Does anyone collect a single year?

GoldClause

I've thought about it. I really like the 1920's designs, but there's no single year in the 1920's that has all 10 circulating designs. 1926-1929 come close with 8. Darn.

Does anyone else collect this way? What year and why?

stockergreen

I collect my birth year which is common for a lot of folks.

ctf_error_coins

I collect major error coins from by birth year.

I also collect a type set of major error coins all from one date, probably over 200 different major errors on one date.

Swampboy

<< <i>I collect my birth year which is common for a lot of folks. >>



Ditto.
And I've branched out into birthyear Darkside material.

kiyote

I know someone on here mentioned they collect 1921-- a great year.

Baley

I'm a type set guy but I do have a few favorite years for US coins including 1807 (transition year) 1812 (all 3 denominations), 1837 (transition), and 1855 (italic 55 in the dates)

coinlieutenant

I used to do 1872 dated stuff for a house that I owned built that year. Now...not so much. But year collecting can be quite fun and challenging. Go for it. !

Moldnut

Im sure many have collections of only 1794 cents.

RTS

Does anyone collect a single year? I used to...

IrishMikey

I was working on an 1845 year set a few years ago -- just liked the date. Never finished it, and sold
the coins to buy something else.

greghansen

There is a dealer in central Florida (forget his name) that only collects 1853 coinage...the year of the weight change. He buys and sells everything else...just don't try to get him to sell any 1853's!

illini420

Most of my coins are from 1909. The really valuable ones at least. Mostly because I like really high grade type coins and high grade key dates and I can't afford to collect every one of them in high grade. So, I went with 1909 because it has many of my favorites, the Indian Cents, Lincoln VDB, all of the Barbers, all of the Indian Gold designs. And the many key dates of the year are neat too. Additionally, I looked in the Registry before starting and no one else had put together a complete set of 1909 coins in mint state yet, so I thought that would be a neat challenge and much less boring than something like putting together a set of Morgans or a set of commems that hundreds of others had already done.

savoyspecial

Harry X Boosel collected 1873

stman

For quite some time all I mainly bought and hunted down were the 1807 capped bust half. I had multiples of the four die-pairings. I also had around 30 of them in all kinds of grades. I believe I've owned more than 30 but at one time I had 30 in my possession. I started collecting them as they were a first year for the capped halves and a tougher coin to grade. I did indeed learn a few things on grading them. Prices got too high to chase them anymore.

itsnotjustme

I am a type set guy too. By chance I ended up with several 1859 coins, and decided to also work on a 1-year mint set.

I have 13 of 16 non-gold coins. But two tough ones.... the 59-S dime and Quarter are compete.

I am 20 of 34 with gold.... yes, that is 18 different gold coins that year!

AnkurJ

1795

Swampboy

<< <i>Most of my coins are from 1909. The really valuable ones at least. Mostly because I like really high grade type coins and high grade key dates and I can't afford to collect every one of them in high grade. So, I went with 1909 because it has many of my favorites, the Indian Cents, Lincoln VDB, all of the Barbers, all of the Indian Gold designs. And the many key dates of the year are neat too. Additionally, I looked in the Registry before starting and no one else had put together a complete set of 1909 coins in mint state yet, so I thought that would be a neat challenge and much less boring than something like putting together a set of Morgans or a set of commems that hundreds of others had already done. >>



As always, your 1909 Mint Set is a dream to peruse Illini.

Coins911

If i had to choose one year i'd choose 1794 a lot of great copper that year

crypto79

not a signal year collection but I have a fondness for 1934

Meltdown

I'm slowly working on an 1876 centennial year set... I have 6 assorted coins/mint marks...
Them most challenging part so far is having funds available when I see another type from that year I really want.

andree

I collect my birth year and 100 years minus my birth year. I do the same for my sister, mom, and especially my dad (1926) who got me started !!!

BillJones

I collected my birth year, and I also put together a 1913 Proof set. The reason for that was I had the two Buffalo nickels and then bought the cent for 20th century type set in Proof. Since I was half way there, I decided to look for the Barber coins. I found that 1913 Proof Barber coins are harder to find that some of the earlier dates.

