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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 2368334, member: 68"]I really can't believe the roll searchers but I know they find some Gems. I've searched many bags and rolls myself so I have a feel for what's out there in most dates and mints and it ain't pretty. Coins like the '82-D you posted on page 2 are tougher than nails and I've never seen anything close to that sort of quality. If there were mint sets for the date all you'd have to do is check a couple hundred sets and you'd probably find one. </p><p> </p><p>What most people are missing is that sometimes only a few percent of an issue is well struck from good dies. Then you have to find an example that isn't all beat up. It's easy top go through a whole bag and not find a nicely made coin. And if you did anyway it would be scratched. Mint set coins are often poor as well but most are well made from good dies so all you need to do is find one that isn't banged up. About 2% of mint set coins are Gem and maybe only .1% (and sometimes far less) of roll coins are Gem. So finding an '82-D cent in Gem+ on a good planchet is something akin to a miracle since there were no mint sets. I know miracles since I found an '84-P a couple years back that is pristine with good surfaces. It's a mint set coin. </p><p> </p><p>Sure there were billions made but that doesn't mean they can be readily found in great condition. People are so fearful of paying "stupid money" for rare Gem moderns and circulating varieties because they've bought into the hype that there are many more lurking in the unchecked billions. Meanwhile dealers are cutting up mint sets and using them to make change in their shops. </p><p> </p><p>These coins can be acquired on the cheap now but in a few years there wont be any "cheap" because they are being consumed by a society that throws everything away. And, of course, the cents are being consumed by the moisture in the air and acids from the skin. Zinc pennies are just corroding away because people think they are so common that nice specimens are everywhere. </p><p> </p><p>People should try finding a nice well made 1968 cent that's still pristine and without carbon spots. Try putting together a nice gemmy set of memorials and then you won't hear baseless stories about billions of unchecked specimens.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 2368334, member: 68"]I really can't believe the roll searchers but I know they find some Gems. I've searched many bags and rolls myself so I have a feel for what's out there in most dates and mints and it ain't pretty. Coins like the '82-D you posted on page 2 are tougher than nails and I've never seen anything close to that sort of quality. If there were mint sets for the date all you'd have to do is check a couple hundred sets and you'd probably find one. What most people are missing is that sometimes only a few percent of an issue is well struck from good dies. Then you have to find an example that isn't all beat up. It's easy top go through a whole bag and not find a nicely made coin. And if you did anyway it would be scratched. Mint set coins are often poor as well but most are well made from good dies so all you need to do is find one that isn't banged up. About 2% of mint set coins are Gem and maybe only .1% (and sometimes far less) of roll coins are Gem. So finding an '82-D cent in Gem+ on a good planchet is something akin to a miracle since there were no mint sets. I know miracles since I found an '84-P a couple years back that is pristine with good surfaces. It's a mint set coin. Sure there were billions made but that doesn't mean they can be readily found in great condition. People are so fearful of paying "stupid money" for rare Gem moderns and circulating varieties because they've bought into the hype that there are many more lurking in the unchecked billions. Meanwhile dealers are cutting up mint sets and using them to make change in their shops. These coins can be acquired on the cheap now but in a few years there wont be any "cheap" because they are being consumed by a society that throws everything away. And, of course, the cents are being consumed by the moisture in the air and acids from the skin. Zinc pennies are just corroding away because people think they are so common that nice specimens are everywhere. People should try finding a nice well made 1968 cent that's still pristine and without carbon spots. Try putting together a nice gemmy set of memorials and then you won't hear baseless stories about billions of unchecked specimens.[/QUOTE]
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