Most represented Year in your collection...
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Inspired by a recent thread... "1909 Rattler Lane"... and some of my more recent purchases... it occurred to me that the year 1837 is probably the most represented year in my entire collection. This is largely due to my shift in collecting to Hard Times tokens and the economic and political events of the times... super interesting stuff if you're into the history. Here are a few of my "1837's"... what is YOUR most common year:
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Easy ... 1827. I have a whole box full! Although as a CBH Collector, with 49 different Die Marriages for the date, there is no lack of material to hunt without duplicating anything other than the date.
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I guess I too would be in that early period when the Mint was first converting to steam. If forced to pick I would go with 1838 but that is only because of how many different Seated Dimes I have for that year. I would prefer to look at it more as an era than a single date, in which case I have a dozen and a half coins from the 1836 thru 1840 time period.
1876...thought it would be closer with 1877 but 76 has a pretty decent lead.
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I seem to like this and 1827
1793 x 2 (Chain, Wreath)
1839 x 3 (Silly, Booby, and 1839/6)
1858 x 2 (LL and SL proof FE cents)
1909 x 3 (VDB and 2 1909 (P) MPLs)
Edited to add:
I completely forgot about:
1. My pair of 1814 cents
2. The fact that most of my set of MPLs is duplicated, so pairs of 1910’s, 1911’s, 1912’s, 1913’s and because I own a 1914-s in 66RB that makes 3 1914’s
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I have 28 different 1801 Large Cents. There are a lot of interesting varieties for that year.
Smitten with DBLCs.
Most likely 1847
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/gold/liberty-head-2-1-gold-major-sets/liberty-head-2-1-gold-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1840-1907-cac/alltimeset/268163
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1117044/complete-1890-mint-set/p1
That would be 1834 for me. I have:
1 Classic Head $2.50
5 Classic Head $5's
4 Capped Bust Half Dollars
Here are a few images.
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1858 - 28 total (PR & MS). Here’s the top ones:
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Probably 1795.
High grade half cent
Half cent struck over a Talbot, Alum and Lee Cent
Lettered Edge large cent
Plain Edge Large Cent
Half dime
Half Dollar
Flowing Hair Dollar
Draped Bust Dollar, Bust too far to left.
Draped Bust Dollar, Bust centered
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Ten Dollar Gold Piece
An interesting question that I'd never considered, but in checking my list of inventory, it's an 8-way tie. I have 4 coins each from 1875, 1904, 1914, 1915, 1935, 1940, 1943, and 1964. Here's one of them:
MS64
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Probably 1837 mainly because of hard times tokens. Else, 1873 because of proof and type sets.
1842- A challenging year for $5.00! One can even get a Charlotte and a Dahlonega (in varieties),
plus large letter and small letter Philly issues. Maybe some day?
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I don't think this is all of them, either.
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Besides having an uncirculated Morgan 1879-S and Peace 1924 P rolls, the most represented date would be 1921 from my complete Morgan, Peace & WLH collection.
Mine is 2008 for coins only, if you include paper money it changes to 1996.
As a type collector (meaning tons of random dates) who also has a lot of toned Morgans, without checking I'd guess 1880 or 1881. If you count paper, probably 1776.
1909 - DDR - as seen here: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/varieties/1909-doubled-die-reverse-cents/16882
1787 without question, I'd have to count to be sure but I'm sure it's around 70 or so. Connecticut coppers have been my main focus for a while and the 1787 date dwarfs the others in that series. Add to that quite a few Fugios, New Jerseys, Machin's Mills, and a Massachusetts or two.
1855.
Second place: 1840.
Easy to answer that one - 1787 because it is the year the constitution was written. My favorite is my Fugio but this is my most recent purchase. I bought it recently at Stacks because it has so much character resulting from the minting issues that were common in that era.
Probably 1982. I think I've got 10 original bank rolls of 1982-D cents tucked away.
Besides that, I've got 3/5ths of the 1941 proof set, likely a roll or two of 1941 wheat cents, a handful of nickels, and the quarters. There's also a handful of mostly uninteresting darkside stuff that I've accumulated.
Here's the proof cent and dime. 63RB and 65 respectively:
By technicality, 1964 since I have 159 Canadian cents from a small hoard. By my heart, 1891, for the set I've been building.
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Fun question! I was surprised to learn that for me, the year is 1883 because of the Hawaiian coin series, the first year issue of the Liberty nickels, and the Morgan dollars. Going in, I thought it would be 1853 since I created a year set of those, but 1883 eeked it out.
1895 If you dont count modern crap.
69 AD, a time of civil war in the Roman Empire, was "The Year of Four Emperors", with the middle two each ruling for only a few short months during that year.
Roman Empire: ca. 68-69 AD silver denarius of Galba
Roman Empire: 69 AD silver denarius of Otho
Roman Empire: 69 AD silver denarius of Vitellius
Roman Empire: ca. 80-81 AD silver denarius of Vespasian; commemorative issue struck by Titus
(OK, this particular one wasn't struck in 69 AD, but Vespasian began his reign in that year.)
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My collection is quite eclectic and varied, so I don't have a lot of date duplication.
But by random chance, I have four coins from 1927.
