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Coins - Young Collectors Edition Coin Sets

To engage more young people in the fun, art and education of collecting coins, the United States Mint developed Young Collectors Edition Coin Sets for a variety of commemorative coins. The first of the coin sets was introduced in 1993 for the Bill of Rights silver uncirculated half dollar.

Though not provided each year, the US Mint produced several Young Collectors Edition coin sets.

 Year

Young Collector Coin Sets

Coin

Composition

Cond.

Mint

 1993

 Bill of Rights

Half Dollar

 90% Silver
10% Copper

Unc

"W"

 1993

 World War II

Half Dollar

 92% Copper
8% Nickel

Unc

 "P"

 1994

 World Cup Soccer

Half Dollar

92% Copper
8% Nickel

Unc

 "D"

 1995

 Civil War Battlefield

Half Dollar

 92% Copper
8% Nickel

Unc

 "S"

 1995

 Atlanta Olympics - Basketball

 Half Dollar

 92% Copper
8% Nickel

Unc

 "S"

 1995

 Atlanta Olympics - Baseball

 Half Dollar

 92% Copper
8% Nickel

Unc

 "S"

 1996

 Atlanta Olympics - Swimming

Half Dollar

92% Copper
8% Nickel

Unc

 "S"

 1996

 Atlanta Olympics - Soccer

Half Dollar

92% Copper
8% Nickel

Unc

 "S"

 1996

 Smithsonian Institution

Dollar

90% Silver
10% Copper

Prf

 "P"

 1998

 Black Revolutionary War Patriots

Dollar

90% Silver
10% Copper

Unc

 "S"

 2008

 Bald Eagle

Half Dollar

92% Copper
8% Nickel

Unc

 "S"


Note: Cond = Condition, "Unc" = Uncirculated, "Prf" = Proof
        Under Mint, "W" = West Point, NY, "D" = Denver, CO,
        "P" = Philadelphia, PA, "S" = San Francisco, CA

The population varies for each of the commemorative coins above. However, the population for just the Young Collectors Coin Sets is not readily available.

This chart provides the population for the specific commemorative coin that was also included in Young Collectors Coin Sets. For example, the Bill of Rights population is for the uncirculated silver half dollar coin, whereas the Smithsonian Institution population is for the proof silver dollar.

Young Collectors Edition Coin Sets Commemorative coin population

The Bald Eagle half dollar mintages were 500,000 but that included both proof and uncirculated conditions. Thus, the chart remains blank for the uncirculated Bald Eagle half dollar.

Plus, on the commemorative coin market, some dealers deconstruct the Young Collectors Coin Sets and sell only the commemorative coins.

Generally, the Mint places a cap on how many of the special collectible sets they will make. For example, this excerpt from their February 1998 press release states, "Of special interest is the Black Patriot's Young Collector's Edition, the latest in the Mint's popular series. Limited to only 20,000 sets, it includes the Uncirculated Silver Dollar in an entertaining, informative package."

But, considering the whole population for the Black Patriots uncirculated silver dollar is just over 37,000, the number of Young Collector Edition Coin Sets could be over half if the Mint did make the noted 20,000.

The market rates of the commemorative coins found in the Young Collector Edition Coin Sets show the supply and demand challenges. The following chart provides the early 2013 (beginning of second quarter) market values:

 Year

Young Collector Coin Sets

Market Price

 1993

 Bill of Rights

$17.25

 1993

 World War II

$12.50

 1994

 World Cup Soccer

$7.50

 1995

 Civil War Battlefield

$33.00

 1995

 Atlanta Olympics - Basketball

$16.50

 1995

 Atlanta Olympics - Baseball

$17.50

 1996

 Atlanta Olympics - Swimming

$125.00

 1996

 Atlanta Olympics - Soccer

$115.00

 1996

 Smithsonian Institution

$44.00

 1998

 Black Revolutionary War Patriots

$110.00

 2008

 Bald Eagle

$11.00


For those commemorative coins with the smaller populations, the market values reflect the difficulty in finding the coins. 

As you review each of the coin sets, look for the common characters in the Mint's special packaging.  

For fun, we're naming the boy Jeremiah, the girl Christina and the dog Charlie in the US Mint's Young Collectors Edition Coin Sets.

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