May 22
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Mint Sets and Proof Sets Now Available to Add into CoinBrag's Database

What's New? Comments: 8
You can now add your mint and proof sets to the database. To do so from the Add My Coin link, choose the denomination as "proof" or "mint" and the type as "set."

Variation should only be used if the issuing mint offered more than one option. For example the US mint offers 5 different proof sets in 2008 depending on the number of coins and whether or not the coins are silver. In this situation, the 14 piece clad coin set should not have a variation.

It should also be noted that in 1965, 1966 and 1967 the United States Mint did not make a proof set or a mint set but instead made a special mint set with above standard quality but not quite proof. I've already added these as mint sets for the sake of simplicity.

Enjoy!

written by Nicholas

Comments

KSP Says:
23 May : 11:37

I experimented and uploaded a mint set. In this case a US proof set. I put 'Dollar' for coin type. This is right? I'll update the images to a sharper images when I get my camera back (Didn't scan very well).

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KSP Says:
23 May : 11:55

Incidentally, I've often wondered how..well, the 71 proof set is valued at about $4-5...but a proof 71s Kennedy half dollar on it's own is valued at $8-9. Is there a difference in the coins? How does one account for this?

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Nicholas Says:
23 May : 18:06

Hey I changed dollar to "set" Which is a new choice in the list of types.

I don't know how the price guides figure prices. That was one of my reasons for wanting to create CoinBrag in the first place. Looking at my 2010 Redbook I see the 71s half dollar is worth $6.50 in PF65 while the set is only worth $5. The mint totals are exactly the same, so it's not like the half was in a special set. If anything their set should equal the sum of all the individual values. Unless the price guides account for bulk discounts? :P

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KSP Says:
23 May : 18:58

One of these idiosyncrasies. I'll just hack the set up if I sell the coins!..just kidding.

Oops though, I just noticed you already had the template for the set I added..and I added it from scratch not knowing. There's a duplicate 71 proof set afoot now!

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