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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 1359876, member: 68&quot;]This just might be a factor.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Now that the eagle reverse quarters are seen less and less it just might prod people to try to put sets of them together.&nbsp; The incidence of the states and later issues is about 53% now and will increase very rapidly as the economy turns the corner since the percentage of new quarters in storage is higher and the production of new coins increases.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It could easily hit 60% in just three or four years.&nbsp; If there is drawdown in the eagle reverse coins caused by the government removing old, worn, and damaged coin it could go even higher.&nbsp; Couple in some drawdown by collectors and in ten years the old quarters can seem pretty elusive at times.</p><p><br /></p><p>I play a game with the dimes looking for coins without mint marks.&nbsp; Despite all those astronomical mintages of the &#039;65 to &#039;67 and the many Philly dates up to 1980 you can still find a roll without a single mintmarkless coin in it.&nbsp; This is due to the higher attrition on dimes.&nbsp; Most will be permanently lost before they even wear down to Fine condition.&nbsp; These are the only circulating coins that are unchanged since 1965.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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