Do you have a mint set? A coin from every mint? Most collectors do not!
rec78
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Most collectors do not have a coin from every mint because even the lowest price coins from the Charlotte and Dahlonega mints are very expensive, because only gold coins were minted at these 2 mints. There is only one denomination that has been struck at the first seven early US mints and that is the $5.00 Liberty gold coins. I have decided to pursue my "Mint Set" in this denomination, slabbed in XF condition. Only the West Point coin will have to be different. $5.00 Liberty gold coins were struck from 1838 to 1908.
Here are the coins I have so far. Only need a D(Denver) and S(San Fransisco) and a W gold coin for completion. All $5.00 Liberty's straight graded.
Charlotte 1842-C NGC-XF-45
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Philadelphia 1852 PCGS-XF-45
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New Orleans 1844-O PCGS-XF-40
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Carson City 1892-CC NGC-XF-45
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Dahlonega 1842-D NGC-XF-45
I don't what I am going to use for the West Point $5.00 coin at this time. They do mint them, I just have to figure out which one i want.
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I have coins from each of the mints, but not all of them are gold.
Mr_Spud
Could you be more specific? What coins do you have from Charlotte and Dahlonega?
I have those 2 in gold, along with the more common ones, but I only have O, CC, W in Silver
Mr_Spud
Now that's what I call a rarity! Congrats
Thanks! Very nice Charlotte and Dahlonega Coins!
Suggest that you edit your post.
Great looking set by the way. Capitol Plastics made a neat "all mints" holder with an opening for each of the seven gold half eagles from each mint.
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I did not know that - Thanks!
Corrected! Thanks!
Nice coins... I do not have a Charlotte or Dahlonega gold coin or a CC gold coin.... Never thought of doing a set like that.... Cheers, RickO
Capitol Plastics made a neat "all mints" holder with an opening for each of the seven gold half eagles from each mint.
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found this 6 coin holder on Ebay
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Thanks, personally I am not a fan of Capitol plastic coin holders-too big, too bulky and hard to store, get scratched easily, others may like them, but not for me. Thanks for the info.
Edited to add-And whenever you want to change a coin you have to take them apart and then re-assemble.
I like the capitol plastic holders. I have had probably 10. Never damaged, always kept in boxes. But can you imagine what it would cost to fill the above capital plastic holder? Wow. Probably why I never collected gold.
Jim
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Actually, I never really collected gold either until last year. I purchased all of the above coins in the past 10 months.
When discussing every mint, it would be nice to include the Manila Mint. There's some gold struck there as well:
Well, I do have most M-mint coins minted from 1903-1945 for the Philippines. But the Manila mint never produced regular US coins and no US gold coins, I believe. Considered -A branch US mint but only for Philippine coins.
I couldn't afford that coin if it had been a parking lot find. I might try to stick with U.S. coins and I know some Philippine coins are considered U.S. at least I believe so.
Jim
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I have put the "all mints $5 gold set" together a couple of times. I completed one set in the Capital Plastics holder similar to the one shown above for the $2.50 coins, shown above, sold it, and now have another one in slabs. The Carson City Mint did not issue any quarter eagles.
So far as West Point goes, I would purchase a commemorative $5 gold coin and leave it at that. You get some of those pieces for around the melt price. You could buy the 1/10 ounce bullion coin, but that is a completely different sort of item.
1986 W $5 Statue of Liberty - got your Liberty head - got your Eagle (JMO)
I am missing Charlotte. Soon, I hope to remedy that.
... and, for extra credit, I have a coin with a "D" on it (with a die crack) that was minted in Philadelphia. This is the other time that "D" does not stand for Denver.
I collect pre Civil War gold and have all the mints covered.
I put this together a few years ago - an attempt to get all the mintmarks on different types. No Charlotte or Dahlonega, of course, but P and W. I suppose I could add a Manila 20 centavos, since they rated as ten cents US.
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I wish i did have at least 1 coin for each of the mints, active and inactive. Monetarily that is not possible for me. However, I can dream that dream.
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@rec78 I like your idea and it inspired me to think of a 'mint' set crossed with a 'type' set (a goal for many years in the future lol), but if I'm looking at things correctly there were no turban or draped half eagles. I like the idea of a first spouse/liberty coin for the W, but half eagles are already well out of my reach and from your post it sounds like eagles wouldn't work either.
I think it's possible to collect a dollar coin from each mint, although you would have to mix gold and silver dollars.
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@BryceM nice CC double dime!
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Did the 7 in $5 libs as part of my expanded type set. Makes a nice display showing the mm with a nice P obverse. Don’t think I’ll bother with W. Not a modern guy.