Type set

Coin collection based on design or type

For the terms used in printing, see typesetting, typeface, and type case.

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A type set is a coin collection based on coin design or type.[1] Traditional collections consist of all dates within a series such as state quarters or Lincoln cent.

Type sets are more popular for practicality and therefore are more common among younger or less wealthy coin collectors. Date sets are more common with more experienced and wealthy collectors, who focus on getting every year and minting a series of coins.

## Description and varieties

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A Type Set may contain the designs of only one denomination. For example, the dime has had 12 - 14 distinct designs. The definition of what constitutes a design is subjective but collectors generally follow those listed in the authoritative Red Book (A Guide Book of United States Coins), which says: "A series of coins defined by a shared distinguishing design, composition, denomination, and other elements. For example, Barber dimes or Franklin half dollars.". Professional numismatic associations such as PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service) and NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation) list around 140 entries in a complete set that includes copper, nickel, silver and gold.

A complete Type Set consists of every design of every denomination authorized by Congress that was struck for public usage. This excludes such items as pattern coins or coins struck for particular occasions. It includes denominations that are no longer in existence - half cent, the two-cent piece, the three-cent piece, the twenty-cent piece and all gold coins. Designs were changed for a variety of reasons - historical, political, cultural, and as a reaction to public opinion. The Standing Liberty Quarter first minted in 1916 was immediately redesigned when it was noted that Liberty's breast was visible. This change created a separate design. The Indian Head nickel (Buffalo) appeared in 1913 but the FIVE CENTS began wearing away. The coin was immediately changed to lower the buffalo mound. In 1837, the dime was minted without stars drawing outrage and the offending stars were immediately returned. The denomination "FIVE CENTS" was initially omitted on the V Nickel (the reverse carried a large V). Before the words could be added, enterprising tricksters gold-plated the coin and declared it a $5.00 gold piece. The Indian head cent has 3 varieties: (1) No shield (1859), (2) Copper and nickel (1860–1863) and (3) Bronze (1864–1909). A list of all members of a Type Set are listed below.

A complete type set of paper currency within a given scope of collecting[nb 1] includes a representative sample of each major design and change, but excludes lesser variations (e.g., signature combinations, Treasury seal, overprints, etc.).

Collectors build variations of the ultimate set. For example, many do not include gold due to the prohibitive cost; other now omit designs before the year 1800. These are the most expensive due to several factors: Poor quality of material, primitive machinery and working conditions, minuscule production numbers and general wear and loss after 200 years. Most designs cover decades but some were minted for only one or two years making these the rarest of the entire set. It is not a coincidence that many of these were also struck prior to 1800 when the Mint altered designs in response to unfavorable public opinion. The most famous of these short-lived designs are the half cent (1793), a quarter (1796), Draped Bust, Small Eagle half dollar (1796–1797) and the three large cent designs minted in 1793 - Wreath cent, Chain cent and Liberty Cap Cent. The Haig Koshkarian Type Set [1], one of the finest ever assembled, was auctioned in 2004.

## Examples - copper, nickel, silver, gold

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* Half cent

* V-Nickel - with/without FIVE CENTS.

* Capped Bust - this design was used for the half dime, dime, quarter and half dollar

* Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle

## Complete Type Sets \- Silver / Copper / Bronze / Steel / Clad coins

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Half Cent

Liberty Cap -

Head Facing Left

| Liberty Cap -

Head Facing Right

| Draped Bust  | Classic Head | Braided Hair
1793 | 1794–1797 | 1800–1808 | 1809–1836 | 1840–1857
Large Cent

Flowing Hair -

Chain Reverse

| Flowing Hair -

Wreath Reverse

| Liberty Cap | Draped Bust | Classic Head | Liberty Head -

Matron Head

| Liberty Head -

Matron Head Modified

| Braided Hair
1793 | 1793 | 1793–1796 | 1796–1807 | 1808–1814 | 1816–1835  | 1835 - 1839 | 1839 - 1857
Small Cent

Flying Eagle | Indian Head -

Laurel Wreath

| Indian Head -

Oak Wreath / Shield

Copper/Nickel

| Indian Head -

Oak Wreath / Shield

Bronze

| Lincoln - Wheat

Bronze

| Lincoln - Wheat

Steel

| Lincoln - Memorial

Copper Alloy

| Lincoln - Memorial

Copper-Plated Zinc

| Lincoln -

Bicentennial Series

(4 Designs)

| Lincoln - Shield
1856 -1858 | 1859 | 1860 - 1864  | 1864 - 1909 | 1909 - 1942; 1944 - 1958 | 1943 | 1959 - 1982 | 1982 - 2008 | 2009  | 2010 - Date
Two Cents

