1861 Mint Set

Number of
Required Items

Current Finest
Possible Set Rating

66.545

As the nation descended into Civil War, small change (particularly silver coins) quickly disappeared from circulation. While mintages remained high, hoarding resulted in severe shortages, and tokens, postage currency and fractional paper money quickly replaced "hard metal" coins. Both the 1861-S Dime and Quarter are scarce coins, and the Quarter is unknown in Mint State! The nation's few coin collectors were located on the East Coast, so very few (if any) San Francisco coins were preserved in Uncirculated condition.

All-Time Finest (All Eras)

Rank	Set Name	% Complete	GPA Weighted	GPA with Top Pop Bonuses	Set Rating	User
1	D. L. Hansen 1861 Mint Set 2020 2021 2022 2023	100.00%	64.30	64.76	64.76	DLH
2	MFW 2017 2018 2019	100.00%	60.95	R 61.05	61.05	BIGMOMW0412
3	Everyman 1861 Mint Set	100.00%	52.71	52.71	52.71	BarrowTH
4	Louis Eliasberg	100.00%	50.18	R 50.18	50.18
5	RGM Collection	100.00%	50.09	R 50.09	50.09	Anonymous

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Current Finest

Rank	Set Name	% Complete	GPA Weighted	GPA with Top Pop Bonuses	Set Rating	User
1	D. L. Hansen 1861 Mint Set 2020 2021 2022 2023	100.00%	64.30	64.76	64.76	DLH
2	Everyman 1861 Mint Set	100.00%	52.71	52.71	52.71	BarrowTH
3	The War Against Northern Aggression - Silver	54.55%	58.80	58.80	26.73	Balaclava
4	lostmountainman	72.73%	44.44	44.44	21.55	lostmountainman
5	Louie Belle Phillips (1861-1936)	54.55%	61.22	61.22	16.70	audrop
6	Larry’s 1861 Mint Set	72.73%	25.80	25.80	15.64	Larry Sr.
7	Tom's 1861 Set	45.45%	62.50	62.50	15.15	remm
8	stargazer1	27.27%	45.00	45.00	08.18	stargazer1
9	Bochiman	27.27%	53.20	53.20	08.06	Bochiman
10	ericjspencer	18.18%	43.25	43.25	05.24	ericjspencer
11	TigersFan	18.18%	27.00	27.00	04.09	TigersFan
12	john doe	9.09%	62.00	62.00	01.88	john doe
13	zorknapp	9.09%	1.00	1.00	00.06	zorknapp