Merc Complete Variety Set
keyman64
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WOW. I just did some high powered math while looking through what is required for the set.
104 coins total required.
The year 1945 requires 7 coins....that is what I noticed first. I thought, wow, that's a lot....then I noticed 1941 requires 9! Just between those 2 years...that is 15.4% of the collection. Holey cow!
Do not misinterpret here....I am not complaining....I am excited about the loooong journey I am on. Just something I noticed. If I can just take care of those two years I will make a serious dent in the series.
Are there any other looooong variety series like this where there are a ton of coins for just 1 year? In the merc series we have a year with 9......is there anything else that tops that?
Happy Collecting!
Greg
104 coins total required.
The year 1945 requires 7 coins....that is what I noticed first. I thought, wow, that's a lot....then I noticed 1941 requires 9! Just between those 2 years...that is 15.4% of the collection. Holey cow!
Do not misinterpret here....I am not complaining....I am excited about the loooong journey I am on. Just something I noticed. If I can just take care of those two years I will make a serious dent in the series.
Are there any other looooong variety series like this where there are a ton of coins for just 1 year? In the merc series we have a year with 9......is there anything else that tops that?
Happy Collecting!
Greg
"If it's not fun, it's not worth it." - KeyMan64
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
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Circ Strikes
1964 1.00
1964 DDO FS-102 3.00
1964 DDR FS-801 4.00
1964 SMS 7.00
1964-D 1.00
1964-D DDO FS-101 3.00
1964-D TDO FS-103 3.00
1964-D DDO FS-104 3.00
1964-D QDO FS-105 3.00
1964-D DDO FS-106 4.00
1964-D DDO FS-108 4.00
1964-D/D RPM FS-501 3.00
Proofs
1964 PR 1.00
1964 DDO FS-101 PR 3.00
1964 Accented Hair FS-401 PR 2.00
1964 Accented Hair DDO FS-103 PR 5.00
1964-D/D RPM FS-502 3.00
1964-D/D RPM FS-503 3.00
Here are some of the other "BIG" years for dimes:
1820 13 coins
1827 13 coins
1829 12 coins
1876 8 coins
1906 10 coins
1908 16 coins
1946 16 coins
1964 14 coins
These are all business strike coins....no proofs.
16 Dimes in 1908....without proofs...that is nutty!
I will leave those challenges to others I think.
Greg
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
The workers at the mints must have drank their lunch and breaks that year!
<< <i>There are actually more 1908 dimes. That's just the ones PCGS accepts now.
The workers at the mints must have drank their lunch and breaks that year!
No kidding! They had to be working on a change or screw-up just about every day that year.
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
<< <i>Insanity! 1964 JFKs should be a set by itself. I can't imagine the celebration after completing that. I guess the celebration might start with never looking at another 1964 again.
16 Dimes in 1908....without proofs...that is nutty!
I will leave those challenges to others I think.
Greg >>
The coolest thing about it is, when it's slow at a coin show, I can go through my 90% silver that I buy and occasionally pick out one of the business strike 1964 varieties. Helps pass the time at some of the small shows.