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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 39043, member: 68&quot;]It depends.&nbsp; If your primary intent is to form a collection then the cheapest way is to search mint sets for the coins.&nbsp; This can be highly labor intensive since sets aren&#039;t as common as they once were and more and more have already been picked through.&nbsp; If you&#039;re making many trips to coin shops and shows for the sole purpose of looking through sets then it can also get quite expensive.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The best bet may be to seek the coins on e-bay already slabbed.&nbsp; This is especially true if you&#039;re seeking coins that generally sell for $5 to $20.&nbsp; These will usually carry little or no premium for having been slabbed and you get the protection of grade and the security for the coin.&nbsp; Higher priced coins are very difficult to find raw but are available in some cases.&nbsp; Those attempting sets should probably follow all sources for the best deals and to learn what coins are typically like.&nbsp; Otherwise you might pass on great deals or buy some that are overpriced.&nbsp; It&#039;s unfortunate that rolls are so unavailable but these provide excellent knowledge on what was actually made for circulation and are in a very few cases an excellent source for gems.&nbsp; These rolls also constitute about the sole source for many really great varieties.&nbsp; Since you won&#039;t find the rolls be sure to look at your change to get an idea of what was available.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s one other way that&#039;s good for some individuals.&nbsp; Buy about ten of each of the 1965 to 1996 mint sets at market prices.&nbsp; Be sure to shop around and try to get nice original sets.&nbsp; You can then pull out the best coins from the sets to assemble date/ denomination sets.&nbsp; When the remaining sets and pieces are sold much of the $4000 cost will be recovered and you&#039;ll have nice sets with many gems.&nbsp; Be aware though that some coins are so scarce your example will fall well short of gem in all probability.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The coins which didn&#039;t appear in mint sets can be more difficult.&nbsp; In quarters this will mean the &#039;82-P.&nbsp; These are most easily found in the Numis News premium sets.&nbsp; It appears that nearly 5% of these are gem.&nbsp; The &#039;83-P can be found gem in the mint souvenir set but is not common.&nbsp; The &#039;82-D and &#039;83-D are not quite as difficult and the &#039;82-D can even be found in rolls.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also watch dealer stock.&nbsp; Many more dealers try to maintain inventories of these coins now days.&nbsp; Most try to keep the best coins possible so they are an excellent resource.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Generally it is inadvisable to buy the BU sets and singles you see advertised with the intention of upgrading.&nbsp; These coins in the past would all require upgrading making the initial cost wasted.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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