1864 - 1873
Three Cents

Silver Type 1 | Silver Type 2 | Silver Type 3 | Nickel
1851–1853 | 1854–1858 | 1859–1873 | 1865–1889
Nickel

Shield - Rays | Shield - No Rays | Liberty Head - Type 1

Without "CENTS"

| Liberty Head - Type 2

With "CENTS"

| Buffalo - Type 1

Raised Ground

| Buffalo - Type 2

Recessed Ground

| Jefferson -

Without Initials

| Jefferson -

Wartime Silver Alloy

| Jefferson -

With Initials

| Jefferson -

Westward Journey

(4 Designs)

| Jefferson -

Forward Facing

1866–1867 | 1867–1883 | 1883 | 1883–1913 | 1913 | 1913–1938 | 1938 - 1942; 1946 - 1965 | 1942–1945  | 1966 - 2003  | 2004 - 2005  | 2006 - DATE
Half Dime

Flowing Hair | Draped Bust -

Small Eagle

| Draped Bust -

Heraldic Eagle

| Capped Bust | Seated Liberty -

No Stars

| Seated Liberty -

Stars

| Seated Liberty -

Arrows at Date

| Seated Liberty -

Legend On Obverse

1794–1795 | 1796–1797 | 1800–1805 | 1829–1837 | 1837 - 1838  | 1838 - 1853; 1856 - 1859 | 1853 - 1855 | 1860 - 1873
Dime

Draped Bust -

Small Eagle

| Draped Bust -

Heraldic Eagle

| Capped Bust -

Wide Border

| Capped Bust -

Modified Design

| Seated Liberty -

No Stars

| Seated Liberty -

Stars / No Drapery

| Seated Liberty -

Stars / Drapery

| Seated Liberty -

Arrows At Date

| Seated Liberty -

Legend On Obverse

| Seated Liberty -

Arrows At Date #2

1796–1797 | 1798–1807 | 1808–1828 | 1828–1837 | 1837 - 1838  | 1838 - 1840  | 1840 - 1853; 1856 - 1860 | 1853 - 1855 | 1860 - 1873; 1875 - 1891 | 1873 - 1874
Barber | Mercury | Roosevelt -

Silver

| Roosevelt -

Copper-Nickel Clad

1892–1916 | 1916–1945 | 1946 - 1964 | 1965 - DATE  |
Twenty Cents

1875–1878
Quarter

Draped Bust -

Small Eagle

| Draped Bust -

Heraldic Eagle

| Capped Bust -

Large Diameter

| Capped Bust -

Reduced Diameter

| Seated Liberty - Type 1:

No Motto - No Drapery

| Seated Liberty - Type 1:

No Motto w/Drapery

| Seated Liberty - Type 2:

Arrows / Rays

| Seated Liberty - Type 3:

Arrows / No Rays

| Seated Liberty - Type 4:

Motto

1796 | 1804–1807 | 1815–1828 | 1831–1838 | 1838 - 1840; 1856 - 1866 | 1840 - 1853 | 1853 | 1854–1855 | 1866 - 1873; 1875 - 1891
Seated Liberty - Type 5: Arrows | Barber | Standing Liberty - Type 1

No Stars

| Standing Liberty - Type 2

Stars / Pedestal Date

| Standing Liberty - Type 2

Stars / Recessed Date

| Washington -

Silver

| Washington -

Copper/Nickel Clad

| Washington -

Bicentennial

| Washington -

States

(50 Designs)

1873–1874 | 1892–1916 | 1916–1917 | 1917–1924 | 1925 - 1930  | 1932 - 1964  | 1965 - 1974; 1977 - 1998  | 1976  | 1999 - 2008
Washington -

Territories

(6 Designs)

| Washington -

America The Beautiful

(56 Designs)

| Washington -

Crossing The Delaware

| Washington -

American Women

(20 Designs)

2009  | 2010 - 2021  | 2021  | 2022 - 2025
Half Dollar

Flowing Hair | Draped Bust -

Small Eagle

| Draped Bust -

Heraldic Eagle

| Capped Bust -

Lettered Edge

First Style

| Capped Bust -

Lettered Edge

Remodeled Portrait & Eagle

| Capped Bust -

Reeded Edge

"50 Cents" On Reverse

| Capped Bust -

Reeded Edge "Half Dol" On Reverse

1794–1795 | 1796–1797 | 1801–1807 | 1807 - 1808 | 1809 - 1836 | 1836–1837 | 1838–1839
Seated Liberty - Type 1:

