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Message:: [QUOTE="cladking, post: 3270868, member: 68"]I have a few '67's "comparable" to this.  None are MS-69 and only one or two has as much frost but I've been searching these since 1972 and looking at them since 1967.  I've used various means to search for them systematically over the years to improve my odds. Ironically the '67 is "common" nice.  They made about 10,000 cameos though many of these are degraded or lost now and most of the mintage of the  SMS lies within MS-64 to MS-66 with many MS-67. The real irony with moderns is that you can't tell how common or rare one is by looking at a price guide.  There is just no demand for any US and world coin made since conversion to base metal after WWII so they all sell for peanuts unless they are popular for registry sets.  If they are then they cost more. Things have changed a lot in the last ten years and more and more of these are being discovered to be quite scarce. As time goes on and more demand arises there are going to be a lot more scarcities discovered.  But for now anyone who likes moderns almost has to buy these "popular" coins just so they know what they are worth.  Of course there's the risk more will be discovered but as long as you don't buy pop tops the financial risk isn't so great.  Usually buying coins a couple grades off costs almost nothing and the potential is excellent. To each his own and don't buy coins for investment.[/QUOTE]