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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 2958632, member: 68&quot;]There are so many factors, processes, and happenstance that affect the universe of coins and each individual one that a comprehensive listing of them is truly impossible.&nbsp; &nbsp; But a great deal can be deduced from a good representative sample of any coin.&nbsp; Even each individual coin has a great story to tell and secrets to share.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just because a coin is &quot;typical&quot; in most ways doesn&#039;t mean it&#039;s necessarily boring since no coin is typical in all ways. </p><p><br /></p><p>After you look at samples of coins look at price lists and see how value compares to mintages and conditions and you&#039;ll see more forces and processes that operated on the coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>One of the things I&#039;ve always liked about circulating coinage is the ability to get a representative sample (except to the degree collectors have influenced it).&nbsp; A handful of clad dimes compared to the mintage figures and their individual conditions can be quite interesting, for instance;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rooseveltdimes.net/roosevelt-dime-mintage/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rooseveltdimes.net/roosevelt-dime-mintage/" rel="nofollow">http://rooseveltdimes.net/roosevelt-dime-mintage/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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