How Many U.S. Collections & Others Have You Completed?

Complete sets?

— World War II Jefferson silver nickels.

— $2.50 Gold Indians, lacking the 1911-D.

— Business strike American Silver Eagle bullion coins.

 

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Completed:
Jefferson Nickels 1938 to 2011
Roosevelt Dimes 1946 to 2012.
State & Territorial Quarters, except for proof issues.
Franklin Halves
Great Britain, Brass 3d

Almost Complete:
Lincoln Wheat Cents, still missing the 09-S VDB & 22 plain date.
Barber Dimes
Mercury Dimes
ATB Quarters, except for proof issues.
U.S. Type
Australia Type
Canada Type
Canada Type: Elizabeth II
Canadian Small Cents 1920 to 2012
Canadian Nickels 1920 to date.
Cuba Type
Great Britain Pennies 1860 to date.
Israel Type
Ireland 3d

 

Yeah, you'll have a long search for that last one.

That's like my 20-cent collection, all done except for that tough mid-to-late-70's stretch...

 

Not at all, at least not currently. I do feel a little guilty when I buy somebody else's set and tear it apart, but I think I'm less emotionally attached to my collection than most here -- at least, my recent collection.

I'm still hanging onto that Roosevelt book I completed as a child, and I won't be letting go of the 1881-S Morgan my grandfather gave me at one family Christmas gathering. (Even that one, though, was a recent bank purchase, so it wasn't his treasured possession...)

But I'm not going to try to encumber my kids with my emotional attachment to those items. Other people held them before I did, paying more or less attention to them; others will do the same once I let them go.

 

THANKS! Spirityoda,
Each contains 1.2057 ounce of pure gold. Melt usually hovers between $40k-$41k, not taking int account collectibility.
There are fakes out there so it’s important to either buy TPG or from a reputable dealer. I wanted at least one to handle, so I opted for the last years mintage I.e. the one they re-strike for jewelry.
J.T.

 

@Randy Abercrombie To your question...it does not bother me really just a long as my son does his due dilligence if and when he decides to let them go. It has been one heck of a fun ride doing this since I was 12 and I turn 66 next month. Hopefully our hobby continues to thrive and someone else will appreciate that these once belonged to others.

 

I'm a total newbie so I have nothing complete but it's interesting what you said about collections. I inherited a collection from each of grand fathers about 10 years ago that have been sitting in my gun safe since. Oh a whim, I pulled them out last week and started organising and sorting into a single collection with the best coins. Between them, I almost have a complete Pre-64 Washington Quarter set.

I wondered what they would think about me combining the sets together? I wasn't planning on really adding anything but after sorting and putting coins into books I want to finish some of them off. I made my first trip to the "LCS" and bought some of the missing holes. The owner told me he gets 4-5 people a week coming in selling off inherited collections. I didn't ask but he must tear apart a ton of these kinds of books.

I can't really explain, but something about buying them individually either on Ebay or at a coin dealer/show means more than just buying a complete set in a book ready to display, which is probably the easiest and cheapest way to do it.

 

All US silver proof sets
All US proof sets since 1950 (plus 1942)
Complete US type set (well.... according to the albums)
Steady progress on a full Washington quarter set (a few left in the 30s and 40s)
So close on a full Morgan set. 119 Morgans, with many major fun varieties. I was down to 2.... 93S and 94P. A nice, honest entry level, PCGS graded 94 is currently in shipping. So I will be down to 1 in just a few days.