My Seated Proof Type set, so far.
ajaan
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Collecting just one proof coin from each denomination. This is what I have so far. Images by messydesk.
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CU #3245 B.N.A. #428
Don
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Where is Liberty's face on the dime?
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Love the 1871 Half Dime!
Nice coins !
Great idea for a set ......
You can almost hear the collectors from the 1800's b*tching and moaning about flip opportunities and mintages.
Beautiful quarter!
Good luck in your search for the 20C, Seated Dollar and Trade Dollar!
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Great stuff, Don! I love 19th century proofs. I think your half is my favorite so far.
I have only one proof Seated coin:
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Great set, @ajaan ! FYI, PCGS has a 7 coin Registry Set for you. As of now, 336 collectors are participating (including me).
For the rest of those reading this, this basic 7 coin set allows Proof and/or Business Strike coins.
Here’s a hotlink:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/basic-seated-liberty-type-set-1837-1891/6354
As you can see, it’s called BASIC SEATED LIBERTY TYPE SET (1837-1891).
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
nice job everyone - Not thought about a set like this!
Start this set via the hotlink in my above reply! It’s only 7 coins, with NO varieties! 😉
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Nice set! Love the half dime!
Great photos by messydesk and really lovely coins. Good luck finishing the set !
Commems and Early Type
Thanks for all the comments. I wanted nicely toned coins for the set. The other three coins are going to be challenging in the look and grade, PR61-3, I'm looking for.
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'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'
CU #3245 B.N.A. #428
Don
Nice
There was a time after the Civil War when the mint often did a sloppy job when it made Proof coins. I thought that most of that was during the early 1870s, but it seems that there may have been more instances of that. This 1870 Proof half dime was not among my better purchases. NGC called it a PR-66.
Here are some of the other denominations as Proofs.
Twenty Cent Piece
Half Dollar
Seated Dollar
Here is a tough set.
@1946Hamm . Is there a significance to 1877? I know the Country and the economy was in a funk but I'm not familiar with what and how many were struck. james
From my research, the mint decided early in the year that no more minor coins were needed for circulation. The mint made cents for circulation in January and made nothing but Proof cents after that. The Nickel Three Cent Piece and the nickel were only issued as Proofs in 1877.
All are pretty low mintage.
1 cent- 500
3 cent- 500
5 cent- 900
10 cent- 510
20 cent- 510
25 cent- 510
50 cent- 510
Dollar- 510
and the 1873 half dime-600 The final year for Half Dimes.
Impressive!
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Nice group. 19th century proofs are some of my favorite coins, especially if originally toned.
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