Do you have a favorite set you can't complete?
gschwernk
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For me it is the $1 Proof Type set.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/alltimeset/246567
The early dollars are very rare and outside my financial resources. To my knowledge the 1801-1803 proof dollars are each rarer than the much more famous and costlier 1804.
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You have a very nice set, needs more pictures though.
I can’t complete any Registry Set, that’s how I ended up being a Type Set collector. I’m all over the place in what I’ve purchased over the years for slabbed coins, although I have many complete raw sets in albums.
Mr_Spud
If I were 30 years younger and maybe low 7 figures wealthier, I would finish my Cal fractionals.
I wouldn't necessarily say I can't finish a set because I have only recently started to put real effort into completing some. The only "set" I have complete if you can call it that is my birthday year (1969) proof set. My real goal is to finish some Seated Liberty sets and some mint sets of that era. I just purchased my first Trade Dollar so my basic Seated set is now only a $1 coin away but my price range and those coins don't generally go together. Besides that my long term goal is a 1853 Mint Set. I still have a way to go with that and even have a couple coins that shouldn't be too expensive if I could just find them. Because both sets need a $1 coin however I have also been holding out somewhat for an 1853 Dollar coin. I am just about to give up on that for now and look for a more common and inexpensive Dollar to fill out the Basic set.
I don't see many sets as truly completable.
Peace Dollars. The proof issues are just too far out of reach for me.
My date set of lettered edge Capped Bust Half Dollars 1807-36. All coins in the main set are AU55-58. But I probably will never obtain the 1815 in those grades. Just don't think it's worth the money. I have thought about selling duplicates and using the money for an 1815 but I never will. So.....that's that.
I’ll never complete my gold dollar set. I simply don’t have the money for the ultra rarities.
TurtleCat Gold Dollars
Struggling to find a decently priced 1878 Philly mint Trade Dollar
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/quarters/PCGS-2020-quarter-quest/album/247091
Well, Three Cent Silvers come to mind...
I've worked on the EARLY AMERICAN COINS AND TOKENS BASIC DESIGN SET (1616-1820) at different times over the years. I do OK, and I've been fortunate to own some true rarities, including a couple of Myddleton Tokens...but I'm not sure I'll ever get a Higley Copper, even though it's one of my all-time favorite coins...or a New York Excelsior...or a Continental Dollar...or a...
The early half dimes from 1792 to 1805 by Red Book variety. I will never get an 1802.
MS Seated Dollar Set for me
US Type set. Lots of problems here. I could conceivably eventually get the more common early gold issues. The small eagle quarter and especially half are also big problems. The chain cent, wreath cent, and 1793 half cent are a bit of a bother. The ultimate problem is the half disme, which may or may not be a pattern.... so I could possibly ignore that one.
But, completing sets is overrated. It's pure elation for about 30 minutes, then you start wondering, what's next?
I will not be able to complete a "Complete U.S. Type Set (1792-1964)" that I am working on. Link to the set is below. My goal is to get over 80%. I am working on a "Complete Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set (1796-Date)" and a "Basic U.S. Coin Design Set (1792-present)" that I hope to complete before I die.
Donato
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/set/202554
Donato's Complete US Type Set ---- Donato's Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set ---- Donato's Basic U.S. Coin Design Set
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I agree completing a set simply to fill holes is overrated. But then, most sets aren't hard to complete and when it is, more often than not due to the cost as in your example.
Yes, but only because I put my own rules on them. My Lincoln cents and buffalo nickels will never be complete. Oh, I could buy the remain few but my rule was that they all had to be found in the wild (raw in change). But, I still look!
bob
I would have many, which is why I collect date sets. Toned Buffs, Mercs, Standing 25c, toned Wash 25c & Franklin 50c, Peace Dollars, Indian Head $2.50 gold. On my budget that's the best I can do. They still make a nice, attractive set at a fraction of the cost of a complete date/Mint mark set.