Australia: 1927 silver florin of George V, Canberra Parliament House commemorative, Melbourne mint
Germany (Weimar Republic): 1927-A silver 3-reichsmark, Bremerhaven commemorative
Germany (Weimar Republic), 1927-A silver 5 marks, Oak Tree type
United States: 1927 gold Saint-Gaudens double eagle ($20.00)
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Before I recently traded away that Barber half, I had three coins from 1915.
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For me it’s 1863 by a wide margin due to the array of CWT in my collection.
Well, in Capped Bust half dimes, 1829 is the year with the most LM marriages. There are 18, and five of those have 1 or 2 more remarriages.
However, 1832 has a lot of interesting things going on so I have picked up more 1832s than any of the other 8 years in that series. Here's an 1832 LM-10.4 which doesn't have pristine surfaces but is still pretty groovy.
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I guess right now it would be 1922.......
V-2 "Small Stars" obverse, Ex: Gardner. I have 44 1838 half dimes, plus a couple large cents of that year.
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Currently 1922 with around 10
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I'd have to dig my morgan book out but I have over 20 1921 PL examples grading 63 and 64 but raw.
All crack outs. Call me crazy but its true.
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I know quality slabbed coins is the point of interest here but it did occur to me with the mention of "raw" coins; somewhere around here I have 3 or 4 rolls of 1985-D lincoln memorial cents.
Why did you crack them out? Aren't they worth more slabbed?
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1921... 930 (all Morgans).
It’s a tie.
-1917 (7)
1917 D SLQ type one full head MS 64CAC PCGS OGH
1917 S SLQ type two full head PCGS MS 64
1917 WLH PCGS MS 64
1917 D WLH obverse PCGS MS63 (earliest certified coin purchase still in my collection circa 1998)
1917 D WLH reverse PCGS MS 63
1917 S reverse WLH PCGS MS 64 CAC
1917 S obverse WLH NGC MS 64
-1945 (7)
1945 S Mercury dime MS 66 PCGS
1945 WLH CAC MS 66 PCGS Retro OGH
1945 D WLH MS 66 PCGS
1945 D WLH MS 66* CAC NGC
1945 S WLH MS 66 PCGS
1945 S WLH MS 66 NGC
1945 S WLH MS 65 CAC NGC 3.0 gold foil.
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Wow, that's crazy.
Three easily attributable Die Pairs, though the D.P. #11 has a lot of variations. I’ll let you have fun with it.
1871 - only because I hoard the Shallow N reverses. Don’t know my exact number, but it is a lot.
Easy. That would be 1876
1876 Trade $1 Type 1/1 (Broken Letters) PCGS AU55 #35901989
1876 Trade $1 Type 1/2 PCGS AU55 #84357528
1876 Trade $1 Type 1.5/2 (4 Fingers) PCGS AU58 #29960268
1876 Trade $1 Type 2/2 PCGS F15 #46965320
1876-CC Trade $1 Type 1 Rev DDR FS-801 PCGS AU58 #22111682
1876-CC Trade $1 Type 1 Rev PCGS AU58 #84996028
1876-CC Trade $1 Type 1 Rev "Wide CC" PCGS AU55 CAC #11473532
1876-CC Trade $1 Type 2 Rev PCGS XF45 #38631102
1876-S Trade $1 Type 1/1 PCGS AU58 #27460949
1876-S Trade $1 Type 1/2 PCGS AU55 #37925023
1876-S Trade $1 Type 2/2 "Large S" PCGS AU53 #83065866
1876-S Trade $1 Type 2/2 RPD FS-301 PCGS AU Details Cleaned #44791101
1876-S Trade $1 Type 2/2 DDO FS-101 (013) PCGS VF Details Cleaned #36575821
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@mbogoman . What a great collection. That must have been fun. James
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Like Todd,above, it would have to be 1827...
Love it! I was just looking at your sets & showcase yesterday. Other than the big one at the bottom there, I may have you.
1876 PCGS VF35 Chop Mark, Type 1/1 with Period
1876 PCGS AU58 Chop Mark
1876 PCGS VF35 Chop Mark, Type 1/1, CAC Sticker
1876 PCGS XF Details Chop Mark, Type 1.5/2 (4 Finger/Transitional)
1876 PCGS AU Details Chop Mark Type 2/2
1876 Raw Engraved
1876-CC PCGS VF Details Chop Mark - Obv 1 Rev 1 Wide CC
1876-CC PCGS XF45 Chop Mark - Obv 1 Rev 1 Normal
1876-CC PCGS AU55 Chop Mark - Doubled Die Reverse, CAC Sticker
1876-CC Raw (formerly PCGS AU53) - Doubled Die Reverse
1876-CC PCGS AU53 Chop Mark - Obv 1 Rev 2, CAC Sticker
1876-S PCGS MS63 Chop Mark - Obv 1 Rev 1, CAC Sticker
1876-S PCGS MS63 Chop Mark - Obv 2 Rev 2, CAC Sticker
1876-S PCGS MS61 Chop Mark - RPD FS-301, CAC Sticker
1876-S PCGS AU53 Chop Mark - Obv 1 Rev 2 Large S
1876-S PCGS AU Details Chop Mark - Obv 2 Rev 2 Large S
1876-S Raw (formerly NGC XF45) - Obv 2 Rev 2 Large S
1876-S PCGS AU50 Chop Mark - Obv 1 Rev 2, CAC sticker
1876-S PCGS AU Details Chop Mark, Medium S, No Period after Fine
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