I've seen that most of the Numista community focuses primarily on types of coins rather than in year sets, for obvious reasons. But I think most users should have a complete year set of some coins.
So which year set of a coin are you most proud to have completed? Preferably a coin with at least 10 year lifespan, it could be a shorter set, if it is a hard set to complete, or even if it was only hard for you to complete it because it might be from a far away country or the coins are so despised by their home country that they usually end forgotten or melted.
For me it was the Mexican 10 cent from 1905-1914, as sometimes finding the smallest coins is harder than the bigger ones because the tiny ones are easily lost or sold as scrap. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces14459.html
My full set includes the variants, it would be an elite set if I had the over dated ones, but those are usually rare to find, I have some over dated coins but from other sets, so I'm also proud of those finds, as you need to be pretty meticulous to see the over dating.
EDIT: Add a picture(s) of your set, if you have the time to do so, it would be nice for the topic.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
I collect all world by type except Russia (modern currency) .
Only Russia I collect by year and mint.
But our modern currency is very young. First issue of Russian modern currency was only in 1997 year.
So I have nothing to brag about in this issueю
But I have perfect coins from Cuba.
3 Pesos with Che Guevara.
I try to collect many countries' coins by year, but I am yet to complete a year set I am proud of. In fact, I think I have only completed NZ 1 cent and 2 cent coins. I don't really buy coins individually but rather in bulk lots so it becomes a bit harder but hopefully I will have completed a few more by the end of the year.
Verweis : lbillowsI try to collect many country's coins by year, but I am yet to complete a year set I am proud of. In fact, I think I have only completed NZ 1 cent and 2 cent coins. I don't really buy coins individually but rather in bulk lots so it becomes a bit harder but hopefully I will have completed a few more by the end of the year.
Since you buy mostly in bulks maybe you'll feel proud once you complete any set, as it is like buying Booster packs for Trading Card games, you never know if the next bunch will come with exactly what you wanted
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Estonian New Kroon 1991-2010 R.I.P.
But i have now nearly completed all circulated coins that were minted of these.
Exept one.....
2006 small letters 20senti.
The normal letters one i have, but not the one with smaller mintage. So i am one coin away of completing all coins from Estonia from that period (the ones meant for circulation).
Verweis : KartWayEstonian New Kroon 1991-2010 R.I.P.
But i have now nearly completed all circulated coins that were minted of these.
Exept one.....
2006 small letters 20senti.
The normal letters one i have, but not the one with smaller mintage. So i am one coin away of completing all coins from Estonia from that period (the ones meant for circulation).
From Mexico I have all years for circulation coins from the previous Peso 1970s to early 1990s, but many of the sheets are incomplete for me because somebody had the "great" idea to make 1-3 proof coins for some years, or single mint for others. Or often some years where never released for circulation, specially when the New Peso release was coming, most of the 1991-1993 mints never reached the public.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
I know what u mean erdvilla. That can be frustrating.
Fortunately Estonia didn't do such thing. There is only one coin that was a circulation coin but only came in set.
As the new 2014 mints are released for the current peso, all my coin sets of those are now incomplete again Will need to wait until around August for the first 2014 coins to reach all the way up to here. And see if some of the coins didn't had a 2013 mint because so far I haven't seen any of 10 Pesos 2013. There was a circulating commemorative 10$ but it is a 2012 mint, so there hasn't been a 2013 so far. Last time there was no mint for that coin was in 2003, as well as 2000 and 2001 but for those two years there were two circulating commemorative ones with mintages up to par with the normal mints. So 2013 might be the second year with no 10$.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V