Creative Coin Set Ideas - 19th Century US

OneCent

Give me some ideas for a "neat" or "creative" set idea for 19th century US coinage.


The only criteria would be that the coins would be circulated in VF/XF grades.

TennesseeDave

Pick a year and put together a set of all the coins made that year.You could pick a certain mint or all of them.

Zoins

Pick a date or branch mint location that is tied to an important event in history (e.g. Civil War) or something that is particular to a mint (e.g. Southern Gold).

joecopper

Middle Large Cent Date Varieties - no major rarities 23 and 39 overdate most expensive F12-15 EAC not too bad.
There are wide dates, small dates, large dates, tilted numbers, overdates, etc.

BBQnBLUES

I've always wanted to own a rare 1886 $5 SIlver certificate (Morgan $ Back) & have it framed with the 3 different mint 1886 Morgans...



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RedTiger

More than a few people do Civil War sets. Others choose a specific year and do a full mintmark set for that one year, may or may not include gold. Some focus on one of the branch mints, with CC likely being the most popular. Many of the seated series and gold series are so long that short sets are common, these might be decade specific, or mint specific.