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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1686246, member: 68"]Well...</p><p><br /></p><p>...This is sort of true because of the vast numbers of coins in circulation and the relative difficulty in finding the few that have large premiums. It would be even less true if not for the fact that everyone thinks everything is common so very scarce coins circulate and aren't collected. If they were actually collected like the older coins they'd have enormous premiums. Indeed, there is hundred times more scarcity circulating today than there was in 1964 but 98% of it isn't worth much in today's market. </p><p><br /></p><p>One of tem that does have a little premium is a 1968 dime (without mintmark)(Philly) that has a DDO. It is most easily viewed holding the coin from about the two o'clock position and looking down on the date. The best PUP is the top of the "6" in the date. </p><p><br /></p><p>It would only be worth a few dollars in this condition. It's cheap not because it's common but because moderns aren't widely collected.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1686246, member: 68"]Well... ...This is sort of true because of the vast numbers of coins in circulation and the relative difficulty in finding the few that have large premiums. It would be even less true if not for the fact that everyone thinks everything is common so very scarce coins circulate and aren't collected. If they were actually collected like the older coins they'd have enormous premiums. Indeed, there is hundred times more scarcity circulating today than there was in 1964 but 98% of it isn't worth much in today's market. One of tem that does have a little premium is a 1968 dime (without mintmark)(Philly) that has a DDO. It is most easily viewed holding the coin from about the two o'clock position and looking down on the date. The best PUP is the top of the "6" in the date. It would only be worth a few dollars in this condition. It's cheap not because it's common but because moderns aren't widely collected.[/QUOTE]
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