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Message:: [QUOTE="wesdavidson, post: 593536, member: 18646"]Remember, the coin hobby was about killed when silver went away, and all of the pre 64 coins went out of circulation. And again when silver fell in the early 80's. The state quarters are really the only way that young collectors can have anything interesting from circulation.  I have only found 1 modern buff nickel in change, and it was in a tip tray, had to trade a quarter for it<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The 2009 cents haven't been circulating. The boat nickels left circulation quick, Dollars are still rare. Out here, the p mint coins are about mythical. We hear of them , but they aren't found.     I envy the collectors of the 50's who could pull about 150 years of silver out of their change.     When I started I could only collect about 10 years worth of dimes, quarters, halves and dollars from circ. and some of those were rare part silver. Most of the wheaties were hard to find also. Boy! we were excited when the 76's came out!       Yes, it is darned near impossible to keep up if we depend on the mint to ship us the newest and most complete sets. they are expensive and have terrible customer service. But for the beginner, where we all (most of us) started - the new circulating releases are a lot of fun.[/QUOTE]