I also put together a set of the 1795 coins which I displayed at the 2009 FUN show.

ambro51

WHATTTT?? no none mentioned 1933?


probably the most difficult (and smallest) year set to put together in US coinage.


Im sort of stuck in 1786 at the moment.

DennisH

I collect circulated PCGS-graded 1895-S Morgan dollars. It's a special year in the series, the mintage is low, and when I first started my grading set I noticed how scarce they were with anything resembling original surfaces. That was 11 years ago. The set was completed several years ago, but I'm still addicted.

astrorat

There have been (and still are) a few CBH variety collectors that specialize in one year.

mrearlygold

Not collect perse' but I've been known to target certain dates and buy them up over a period of time. At one point my customers and I owned 8 1834 Capped Bust Quarter Eagles for example.

I do that a lot actually. It's fun. I'm working on a bunch of em right now. Watch out!

Julian

I have two clients. One collects 1853, another collected 1870.

erickso1

I'm not to the point in my collecting life to focus on a particular year. That is why I'm working on an exciting commem set. Maybe as I move along I'll do something boring like a 1909 set.

Overdate

At the moment, I have a complete set of everything minted in 2012.

And in top grades, too!

66Tbird

I started a 1956 set because the proofs had good cameo in general. After that I did the MS. I'd completely forgot about the set for a year or two till this 68DCAM quarter shows its face in the collection. It was a big Oh yea!!

ctf_error_coins

Check another one off the massive Y2K error type list ...

GAB

1836 and 1935.
And working on more!

JustMe2

1880. The silver is Proof and the gold is not. After acquiring the easer pieces, I find that it has slowed down my purchases, which is a good thing.

Raufus

I would LOVE to collect 1776, but I've not been able to pull the trigger on a nice Continental Dollar.

Raufus

WOW Ankur3. I am in awe. Simply magnificent.

Inditonka

I mainly just collect 1921 Peace Dollars, have a few hundred of them graded. Not that rare, but its sure a nice unique high relief coin that's quite a bit different then the rest of them in the series!

Riceman

I keep the type set for 1816 as my pocket piece.

lordmarcovan

<< <i>Does anyone collect a single year? >>



Yes.

crypto79

1839 is a fascinating year to me as well with the introduction of branch mints, steam powered presses and the standardizing of our designs 1836-1839 is really the dawn of the modern mint.
I have a half dozen coins from the date but it would require too much money to finish the set with all the keys in the gold going for crazy jack. Here is an oldy but goody

1798CentCollector

1798 LCs .. 44 varieties and 2 NCs ( non collectibles, i.e. hardly attainables) you can expand that to die states also.

Moldnut

<< <i>1798 LCs .. 44 varieties and 2 NCs ( non collectibles, i.e. hardly attainables) you can expand that to die states also. >>



Great year

Myqqy

One of my collecting projects over the past few years has been an international birth year set for myself (1970), and i was shocked by the number of high quality silver issues from around the world- really cool 1 year designs and many low mintage pieces, and a lot of gold issues (if i can ever get to the point of affording gold again). It has been a neat side project, and i can see myself expanding to the birth year of my mom or someone else in my family.... but my collecting heart can never leave prooflike morgans!

sonoranmonsoon

<< <i>I know someone on here mentioned they collect 1921-- a great year. >>



I agree. 1921 includes both the Morgan and Peace dollars.

messydesk

While I have an awful lot of coins dated 1878, I don't restrict myself to that year. One definitely could keep themselves very busy on only 1878 Morgan dollars. I haven't counted recently, but a complete die marriage set including all three mints would probably be north of 250 coins.

blue594

<< <i>WHATTTT?? no none mentioned 1933?


probably the most difficult (and smallest) year set to put together in US coinage.



I was working on 1933 and 1939, my parents birth years. The lack of regular issue '33s steered me to the commemoratives. Still, a fustrating year. Anybody have an extra '33 $10 gold laying around?

John