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Message:: [QUOTE="benveniste, post: 929690, member: 25547"]I'm working towards what I call a "denomination set" which would try to cover the history of U.S. coinage with exactly one coin per denomination. Here's the current end-game I'm shooting for: 1/2 cent -- 1809/6This coin shows just how cavalier the mint could be about quality. It's not an overdate -- the 1806 half cent was of a different design. Just a blunder with a sloppy cover up job. 1 cent -- 1943-D Since 1943 cents are (so far), the only coins made of zinc-plated steel, this seems an obvious choice. My WWI and Denver mint representative. 2 cent -- 1864 Small LettersAs made famous by "Who wants to be a millionaire," the first non-pattern with "In God We Trust." Civil war coin. 3 cent -- 1870 SilverAlong with 1873, one of the two most bizarre years for U.S. Coinage. The U.S. minted two types of 3-cent pieces in 1870. The 3-cent silver was the lightest U.S. coin. 5 cent -- 1883 No-Cents NickelTo be a truly a world-class collection, this would need a Josh Tatum provenance. (Hey, I can dream, right?) 10 cent -- 1996-WThe obvious (and only circulation design) for a coin from the West Point Mint. 15 cent -- 4th Issue, 1869-1875Okay, it's a piece of fractional currency and not a coin. You don't like it, make your own collection. 20 cent -- 1875-ccI need a Carson City coin for the collection, and this is as good a spot as any. 25 cent -- 1917-S Standing Liberty (Type 1)Was there really a public outcry over Liberty's bare breast? I don't know, but it makes a good enough story that it makes it in as the representative from San Francisco. I'll pretend that I chose this over a 1916, since it's a WWI date. 50 cent -- 1861-OOne of the very, very, few designs ever minted by 3 different sovereign entitles, and my representative of the New Orleans Mint. Peso -- 1936-M Roosevelt-Murphy The only territorial issue in the collection, a representative of the Manila Mint. 1 dollar -- 1880 Trade DollarThe only "proof-only" and only brilliant proof coin in the collection. Why 1880? Because I already own one. 2.5 dollar -- 1908 Matte ProofA matte proof, incuse design, and first year of issue. Who could ask for anything else? 3 dollar --1854-D The 2nd most expensive coin on the list. If I can't swing this one, I'll add an Dahlonega gold dollar and argue that a gold dollar wasn't the same denomination as a trade dollar. 4 dollar -- (none)Patterns? We don't need no steekin' patterns. 5 dollar -- 1861-CIf I can't swing this one, I'll get another Charlotte issue. After all, I've already got the Civil War pretty well covered. 10 dollar -- 1799 Small StarsThe collection needs an 18th Century representative, and this is it. The "Hey look! I'm a real country" Heraldic Eagle and the Small Stars are purely choices of personal preference. 20 dollar -- 1908 High ReliefAny questions? 25 dollar -- Random DateI suppose I should include a gold bullion coin in here, and I do need a 21st century coin. 50 dollar -- 1915-S OctagonalThe obvious choice. I don't expect to be able to swing this one, but it make the set world class. 100 dollar -- Random DateI suppose I should include a platinum bullion coin in here, and I do need a 21st century coin.[/QUOTE]

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