20th Century Type Set

You forgot the Walker half has obverse and reverse mintmarked years.




Edit:
IMHO that list is way too overdone.
For example, 1 buffalo would do it for me.

I'd rather see a much smaller number of coins in a set, displayed in a frame with 2 coins per type, one showing obverse, one showing reverse.

 

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Here is the perfect album for that set . I am currently putting one together, and if your gonna put "nice" coins in it, it is gonna cost you a bit more than 500.

http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default.aspx?Page=81&ProductID=0307091392
it contains a spot for
cents
1864-1909
09 vdb
09-1958
1943
1959-1982
1982-date

Nickels
1883-1912
1913 variety 1
1913-1938
1938-1965
1942-45
1966 to date
dimes
1892-1916
1916-1945
1946-64
65-to date

That covers page 1

quarters
1892-1916
1916-17
1917-30
1932-64
76 copper nickel
76 silver clad
65-98
1999 all five
2000 all five
thats page 2

halves
1892-1915
1916-1947
1948-63
64 silver
65-70 clad
76 claD
76 silver clad
71-date


dollars
1878-1921
1921-1935
1971 silver clad
page three

bicentennial
copper nickel variety 1
copper nicklel variety 2
silver clad

71-78 clad ike
79-99 sba
sac 2000
page four


this set is not as challenging as putting together a 7070 but there are a few pieces that are going to cost if you do all mint state and proof as i am doing.

 

It really depends on you, but typically (as Rusty pointed out) a moved mintmark is more of a sub-variety, but one that I think people have missed is the Walking Liberty Half Dollar with mint mark on obverse (1916-1917)

 

As I always say, the best thing you can do with a type set is define it any way you want.

 

That's the same book that I'm trying to complete now. I'm only 2 coins away from completing it. I'm sure the $500 estimate has not been adjusted recently. However, I put mine together using mostly proofs with a few XF, AU and BU sprinkled in there...but I'll be able to do it for around $500 (after obtaining my last 2 coins). Of course this was mostly in 2009 when silver wasn't as high and I already had the 99-00 proofs (incl state qtrs). But there are ways to put it together a nice set for around $500...one would have to be very patient to wait for good deals.

-LTB

 

Susan Dollar has 2 types
Franklin Half has 2 types
1959-1962 Cents had tin (bronze)
1962-1982 Cents had no tin (brass)
According to the US Treasury's website, an act of congress was required to remove the tin from the Lincoln Cents in 1962 so I consider that another type, especially if going to include the 1944-46 Brass Cents as a type.
https://www.treasury.gov/about/education/Pages/lincoln-cent.aspx

 

My set in a Capitol holder.