I just saw a 1796 copper and silver mint set for sale

RichieURich

All circulated of course except for the draped bust cent and the dime. Eye Appealing Coins has it. All CAC'ed except the quarter. Having dealt in early type for some time, I never saw the half cent, quarter and half dollar together.

johnny010

https://www.eyeappealingcoins.com/1796-copper-and-silver-mint-set-pcgs-cac.html

Nice

JBK

I'm holding out for one in OGP. 🧐

MFeld

As neat as that is, isn’t a “mint set” (no pun) meant to be uncirculated/mint-state?
It sounds like a year set.

Desert Moon

@MFeld said:
As neat as that is, isn’t a “mint set” (no pun) meant to be uncirculated/mint-state?
It sounds like a year set.

With this being that old does the term still apply only to mint-state? Would it even be possible? Amazing group and kudos to Eye Appealing!

MFeld

@spacehayduke said:

@MFeld said:
As neat as that is, isn’t a “mint set” (no pun) meant to be uncirculated/mint-state?
It sounds like a year set.

With this being that old does the term still apply only to mint-state? Would it even be possible? Amazing group and kudos to Eye Appealing!

Yes, it would be possible.
And regardless of age, whenever I’ve seen sets of a given year that didn’t originate as such from the Mint, they’ve been referred to as “year sets”.

Desert Moon

@MFeld said:

@spacehayduke said:

@MFeld said:
As neat as that is, isn’t a “mint set” (no pun) meant to be uncirculated/mint-state?
It sounds like a year set.

With this being that old does the term still apply only to mint-state? Would it even be possible? Amazing group and kudos to Eye Appealing!

Yes, it would be possible.
And regardless of age, whenever I’ve seen sets of a given year that didn’t originate as such from the Mint, they’ve been referred to as “year sets”.

But how many ‘year’ or ‘mint’ sets have been put together for 1796? I am thinking it probably does not matter if one calls this a year or a mint set, the point is that it is really cool…. I promise to give Phil a hard time for you for calling it a mint set.

BillJones

All of these coins exist in conditions that have claimed to be “specimen coins.” Many years ago there were collectors who tried to assemble “Proof sets.” The coins are nice, but not greatest.

yosclimber

It's more like a "1796 type set without gold", as it includes 2 types of cents.

pcgscacgold

Interesting discussion.

On MyCollect this would be referred to as a 1796 Mint set. I have several Mint Sets in the works there.

Crypto

@BillJones said:
All of these coins exist in conditions that have claimed to be “specimen coins.” Many years ago there were collectors who tried to assemble “Proof sets.” The coins are nice, but not greatest.

Good points. Those are all cool coins and better than avg esp considering their rarity.

But they are neither matched or especially nice. I feel like people forget that collecting is at the core of collector and building your own set is where 75% of the fun of the hobby is. Just plopping the cash down and paying a slight premium to avoid the quest doesn’t make much sense to me. It’s like skipping the attraction and just going straight to the gift shop.

I suspect the owner of the shop collected those and now is ready to move on. Selling them as a set is a form of self congratulatory and promotion.

Crypto

@yosclimber said:
It's more like a "1796 type set without gold", as it includes 2 types of cents.

It’s the everyman’s 1796 type set

BillJones

I don't have the copper, although I intend to get a decent, but not great 1796 cent. I have never come close to buying a 1796 half cent. It was way out of price range when I was a half cent collector. Here are the best 1796 coins that I have.

Hlaf Dime

Dime

Quarter

Half Dollar

Dollar

Quarter Eagle

The_Dinosaur_Man

I can't afford the set, I'll hold off until they include the gold pieces of the year

oldabeintx

@Crypto said:

@yosclimber said:
It's more like a "1796 type set without gold", as it includes 2 types of cents.

It’s the everyman’s 1796 type set

In part, kind of a mixed bag.

jacrispies

Interesting marketing tactic. My curiosity wonders why they decided to group them instead of splitting them up. Because of this, the liquidity decreases significantly.

WinLoseWin

Then there is the ultimate 1796 Mint Set with many actual Mint State coins and die varieties, the John Whitney Walter Collection auction May 4, 1999.

A great catalog with lots of historical info. Below is a link and image of the cover. Lots of 5 and 6 figure prices realized, Many have since sold for much more. Includes a few widgets under 10k.
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From the Newman Numismatic Portal:

https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/auctionlots?AucCoId=3&AuctionId=516733

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RichieURich

As to whether it is a Mint Set or a Year Set or a Type Set, the PCGS Registry lists it under "1796 Mint Set". All the sets but the top set have circulated coins in them.

golden

Back decades ago, Kagin's had a very nice put together so called 1796 " Proof Set".

EastonCollection

What a wickedly cool set to put together. I love that year.