The Box of 20 isn’t for everyone. It takes an incredibly disciplined collector to stick to buying just 20 coins; especially if he is a coin weenie who not only likes coins but also enjoys the thrill of the hunt…
It takes deep pockets and lots of patience to specialize in Pioneer or Territorial gold…But there are a number of issues which are perfect for the more casual collector…
A year-set focuses on a specific year of issue and attempts to include an example of each date/mint combination. A year-set can be a somewhat random selection, or it can have numismatic/personal significance.
I can make a strong case for half eagles as the most compelling of the many Liberty Head denominations. There are many interesting ways to collect these coins which we will discuss in this article.
Date…….1903 LA Purchase, Jefferson Grade…….PCGS PR67CAM PCGS Price Guide.…….……42500 Population (PCGS).……….…2/0 Population (NGC)…..…..……0/1 Serial Number……87482.67/47742943 PCGS Lookup Number.…….87482
Date…….1856-S Grade……PCGS MS63 PCGS Price Guide.….….……70000 Population (PCGS)……………5/3 Population (NGC)….….………7/1 Serial Number……….7975.63/59896861 PCGS Lookup Number…….7975
Date…….1851-O Grade……PCGS MS61 PCGS Price Guide.…….……21500 Population (PCGS)……..……3/4 Population (NGC)….…………2/2 Serial Number…………8249.61/50176922 PCGS Lookup Number…….8249
Date…….1872-CC Grade……CACG EF45 PCGS Price Guide.….….……21500 CDN Greysheet/CPG.…..…16000 Population (PCGS)……………15/33 Population (NGC)….….………13/31 Population (CAC)..…..…...….….5/9 Serial Number…….…….92742666 PCGS Lookup Number….….8326
Date…….1876-CC Grade……PCGS AU58 PCGS Price Guide.….….……85000 Population (PCGS)……………9/2 Population (NGC)….….………10/3 Serial Number……….8340.58/61814607 PCGS Lookup Number…….8340
Date…….1851-O Grade……NGC MS62+ CAC PCGS Price Guide.…….……62500 (in +) CDN Greysheet/CPG.…..…43000 Population (PCGS)……………2/2 (0 in +) Population (NGC)….…….……2/1 (1 in +) Population (CAC).….....…..…..3/1 Serial Number…………8705380-005 PCGS Lookup Number….8607
Date…….1861-S Grade…….PCGS AU55 PCGS Price Guide.……………21000 Population (PCGS)..………..….13/11 Population (NGC)…..….………24/14 Serial Number……8634.55/41257703 PCGS Lookup Number.……..8634
Date…….1873 T$1
Grade…….PCGS MS66 CAC
PCGS Price Guide.…….……70000
CDN Greysheet/CPG.…..…55000
Population (PCGS).……….…5/1
Population (NGC)….…………1/0
Population (CAC).….....….…..1/1
Serial Number……7031.66/9896848
PCGS Lookup Number.……….7031