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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 3031351, member: 82322&quot;]Folks used to collect coins out of circulation that had a rarity premium.&nbsp; That isn’t possible today.&nbsp; So people go for varieties because that’s all that’s left.&nbsp; It used to be sufficient to have the best coins in your local coin club.&nbsp; Now we compare our coins to the reference example online.&nbsp; Some folks find it difficult to own an AU coin when all the examples online are MS 67+.</p><p><br /></p><p>At my local coin club last month a guy brought in a VF Lafayette commemorative dollar.&nbsp; People were crowded around to see it.&nbsp; If it had been MS 60, few would have gave it a second look.&nbsp; If you are in a rut look for a series that is interesting in middle grade.&nbsp; Civil war tokens, British farthings, or Mexican Reales.</p><p><br /></p><p>Web sites like eBay and Heritage have options to show you only coins in certain grades.&nbsp; Go there, see what people are paying, I am sure you will find something more interesting and historical than than a full band Mercury dime.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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