"Short sets are numismatic slang for partial sets of certain series. For example...a complete set of Walking Liberty half dollars is from 1916 to 1947. The early dates are all very expensice. Some collectors of limited means only collect the 1941 to 1947 issues and this is called the "short set. The sets aren't entirely logical and most are hold over traditions from the 1960s and 1970s. Here's the commonly collected "short sets"...
1934-1960 something Lincoln cents 1941-1960 something Lincolns 1934 to 1938 Buffalo nickels 1934 to 1945 Mercury dimes 1941 to 1945 Mercury dimes 1941 to 1947 Walking halves
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1934-1960 something Lincoln cents
1941-1960 something Lincolns
1934 to 1938 Buffalo nickels
1934 to 1945 Mercury dimes
1941 to 1945 Mercury dimes
1941 to 1947 Walking halves