A couple of new ideas for collecting

DwaineO · July 18, 2008 2:01AM

I think I am going to put together a birthyear set for my parents and then maybe start working on birthyear sets for their parents.

I am currently working on a proof and mint set birth year set for myself and a set that is 100 years before I was born both proof and mint. I was born in 1970 so I am putting together a mint and proof set of 1970 and 1870. Thought why not do the same for my parents and maybe their parents. My dad was born in 1940 and my mom in 1941.

Who has done something like this in the past?

LanLord · July 18, 2008 2:16AM

<< <i>I think I am going to put together a birthyear set for my parents and then maybe start working on birthyear sets for their parents. I am currently working on a proof and mint set birth year set for myself and a set that is 100 years before I was born both proof and mint. I was born in 1970 so I am putting together a mint and proof set of 1970 and 1870. Thought why not do the same for my parents and maybe their parents. My dad was born in 1940 and my mom in 1941. Who has done something like this in the past? >>

are you going for coins from all mints? 1870-s has a couple "difficult" coins to addd to your birthyear -100 set.

DwaineO · July 18, 2008 2:18AM

Whatever I can afford. Some coins I may never be able to get and that is fine.

BillyKingsley · July 18, 2008 4:39AM

While I'm not activly doing that, I have been swayed to buy because of that. When I bought my 1852 large cent a few months back I knew instantly when I saw it I had to have it because it predates my mom by 100 years.

I have everything but the half dollar from when I was born, 1984, already, and they are still all found easily in circulation. In fact, I've almost got the entire Canadian set for 1984 through circulation here in the USA too

Walmann · July 18, 2008 4:51AM

I have been collecting coins for the birthyear sets of family members, 1912,1917,1926,1936,1937,1950,1960, 1988 and now 2008. I have not attempted an additional 100 year set prior to my birth, which would be 1860.

I have found these years more than a challenge in Mint state and proof (not attempting proofs for the years prior to 1936). In fact he birthyear set for 2008 is very annoying with all the coins the mint is churning out, I have opted to limit this and not seek every variety such as postions A and B on the Presidental dollars.

It is fun and cost it surely a limiting factor, the coins from the teens I've limited to MS65.

I'm sure you will find it enjoyable and rewarding.

Barbercoin · July 18, 2008 9:09AM

DwainO- I had this same idea too, only I had problems. My parents (as well as my in-laws) were born in 1933, so nickels, dimes and quarters were out. Funny, I never realized this before; I guess because my focus is on the Barbers.

I like your idea of the proof sets.

Good luck.

ricko · July 18, 2008 9:15AM

Great idea.. many of us have put together a birth year set... but the 100 year set prior.. never thought of that... Cheers, RickO

zeus135 · July 18, 2008 9:18AM

I have thought of doing this, but haven't started yet. Maybe someday..........

Someone on the Registry Forum posted this recently, very impressive.

pendragon1998 · July 18, 2008 9:28AM

I've been planning on starting a 1951 set once I get my spendin' money to rebound a little. I just spent most of it all on getting set up with another hobby.

RedTiger · July 18, 2008 9:59AM

I am a fan of year sets, short sets, and other smaller numismatic projects that a person can complete with modest funds and a short amount of time. Home town sets are another idea--build a coin set for the year your town was chartered or first settled.

All of these can be even more fun if a person crosses over to the darkside and starts into foreign coins. If a person's parents are from somewhere else, that would actually make more sense.

Some other forum member put together a framed family tree with a coin representing each person, with the coin from the country where the person was born. Especially for those with diverse families with relatives from many countries, it could be a fun project.

DwaineO · July 18, 2008 10:50AM

Thanks well I just purchased two coins for my fathers set's:

charley · July 18, 2008 10:55AM

I like the idea. If I did this, I would add the country of origin coins, if not the United States. Respectfully, John Curlis

abitofthisabitofthat · July 18, 2008 10:55AM

I started a 100 year before my birth year set once - that would be 1869. I bought a few MS and PR coins, then got lost looking into 1869 currency-great stuff; 1869 patterns-standard silver; fractional gold, etc.

I eventually gave up the idea, and instead focused on PR Type from that era.

Harpua · July 18, 2008 1:15PM

I'm doing the 100 year set for my four kids so looking for stuff from 1895, 1898, 1901, and 1905. Also expanding the concept into the darkside as well and picking up some older world coins.

droopyd · July 18, 2008 5:25PM

<< <i>I think I am going to put together a birthyear set for my parents and then maybe start working on birthyear sets for their parents. >>

I thought about doing this for my folks, but 1932 and 1933 are not good years to try to put together birth year sets.

ColonialCoinUnion · July 18, 2008 11:56PM

At a show a couple of years ago, a couple came to the table with their entire extended family tree written out and said they were looking for coins to represent the birth year of everyone on it.

The oldest listed date was 1672, for which they bought an Elephant Token.

DwaineO · July 19, 2008 12:00AM

Sounds like lots of cool sets going on. My mom is big in geneology so this could be fun to continue this on back for several generations and make my way into the darkside eventually.

atom48coin · July 19, 2008 12:34AM

I thought about putting together a set for my dad's birth year. But 1913 has a $5,000,000 stopper. Changed my mind.

lcoopie · July 19, 2008 12:37AM

I like the idea
and like 1923, my Dad's bd
I can't tell you my Moms bd

DwaineO · July 19, 2008 10:31AM

Wow, just spent the evening talking to my folks about this and they are interested. Then my mom pulls out a bag from her parent's estate and it had rolls of circulated halfs (probably 6-8 rolls) Walking Liberty, Franklin, and Kennedy, probably 10 or more rolls of dimes, one roll of quarters, two rolls of wheaties and then various baggies of other coins. I am going to try to build birth year sets from these coins and put them in capital plastics. For the grandkid's (my nephews and nieces) they want to try and do the 100-birthyear sets.

This is going to be fun going through all those coins and cataloging them for her and then building sets from them. She also had two Canadian dollars from 1966. One looked like a proof but not sure.

BillyKingsley · July 20, 2008 2:17AM

That's a cool idea on the family tree. I can trace my family back to 1732 in Italy so 100 years before that would probably be a little diffacult or pricey!

A couple of new ideas for collecting

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