No Motto

| Seated Liberty - Type 2:

Arrows / Rays

| Seated Liberty - Type 3:

Arrows / No Rays

| Seated Liberty - Type 4:

Motto

| Seated Liberty - Type 5:

Motto / Arrows

|  |
1839 - 1853; 1856 - 1866 | 1853 | 1854–1855 | 1866–1873; 1875 - 1891 | 1873–1874 |  |
Barber  | Walking Liberty  | Franklin  | Kennedy

Silver - 90%

| Kennedy

Silver Clad - 40%

| Kennedy

Copper/Nickel Clad

| Kennedy -

Bicentennial

1892–1915  | 1916–1947  | 1948–1963  | 1964  | 1965 - 1970  | 1971 - 1974; 1977 - DATE  | 1976
Dollar

Flowing Hair | Draped Bust -

Small Eagle

| Draped Bust -

Heraldic Eagle

| Gobrecht | Seated -

No Motto

| Seated -

With Motto

| Trade Dollar | Morgan
1794–1795 | 1795–1798 | 1798–1804 | 1836 - 1839 | 1840–1865 | 1866–1873  | 1873–1885 | 1878–1921
Peace | Eisenhower | Eisenhower -

Bicentennial

| Susan B. Anthony  | Sacagawea /

Native American

| Presidential  | American Innovation
1921–1935 | 1971 - 1974; 1977 - 1978 | 1976 | 1979 - 1981; 1999  | 2000 - 2008 / 2009 - Date  | 2007 - 2016; 2020  | 2018 - DATE

## Complete Type Sets \- Gold coins

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Dollar (Gold) |

|

Liberty Head -

Open Wreath

| Liberty Head -

Closed Wreath

| Indian Princess - Small | Indian Princess - Large
1849  | 1849 - 1854 | 1854 - 1856 | 1856 - 1889
Quarter Eagle ($2.50 - Gold)

Capped Bust - Facing Right

No Stars

| Capped Bust - Facing Right

With Stars

| Cappted Bust - Facing Left | Capped Head - Facing Left

Large Diameter

| Capped Head - Facing Left

Reduced Diameter

| Classic Head | Liberty Head | Indian Head
1796 | 1796–1807 | 1808 | 1821–1827 | 1829–1834  | 1834–1839 | 1840–1907 | 1908–1929
Indian Princess Head ($3.00 - Gold)

1854–1889
Stella ($4.00 - Gold)

1879–1880
Half Eagle ($5.00 - Gold)

Capped Bust - Facing Right

Small Eagle

| Capped Bust - Facing Right

Heraldic Eagle

| Draped Bust - Facing Left | Capped Head - Facing Left

Large Diameter

| Capped Head - Facing Left

Reduced Diameter

| Classic Head  | Liberty Head -

No Motto

| Liberty Head -

With Motto

| Indian Head
1795–1798 | 1795–1807 | 1807 - 1809 | 1813 - 1829  | 1829 - 1834 | 1834–1838  | 1839–1866 | 1866–1908 | 1908–1929
Eagle ($10.00 - Gold)

Capped Bust -

Small Eagle

| Capped Bust -

Heraldic Eagle

| Liberty Head -

No Motto

| Liberty Head -

With Motto

| Indian Head -

No Motto

| Indian Head -

With Motto

1795–1797 | 1797–1804 | 1838–1866 | 1866–1907 | 1907–1908 | 1908–1933
Double Eagle ($20.00 - Gold)

Liberty Head -

No Motto

| Liberty Head -

With Motto / "Twenty D."

| Liberty Head -

With Motto / "TWENTY DOLLARS"

| St. Gaudens -

No Motto

Roman Numerals

| St. Gaudens -

No Motto

Arabic Numerals

| St. Gaudens -

With Motto

1849–1866 | 1866–1876 | 1877–1907 | 1907 - 1908 | 1907–1908 | 1908–1933

### Footnotes

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1. ^ Using United States paper currency as an example, different scopes or categories within which a complete type set may exist could include (but is not limited to) Fractional currency, Confederate currency, Colonial and Continental currency

## References

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1. ^ Sanders, Mitch (28 Jun 2022). "Assembling a Type Set of Nickels". money.org. American Numismatic Association. Retrieved 25 Nov 2024. "A type set includes single representative examples of many different coin designs, organized around a unifying theme."