I grew up as a stamp collector. So filling spaces is in my blood. When I returned to coin collecting a couple of years ago I discovered the PCGS registry sets. This naturally fueled my desire to fill holes.
I maintain hope that I will be able to complete my set of Barber Halves in 58+. At the moment it's not possible. Time will tell.
I have several. My wife says I start a set then I get a case of squirrel and chase after a new set.
The only set I've ever completed is the state quarters. I like a wide variety in designs so I don't really put a lot of effort into date sets, although I do collect them for modern coinage. (And cents back to 1909) . I've gravitated more towards world coins because of the variety of designs.
Early US typeset doesn't really expand too often because I feel they are more expensive then they should be. I don't actually remember the last time I added something new. I've got all the cheap stuff already, and haven't looked in about a decade to see if I could add something new. Luckily I like the wide variety of issues from the current years so the project is not stagnant....it just hasn't gone further back in time in a while.
Gold is completely out of my price range, which is all that prevents me from saying that I've completed the 20th century typeset.
I completed the CC Morgan set years ago... and a couple of modern sets - ASE's, AGE's, Kennedy halves and Franklin halves...Well, the Kennedy set, AGE's, up to about 2010,... Lost interest in sets after that. Sporadic on ASE's except for special issues. I now collect random coins that interest me.... quality, design, special year... Some combination of attributes that makes me want it. A fun way to collect... at least for me. Makes the hobby exciting and not demanding. Cheers, RickO
I will never get an 1802 (half dime).
Buy a metal detector, move to the East US and find one in the ground. Hope springs eternal.
I will never complete 1794-1807 half dollars by die marriage, there are 4 unique DM's. I have no issue with this, most early die variety collectors just enjoy the journey for a lifetime without worrying about completion. I have about 85% of DM's after 25 years. Will also never complete early eagles that I have just started.
A few completed sets of mine were short-lived - 1807-1812 capped half eagles, classic head half eagles, and draped bust dimes.
Limiting this solely to US coins... I like Seated Dollars but I will never have a complete set and I am okay with that. It can be about appreciating what you are fortunate enough to appreciate.
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I've almost given up trying to find that 1815 large cent
This set is nearly impossible to complete. It contains all the documented, Congressionally approved US Mint National Commemorative medals from 1940-2011, that were NOT sold by the US Mint direct, but were struck by the Mint, usually In Philadelphia. Then they were then shipped to the various locations for local distribution and sales to benefit the various events or people. Many do also have the "P" mint marks, and were edge numbered.
PCGS had this article which caught my interest, and I felt it was something to try to get documented with TrueView's in PCGS holders 3 years ago, as many were just vanishing.
https://www.pcgs.com/news/national-commemorative-medals-of-the-united-states-mint
This set can be seen linked here:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/medals-tokens/national-commemorative-medals-united-states-mint-1940-present/6504
National Commemorative Medals of the U.S. Mint:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/medals-tokens/national-commemorative-medals-united-states-mint-1940-present/alltimeset/195526
I realized as a kid that I'd never complete the Whitman Type Set of small denominations... 1793 Half Cent, 1793 Chain... and Wreath...1796 small Eagle Quarter... just to name a few.
As I got older and completed my first full set... date/MM set of Lincoln Cents with the key date of the series... i was ecstatic for about a day. Then, as I was finishing up my set of IHCs, I just got bored with them. It seemed as though my quest for "hole filling" had resulted in a set that I didnt really like looking at. I'd spend most of the time looking at the problem coins I had accumulated and the coins I had more recently bought... as my eye improved... didn't make up for it. As a result, I ended up selling most of my collections. Fast forward a few years... now, the only sets I have an eye towards completing are the 7070 Type set, a Morgan Dollar date set, and I'm revisiting IHCs. I think these three sets are doable on my budget and in the condition I want.
I still have other series that interest me, but I'll likely just do a short date run of Large Cents, do Gold Type as part of a Box of 20 and then fill in the rest of the box with 18thC Type...
