much higher value compared to what you would get) 1910 nickel XF-40 = $28 1914 dime AU-50 = $75 1915-d quarter XF-40 = $70 1924 quarter XF-40 = $45 1909-o half VF-20 = $135 (this is the one you'd really want in higher grade) So you are already at over $300 there according to the guide. Can you get us better pics of these 5?
Now for what it's "worth". Greysheet bid is around $350, if-if-IF the coins are graded properly. Dealers would pay less ($275?), retail would be more ($450).
If you're going to have THAT.... then you should have the type A memorial (1959-68), Type B memorial (they radically redid the obverse) (1969-82) and type 3 (zinc) (1982-2008) I have always been ticked off that nobody has noticed the huge revision in the 1969 penny.
Borgovan obviously did some digging on this. Nice job. A key word in your post is "appraisal" though. If for insurance purposes a dealer can appraise it high but they'd pay nowhere near that. As for what a dealer would pay. Totally different animal. I just did a quick perusal of what you have listed. Granted there are some nice coins in there but I honestly couldn't see my boss offering more than $150 for the set. Very few people come in looking for "completed" sets as such therefore it would be broken down. More labor and more idle inventory basically.
It's not that nobody notices. It's just that most don't notice. Pretty much all of the coins undergo design changes on a regular basis that most don't notice. You can read about all of them - US Coin Hub Design Changes
I'm myself attempting to complete the 20th century type set without gold, so thanks for the link Doug.
I do! They started using that high relief die in, I think it was about 1953? I've mentioned this a couple of times and had collectors/dealers look at me like I have 3 heads.
However, the on mound/off mound buffs aren't as big a change as the difference in the lincoln busts of 1968/69. Also, the return of the VDB in 1918, and the FS on the Jefferson nickels in 1966 are generally mentioned in pretty much every coin catalogue.
My type set was guided by several things: 1. My cutoff date was 1964, the last year of the business strike 90% silver. 2. No proofs. 3. The NGC Registry type set listing. 4. The Red Book. So two of your items would never have been considered. But, yes, I (unintentionally) ignored the loss of VDB, and its subsequent reappearance at the shoulder. There are LOTS of early date holes in my type set. I wanted XF or better coins (but later accepted a few VF's). So most of the early coins (before Capped Bust) are not within the reach of my wallet. I definitely wanted a coin from the 1790's (just to say I had one) so I bought the least expensive XF I could find. It's a 1798, Second Hair, one cent. I don't see ANYTHING more like that in my future.
