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If you had one of every US coins, including all date, MM and denoms

LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,714 ✭✭✭✭✭
Assume completion from 1793 to 2009 and in the case that a denomination was struck in various metals or designs, you need one of each from each date and mint (gold dollars/silver dollars/trade dollars as well as arrows/no arrows, obverse/reverse mint marks, commems etc. ).

Do not include the various errors (1922 no d cent, nor 1955/55 cent wouldn't count), various die marriages, or fantasy pieces (no 1804 dollar, 1913 v nickel, the 1866 transitional seated coins or patterns) how many coins would you have?

Now, what is your percentage of completion with your collection?

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  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,265 ✭✭✭

    Does anyone know how many coins were in the Elisaberg collection?

    My guesstimate # for my collection is probably 5-6%......???

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  • AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭
    EVERY Denom? Wow...that is a big collection.

    My collection would probably be 2 to 3%.
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  • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,489 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I already have plenty of demons
  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,714 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I already have plenty of demons >>

    oops, those too.

    Back to the serious question though,

    I gotta think that the first 50% would be easy. Take all the 20th century coins, only a very few are hard to obtain. In the 19th century, there are far more difficult ones, but still a great many are fairly easy.

    It might even be fairly simple to get to 60%.

    After that the difficulty curve really goes non-linear.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It would be a lifetime project for a very dedicated, extremely wealthy, individual. Cheers, RickO
  • kimber45ACPkimber45ACP Posts: 2,399 ✭✭✭
    .00028%, roughly
  • TomohawkTomohawk Posts: 667 ✭✭


    << <i>.00028%, roughly >>



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  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,619 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My states collection gets me right in the ball game. image
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  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,714 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ACR,

    please post total count when you're finished image

    BTW, I (personally) wouldn't count a change that didn't make an actual design difference
    for instance:
    Heavy motto, light motto - no
    Type 1, 2, 3 Ikes - no
    VDB/no VDB - yes
    1939 Jeff reverse type 39/40 - no

    My choice may seem arbitrary, and I'm not sure it isn't but if something isn't intrinsically different, then it's only a design improvement or beautification, not a change.
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  • HoledandCreativeHoledandCreative Posts: 2,794 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A large task to undertake. If the OP were to break it down by denomination and throw a count down for each, better results might be had. The results could then be averaged. Definitely an interesting thread.

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