syzygy Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 With the addition of a twenty-cent piece from the Baltimore show yesterday, I completed this mini type set….nothing terribly special, but I like this little set. US “Odd” Denomination Types Half Cent 1835 Two Cents 1864 Three Cents Silver 1851 Three Cents Nickel 1865 Half Dime 1832 Twenty Cents 1875-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Nice! Very Nice! Especially the Nickel III cents. I wouldn't have thought of the half cent as particularly an odd denomination. The strangest US denomination of them all to me is the $2.5 coin... 2 1/2 is a weird number. (The UK was equally as bad having a 2 1/2 shilling coin). How long did the set take you to complete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Hey, I honestly like the denomination $2.50. If you can have a quarter out of a dollar, why not a quarter off from a 10 dollar bill? Wait that's odd... now why isn't there a 25 dollar bill Russia used to have some silly denominations like 1/8, 1/4, 2,3,4, 24, 30, 48, 75, 96 kopeks, 1.5, 3, 6, 12, 15, 37.5 ruble denomination. Now that's quite an impossible set to complete... Nevertheless, a very neat type set!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Love those denominations! They are also some of the best coins to show non-collectors. They usually are usually fascinated by them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unicorn Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 those are very nice coins and a nice set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted August 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Nice! Very Nice! Especially the Nickel III cents. How long did the set take you to complete? Difficult to say how long it took because, to be honest, I was not working on it as a type set for very long. The 3CN was part of my original collection as a youth. The silver trime I got about 6 months ago (looks much better than that pic) - also liked them and the only example from my original collection was plugged. The 2CP, about a year ago..again, just because they are cool looking. The half dime is interesting because it taught me a lesson...I bought it from a dealer over a year ago. I inspected it and it was priced right, so I bought it. Closer inspection at home, however, showed that it is slightly bent (shame on me). I did, subsequently, remove that "dirty face" look with a small amount of Ezest. So, bottom line, I saw something similar advertised as a type set and thought...hey I only need the 20 cent piece Now, I have to think about getting a 2.5 Indian head in VF....excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Oww sorry about that! eek... But i have to say the best sets are the ones that creep up on you unsuspecting! (I might try something like that myself one day!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 If i were you i'd get one of the Coronet liberties $2.5 firstly because the later dates are cheaper, secondly because they're more contemporary with the other coins you've got (the design of them is even if the date is not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tane Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 A fabulous set, especially 2 and nickel 3 cents I've allways wanted to have such coins, but still never bought any in spite I would have had many chances to do so --> stupid me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 That's a really nice set. One of the things I like about collecting is that you, the collector, can define your type set or collection to be anything that pleases you. Great coins. I especially like the half cent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whohah Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 If one can afford to put gold in an 'odd denomination' set, then the oddest denomination would be the $3 gold piece. 'Affordable?' Well, for $600 or so, you can get a lower grade $3. Not only is the denomination odd, so is its reason for issue being to ease the purchase of sheets of 100 3-cent stamps to be used for first class postage! Just my thoughts on the subject... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Odd-Denominations is something I've been interested in since I started. I have a mini-set like the one you have plus some extra. No gold though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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