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Both of my favorites:
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Double Dimes
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Never been much of a hole filler so it will be a task.
However, I just bought a statehood Quarter DDR and sent two nice toners off for grading.
Mostly enjoy the differing designs and got a unique approach in mind.
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If I look at just the registry sets I've started, it's unlikely I'll complete Bust Halves by Major Variety or my British Trade Dollar sets. Both have some "Capital S" Stoppers -- 1817/4 50c, with less than 10 known, 1921-B T$1, with only 5 made, and the 1935-B T$1 with only 5 released. Doesn't bother me much, though.
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Not for me. The only set I prioritized completing was the Indian quarter eagles, and they remain my favorite. They will be the last coins I sell. I thought about completing other sets, like Lincoln Wheat's, but there would be a few interesting coins and the rest basically junk so I focus on key dates. Same with Merc's and some others.
For me it would be CC Morgan in a decent to above decent MS state...
1858 business strike set. There are 27 denomination/mint "holes". There are two holes that are beyond what is a reasonable price for me.
U.S. Type Set
Chopmarked Trade Dollar Date Set. Only 18 coins, including the 75-S/CC, but there are two big stoppers: (1) the 1878-CC, which comes up infrequently and is very expensive when it does, and (2) the 1875-P, with virtually no known examples that are mutually agreed upon as authentic. A couple very good collections have done without the latter.
Liberty Seated half dollar. An 1878-S liberty seated half dollar is now beyond my purchasing power.
After 60 year of collecting coins, It is my Opinion that the 1802 half dime(excluding gold coins and proof coin) is the rarest coin struck for circulation that actually circulated. I have ever only seen one.
Me too
I have personally seen seven or eight 1802 half dimes, ranging in grade from Poor to EF (In an AU holder). I have seen several others in the major auctions.
There was one in a VF-30 holder that I could have put the money together to buy, but it had some damage in the reverse that was not reflected in the grade. It’s hard to fork over a 6 figure price for a coin that makes you leery.
The other issue is that the coin is rare, and that’s it. There are no neat stories around it like there is with the 1792 Half Disme. Sure, you have writings dating back to the 1880s about how rare it is, but that’s end of the neat stories.
Half Dimes for me, and Bahamas starfish cents. The latter might not be impossible, but there isn't enough documentation for a proper complete listing.
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My DMPL set, there are several very pricey dates and several where there are no DMPL/PL coins.
I probably won't ever buy an 1873-cc No Arrows Seated 25c. Even if fate gives me a huge pile of cash that would cover it, I'll probably want to invest it in something else. The metal detector isn't going to locate one for me, either. Ditto with the 1870-s half dime.
Bust Quarters by date, zero chance for at least 2 of them.
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Everyman Bust Quarters
Early Quarters
CAC Capped Bust Quarters
CAC Barber Quarters
Large sized US quarters 1796-1828 by die variety and die state are my primary interest the past few years, along with US major and minor types 1793-1999, which I've been working at off and on for 45 years, and Draped bust halves 1796-1807 by redbook listing and certain other major varieties for about two decades.
These sets contain some really rare and expensive dates and marriages that I'm unlikely to ever get, but there's always a chance someday, which keeps things challenging and exciting. I don't mind appropriately net graded problem coins if they're otherwise eye appealing; edge bumps and minor scratches are par for the course with the hard-working good-fine coins of our young country.
Having completed some easier sets (Peace dollars, Franklin halves, Ike dollars) I didn't become interested in the individual dies and their features the way the earliest coins from handcrafted dies caught my attention.
Also not that keen on continued upgrading, once a decent coin is found, I pretty much stop looking for others. What's left now on the want list is tough to find/afford in practically any condition.
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I restarted a set of Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents without realizing that the first hole in the book is for an 1856 FE Cent... :-/
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Short of winning the lottery I will never complete my 1827 half dollar by Overton set. I need 3 DMs; I may never get any of the 3.