Just curious

prettylady3

I want to purchase a coin set from my birth year. Which would be the better investment, proof or mint?

ER

Which year?

prettylady3

1981---yes I'm a youngin'!!!

Agflyer

I don't know about an investment, but if you aren't much into coins I would suggest a proof set. My dad is not a coin collector, but I purchased a proof set for him which tends to have sharper detail and fewer distracting marks from a mint set. He loves it. Hope that helps!

prettylady3

Oh, I'm into coins...I'm a very amateur collector, but I would like to have one for my birth year because I am corny like that!

TUMUSS

Prettylady3

dizzlecc

My vote is proof set. The coins go over better with those who are not collectors and you get more value by showing them off and having others appreciate them.

Plus the population should be smaller.

ER

JMHO, but I wouldn 't buy coins for investment purpose. Hey Jen, how about buying them both and enjoy them.

DominusDeus

you can get a 1981 proof set for 8 bucks, and a 1981 mint set for 12 bucks. Scrap up 25 bucks and get both.

1981 is also my birth year, and I have both sets as well.

relayer

Neither would be a good "investment" with one exception...there are two varieties of the 1981 proof set

The type 1 is worth about 8-13 and the type 2 is worth about 20 times that, so if you bought a set for $10 that turned out to be a type 2, that would be a pretty good payoff!

For a birth year set, I think you'd be happier with a proof set since they were made to look nicer.

Purple73

good thing you werent' born 1 or 2 years later(or is it earlier? I always get those mixed up) cause they didn't make them heheheh.

Welcome to the forums!

PURPLE!

prettylady3

Thanks everybody!

Sphinx357

I'd get both, 81's are cheap. My '84's were pretty cheap as well.

cladking

Most of the mint state '81-P's come with terrible surfaces. With some searching these can
be located well-struck, nearly mark-free and with good surfaces. They appear in a few of the
mint sets.

There are also both '81-P and '81-D quarters with a type "d" reverse. These have the right side
of the "n" in "unum" farther from the eagle's head and a different relief. Both are relatively un-
common and the Denver issue does not appear in the mint set. About every 180th set will have
the Philly issue.

The San Francisco dollar is scarce in gem and rare in higher grades. The Denver can be found
in beautiful PL condition and all three dollars appear with PL reverses.

'81 is a pretty good year to try to put together.

Spiffy469

I would have to say that if you are only going to get one set, go with the proofs.
But for those sets, i would say to get both.
Its really not that much money.
as Sphinx357 said, its cheap.
I did the same for my 84 birth year sets.
I know if i only would have bought one, i would have gotten the other one at the next show or dealer i went to anyways.

Jeff

FullStepJeffs

<< <i>1981---yes I'm a youngin'!!! >>





Good God... I'm old!

leothelyon

<< <i>I want to purchase a coin set from my birth year. Which would be the better investment, proof or mint? >>



Here's an idea for you! My brothers father in law would buy his grandkids silver dollars for their birth years!
In your case, that would be an 1881.

Leo

kieferscoins

Welcome to the forum prettylady!

Cameron Kiefer

Hedger

You can buy the 1981 S proof set at a reasonable price. Look for a type two SBA. The type two sets cost quite a bit. Comming to this website is the best thing you can do. Lots of good people and advice here.

Edited to add Welcome.

coinguy89

Welcome to the forums. I would go with a proof set and a mint set since there so cheap.

dorkkarl

you might want to consider foreign coins of the same year to add some interest!

K S

Smittys

I go with both.

Smitty