I've been thinking bout this for a while but I wonder if anyone has ever done this? Copper, silver, gold legal tender and commemorative...sounds like it'd be a LOT of fun, educational and I'm surprised PCGS doesn't have a sub-set or special Registry collection for something (I don't follow these much other than browse the official sets). Anyone here done one and what all coins could make up a Type Set?
Interesting idea. This set should include the $2.5 Indian Gold coin, although the $5 and $10 Indians. Furthermore the Indian Head Cent Series from 1858 onward and the Oregon Trail Commemorative. Did I miss something?
It would be a fascinating collection, especially with currency, Civil War tokens and other exonumia. I have a topical collection of bees and beehives. With the exceptions of a drachm from Ionia and a 1/10 Boliviano, most of the coins are either Civil War or Conder tokens. NGC has a registry category of custom sets, perhaps your idea would be possible under their auspices.
I can't say that I have ever thought about that. It would be a fairly large large collection if you include all of the commemorative coins. For example. Boone Arkansas Missouri Long Island
Yes, the Three Dollar Gold Piece is expensive. You have to buy it certified too because there were many counterfeits made in the 1960s. The "Omega Guy" who made the famous 1907 High Relief $20 gold also made a bogus $3 gold coin.
Well youll ony need 1 coin...a buffalo nickel,as all other images on a US coin are that of a Caucasian depicted as a Native American. Other than commemorative issues which weren't minted as coins for commerce but special issues to be saved or collected. True they are legal tender but... again who is going to spend 50 cents that cost 10 + times or more face value. To my knowledge the buffalo nickel was the only US coin that actually used a Navtive American as a model for the art work. 3 Chiefs were used to do a composite design to representing 3 Native American tribes.
The Sacagawea $1 Obverse Design Glenna Goodacre, the artist of the obverse, included the large, dark eyes attributed to Sacagawea in Shoshone legends. Goodacre used a present-day Shoshone college student, Randy'L He-dow Teton, as her model. https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/model-for-sacagawea-dollar-to-attend-blue-ridge-show.html
