Administrator Matt G Posted June 5, 2020 Administrator Share Posted June 5, 2020 Type coins offer many ways to start a collection and serve as a tangible history of this country. Read more GoldFinger1969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Colonial Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 It's an ok article other his repetition of the error that an 1895 proof Morgan dollar is necessary for a complete set. It is for proofs (only collected by a very low minority of Morgan dollar collectors) but not circulation strikes. Abuelo's Collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 "Type" is commonly defined by design, and "design" is defined by the collector. Think of Indian cents. Juno Moneta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klich Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 On 6/5/2020 at 8:07 PM, Matt G said: Type coins offer many ways to start a collection and serve as a tangible history of this country. Read more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klich Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 6/9/2020 at 8:53 AM, Klich said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_OldeTowne Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Many years ago, I wrote an article suggesting an easy and very interesting way to collect U.S. coins is simply to obtain one for every year from 1793 through today. That's a very doable collection, and can end up being exceptionally diverse so as to capture just about every design available, including most non-early gold. Abuelo's Collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juno Moneta Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 By 'type' I think we can assume, i.e. a Buffalo nickel Type 1, and Type 2, etc. So, I started with the goal of acquiring a 20th C. type set of U.S. coins, even though I'm a world and ancient collector. Then you can fine tune, i.e. collect 1909 Cents and you have several to choose to make it more interesting. You'll need an Indian, and a Lincoln, with further refinements as to VDB, which I don't consider a 'type' but rather a variety of one type. Find the Best Strike you can afford! To me, for a Type set, you want the best examples of strike to represent the designer/engravers vision. Best condition is nice but then you're buying a slabbers view of a coin that hasn't been touched. I can't say how many times, and years I spent looking for a well struck and preserved 1921 High Relief Peace Dollar, most of which have been slabbbed by now. It's laughable how the slab companies have jacked the value/prices based on their concept of MS theory. You can find an MS65 for a wicked price, nobody has touched it, but the temple locks of Miss Liberty are flat or even mashed in - I'm not paying premium for that! Instead, I found a very nice one that's only MS64 but has seen some contact with the world but the details of strike were way better than the average and makes a great Type, covering Peace and High Relief at the same time, shares a date with the Morgan, pair them up for added interest and it makes a better story in your attempt to show and and attract new collectors to the hobby of Kings, and raises, ever so slightly the value of your collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
