Build A United States Coin Type Set
Type sets of United States Coins have always been popular with Coin Collectors. With the cost of putting together a complete date and mint mark set of just about any series of coins getting more expensive all of the time, a type set can offer a great amount of flexibility. A type set can be assembled in any grade, making the set affordable to everyone. A type set containing all good grade coins can offer a challenge, just as can be acquiring the set in uncirculated condition. We have provided some ideas for putting together a type set. Your budget and collecting favorites will, of course, determine your set of choice. Have fun!
To "coin" a phrase, "complete is in the eye of the collector". A complete type set of U.S. Coins can include every major and minor variety in each and every series of U.S. Coin. This can be quite a job and literally take years to accomplish. It is not impossible, though. Usually, a complete set will include the major types of coins from the 19th. and 20th. centuries:
Half Cent
- Liberty Cap - 1793 to 1797
- Draped Bust - 1800 to 1808
- Classic Head - 1809 to 1836
- Braided Hair - 1840 to 1857
One Cent
- Flowing Hair 1793
- Liberty Cap - 1793 to 1796
- Draped Bust - 1796 to 1807
- Classic Head - 1808 to 1814
- Coronet - 1816 to 1839
- Braided Hair - 1840 to 1857
- Flying Eagle - 1856 to 1858
- Copper Nickel Indian Head - 1859 to 1964 - The 1859 is a one year only type and is sometimes listed separately.
- Bronze Indian Head - 1864 to 1909
- Lincoln - 1909 to present - The varieties sometimes included in addition to the wheat reverse are the 1943 steel and the memorial reverse.
Two Cent
Three Cent
- Silver - 1851 to 1873 - Three distinct types are sometimes included.
- Nickel - 1865 to 1889
Half Dime
- Flowing Hair - 1794 to 1795
- Draped Bust - 1796 to 1797
- Heraldic Eagle - 1800 to 1805
- Liberty Cap - 1829 to 1837
- Liberty Seated Without Stars - 1837 to 1838
- Liberty Seated With Stars - 1838 to 1853
- Liberty Seated With Arrows - 1853 to 1855
- Libery Seated Arrows Removed - 1856 to 1859
- Liberty Seated Obverse Legend - 1860 to 1873
Nickel
- Shield Nickel - 1866 to 1883
- Liberty Head Nickel - 1883 to 1912 - The with and without "cents' varieties of 1883 are sometimes listed separate.
- Buffalo Nickel - 1913 to 1938 - Two Varieties include the buffalo on the mound and on flat plain.
- Jefferson Nickel - 1938 to present - Varieties include the 1942 to 1945 issues with silver content.
Ten Cent
- Draped Bust - 1796 to 1797
- Heraldic Eagle - 1798 to 1807
- Liberty Capped - 1809 to 1837
- Liberty Seated Without Stars - 1837 to 1838
- Liberty Seated With Stars - 1838 to 1853
- Liberty Seated With Arrows - 1853 to 1855
- Liberty Seated Arrows Removed - 1856 to 1860
- Liberty Seated Obverse Legend - 1860 to 1873
- Liberty Seated With Arrows - 1873 to 1874
- Liberty Seated Arrows Rrmoved - 1875 to 1891
- Barber - 1892 to 1916
- Mercury - 1916 to 1945
- Roosevelt - 1946 to present - Silver and clad issues sometimes listed separately.
Twenty Cent
- Twenty Cent - 1875 to 1878
Twenty Five Cent
- Draped Bust - 1796
- Heraldic Eagle - 1804 to 1807
- Liberty Capped - 1815 to 1828
- Liberty Capped Motto Removed - 1831 to 1838
- Liberty Seated - 1838 to 1853
- Liberty Seated With Arrows - 1853 to 1855
- Liberty Seated Arrows Removed - 1856 to 1866
- Liberty Seated With Motto - 1866 to 1873
- Liberty Seated With Arrows - 1873 to 1874
- Liberty Seated Arrows Removed - 1875 to 1891
- Barber - 1892 to 1916
- Standing Liberty Bare Breast - 1916
- Standing Liberty Covered Breast - 1917 to 1930
- Washington - 1932 to present - Silver issues and clad issues sometimes listed separately.
