Does anyone build date sets anymore?

PutTogether

Just good ol fashioned pay no attention to mintmark date sets. A peace dollar from 21-28 and 34 and 35 not caring whats what.

1916 and on mercs, who cares if there's any D's.

1878 and on Morgans.

Does anyone do this anymore? Or is it all just collect by type, collect at random, or build date and mintmark sets?

TommyType

I started on Morgans that way, then started on the rest of the set after finishing.

Never finished, though. Got burned out on Morgans....not to mention the expensive coins I had left. Ended up selling some of them when I thought the price was peaking. (Don't follow my lead.)

WACoinGuy

I did this with two cent pieces.

sumnom

Ignore mintmarks? Where's the fun in that? I have always been a date-mintmark set collector.

PutTogether

The reason I ask is im seriously considering doing a denomination date set.

ER

I did, for Morgan, Peace, Trade, and early dollars. Was fun.

carl

I put almost all coins in Witman folders so mint marks are important if filling all slots. I break out coins from the plastic holders that have been PCGS certified, break out individuals from mint proof sets and uncir sets to fill slots in the folders. Mint marks therefore become esential to fill the slots in the folders. Numerous duplicates are in 2"X2" cardboard holders and filed by date and mint mark. Only way I know what I've got, want or need.

OKbustchaser

I lack only the 1796 and 1797 half dollars to complete a date set 1794-present. All 5 mints are represented but I'm not trying for every date and mint.

Jim

koynekwest

I have done so with both Buffalo nickels and Mercury dimes. To add a little challenge, I include only fully struck coins-a tough thing to do even just considering the Philadelphia issues (especially the Buffalos.) A nice set can be assembled at an affordable price this way.

tmot99

That's the only way I did Morgans. I'm not a big fan of Morgans and didn't want to spend the time and money on the whole date and mintmark collection.

ziggy29

It certainly would make set building a heck of a lot more affordable.

But few people are of that mindset any more. So we deal with sets that interest us, but which we'll never finish because of all those stoppers by mintmark.

D@mn you, Augustus Heaton...

Murphy

I don't like Date Sets for some reason unknown to me. They just...irk me! (wooo!)

AgMe

Hello,

I'm working on 2 date sets right now.

-g

BillJones

I have not collected the conventional sets for years. From the time that I was a YN back in the in the 1960's to the present, I have completed the Lincoln cents, Jefferson nickels, Roosevelt dimes, Franklin half dolars, Indian cents and the Indian $2.50 gold coins. The Franklin set and the Indian cents are long gone, and I lost my shirt on both of them when I was young collector. Been there, done that, won't do it again.

So far as sets go, I've worked on a set of type coins for years. I also dabbled with a date set of Morgan Dollars, but lost interest in it.

As a collector I much prefer variety. That's why I find type coins so interesting. Dates and mint marks get boring for me after a while.

anablep

I'm doing this currently with Morgans, but I'm filling in some of the mintmarks as I go along because I know I'll go for the set and I just can't pass up a nice coin when one pops up!!

slabfab

Ah, heck. Collect what you want. There's no real right or wrong way to collect. Do what will make you happy. If you are on a budget (like me) a date set is a great way to go. And some series in the registry are date oriented as well, if you are in to that sort of thing.

paigowjohnny

Like a few above me...I started that way with Morgans, and then it expanded to fill the set.

I am doing it again with Morgans...only this time in circ problem free VF/EF, with a certain dark look that I keep my eye out for.

Coinhusker1

I registered a date set of Morgans. Only 30% complete, and I am in the top 45!

Morgan Date Set

Myqqy

I'm doing a date set of bust half dollars........ but I guess that doesn't quite count, does it?

Bochiman

I'm doing the morgan date set...still need the '93 and '95 for some reason

COINDOG

Morgans have already turned into date sets, type sets, and type coins. If anyone looks at the pcgs registry, they can see how few morgan sets have been completed.
This is not at all unusual, it happens with all sets when they become too expensive, or not available to the average collector.
Dealers have known this for a long time. they advertise, and sell the same 40 morgans in Numismatic News, and Coin World, week after week. They sell the coins at retail, and buy them back at wholesale, over, and ,over.
You will always hear someone say : " I an working on a morgan set ". They never say : " I just completed a morgan set "
Last year I sold all of my morgans except the keys, and semi -keys.
I collect Modern coins by date , and mintmark, and all others by key coins only.
This has resulted in making a profit EVERYTIME that I sell a coin !!!
Futhermore, I can take advantage of " ground floor " opportunities in " full step jeffs ", IKE dollars, and " full torch roosies.
Most collectors loose money when they sell, or get paid off in inflated dollars.
If you collect the keys as type coins, and collect modern by date and mintmark, you will make a profit everytime.
Besides, when you show a 1893-S morgan, it generates A LOT MORE INTEREST at a show or coinclub, than a half finished set in " sludge " quality, that is impossible to give away !!!
I suppose that I will get several responses that are very critical for telling the truth, but that won't change REALITY !!!!!

sumnom

a half finished set in " sludge " quality, that is impossible to give away !!

I'll accept it!

flaminio

I can't say that I see the appeal of "date sets". But as always -- collect what you like! Don't let some online curmudgeon dissuade you from your enjoyment of the hobby.

And don't get me started on "short" sets -- these are just for wusses who can't play with the big boys. There's another word for "date sets" and "short sets" -- "incomplete sets". There's no shame in incompleteness.

mgoodm3

I do it with proof indian cents. I only collect the philadelphia ones.