Started a new set for my daughter -- wish me luck (1900 Proof Set)

mercurydimeguy

1900 Proof Set w/Gold

First coin -- nice coin/terrible (scuffed up) holder -- keep me in mind if you run across anything

STONE

<< <i>keep me in mind >>

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Will do...

and good luck with the set. Looks like it will be a lot of fun and you'll get some beautiful coins.

PQpeace

Nice start,
lots of cool colored proof coins out there to choose from
Larry

oreville

Wow! You want to do the gold proof coins too? That will be a lifetime project!

At first I thought you were trying for the 1990 no S proof set! LOL.

USCGCraig

Adding the gold is going to be a challenge. I think I might try a Mint State set of 1898 including gold for my daughter. I have a date set in F-VF already.

mercurydimeguy

<< <i>Wow! You want to do the gold proof coins too? That will be a lifetime project!
At first I thought you were trying for the 1990 no S proof set! LOL. >>



My daughter just turned 6 this past May. My goal was to complete the set and give it to her for her 16th birthday. I'm going to see if I can do it in 10 years. I think the Gold is where it will be tough -- to find nice examples, and having the $$ to pull the trigger when opportunities arise -- but I've given myself a 10 year window in which I'd like to get it done.

What makes this more challenging is that I will really be looking for higher grade original coins, with eye appeal.

roadrunner

I sold an original 1900 proof set (silver and minor coins) last year.
NGC65-66. Original wrappers & envelope included plus a mint price guide. It's still out there somewhere and a nice start. Here's a case for sure where a nicely selected orig proof set will be worth more than the individual coins. Put togther sets carry no premium.

roadrunner

oreville

<< <i> My goal was to complete the set and give it to her for her 16th birthday. >>



Your daughter will think you are nuts!! Don't you know what a 16 year old teenaged girl is like????

mercurydimeguy

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<< <i> My goal was to complete the set and give it to her for her 16th birthday. >>



Your daughter will think you are nuts!! Don't you know what a 16 year old teenaged girl is like???? >>



Luckily, she is already a collector and a member of the ANA

She just loves coins...her favorites are buffalo nickels (we almost have a complete book now), and coins with "walking ladies", as she calls them (St's, Walkers, ASE, etc.). She also likes coins with animals (horses, wolves, and rabbits, preferrably), so we collect some non-US coins as well.

Oh well, though, you are probably right. By the time she turns 16 she will probably care less (or not at all) about coins

elwood

PM sent

oreville

MERCURYDIMEGUY:

she will be your darling until she is 12, then your monster until she is 29 years opf age. Then at 30 when she becomes your darling again, then you can present the proof set to her!!

mercurydimeguy

I had PCGS photo the coin out of the holder. The streaks/scratches (on the holder) definitely disappear, but somehow they weren't able to pick up the frostiness in the devices and the colors are a bit subdued. Overall I think the picture is better than mine, but I think mine portrays the vibrancy of the colors a bit better. Thoughts?

zkcoins

Great picture. I actually think the PCGS one looks great. I will say that without seeing the coin in hand I am not sure what it really looks like. But I think your does a much better job with the cameo and theirs is better with the color, IMO.

Great coin though!

Zach

MikeInFL

Good luck! Can't wait to see how your set progresses -- my sense from trying to put together a 1905 set (sans gold) is that the half dollar will be the most difficult...Mike

DickyBetz

I like your picture better. The PCGS one makes such a nice coin look like a cartoon. Good luck with the set!

mercurydimeguy

Here's my second addition....got this one about 6 weeks ago, but just got around to having it photographed.

STONE

Awesome Proof Morgan. I love that cameo.

Looks like a great set so far.

Sandhawk

Here is a PF65RB Indian Cent





and a PF63Cam Barber from the Benson Collection