Fifty Cent
- Flowing Hair - 1794 to 1795
- Draped Bust - 1796 to 1797
- Heraldic Eagle - 1801 to 1807
- Liberty Capped - 1807 to 1836
- Liberty Capped Reeded Edge - 1836 to 1837
- Liberty Capped Reeded Edge With Half Dol. on reverse - 1838 to 1839
- Liberty Seated - 1839 to 1853
- Liberty Seated With Arrows - 1853 to 1855
- Liberty Seated Arrows Removed - 1856 to 1866
- Liberty Seated With Motto - 1866 to 1873
- Liberty Seated With Arrows - 1873 to 1874
- Liberty Seated Arrows Removed - 1875 to 1891
- Barber - 1892 to 1915
- Liberty Walking - 1916 to 1947
- Franklin - 1948 to 1963
- Kennedy - 1964 to present - Varieties include silver, clad, and bicentennial.
One Dollar
- Flowing Hair - 1794 to 1795
- Draped Bust - 1795 to 1798
- Heraldic Eagle - 1798 to 1803 - Could include the 1804 here. :-)
- Gobercht Patterns - 1836 to 1839
- Liberty Seated No Motto - 1840 to 1866
- Liberty Seated With Motto - 1866 to 1873
- Trade - 1873 to 1883
- Morgan - 1878 to 1921
- Peace - 1921 to 1935 - 1964D's minted but none known to survive.
- Eisenhower - 1971 to 1978 - Several varieties include Type One and Two and bicentennial.
- SBA - 1979 to 1981 - Varieties in Proof. Some include the near date as a variety.
A Twentieth Century Type Coin Set will encompass one of each type of coin minted in the twentieth century:
Cent
- Bronze Indian Head - 1864 to 1909
- Lincoln - 1909 to present - The varieties sometimes included in addition to the wheat reverse are the 1943 steel and the memorial reverse.
Nickel
- Liberty Head Nickel - 1883 to 1912 - The 1912 is a popular addition to this set.
- Buffalo Nickel - 1913 to 1938 - Two Varieties include the buffalo on the mound and on flat plain.
- Jefferson Nickel - 1938 to present - Varieties include the 1942 to 1945 issues with silver content.
Ten Cent
- Barber - 1892 to 1916
- Mercury - 1916 to 1945
- Roosevelt - 1946 to present - Silver and clad issues sometimes listed separately.
Twenty Five Cent
- Barber - 1892 to 1916 - Last year is popular for this set.
- Standing Liberty Bare Breast - 1916
- Standing Liberty Covered Breast - 1917 to 1930
- Washington - 1932 to present - Silver issues and clad issues sometimes listed separately.
Fifty Cent
- Barber - 1892 to 1915 - Again, last year is a popular addition.
- Liberty Walking - 1916 to 1947
- Franklin - 1948 to 1963
- Kennedy - 1964 to present - Varieties include silver, clad, and bicentennial.
One Dollar
- Morgan - 1878 to 1921 - Since the 1921 is the only "D" mint mark Morgan Dollar, it is a popular date for this set.
- Peace - 1921 to 1935 - 1964D's minted but none known to survive.
- Eisenhower - 1971 to 1978 - Several varieties include Type One and Two and bicentennial.
- SBA - 1979 to 1981 - Varieties in Proof. Some include the near date as a variety.
U.S. Gold Coin Type Sets come in several forms. Depending on one's collecting interest and check book, a set can be assembled that represents all of the Gold Coin Types, including the pre-1800 issues. Since the cost of most pre-1850 U.S. Gold Coins is prohibitive, a favored Gold Coin Type Set contains 10 coins:
- Liberty Head $1 Type One - 1849 to 1854
- Indian Head $1 Type Three - 1856 to 1889
- Coronet Head Liberty $2 1/2 Quarter Eagle - 1840 to 1907
- Indian Head $2 1/2 Quarter Eagle - 1908 to 1929
- Coronet Head Liberty $5 Half Eagle - 1839 to 1908
- Indian Head $5 Half Eagle - 1908 to 1929
- Coronet Head Liberty $10 Eagle - 1838 to 1907
- Indian Head $10 Eagle - 1907 to 1933
- Coronet Head Liberty $20 Double Eagle - 1849 to 1933
- Saint Gaudens $20 Double Eagle - 1907 to 1933
Additional coins that can be added to the set would be the Type 2 $1 piece, the $3 piece and varieties of the $5, $10 and $20 pieces with and without motto. Of course, for the Ultimate Gold Type Set, one can include the $4 Stella.
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