Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="cladking, post: 2523890, member: 68"]It depends on your perspective.  Yes, there is virtually no demand for AU coins and these dates are very available in AU because Numismatic News broke the story that the '82-P quarter was unavailable in May of '82.  Many people started setting aside all of these coins that could still be found in circulation as AU including the '83-P.  Indeed, many assembled sets of "BU" clad actually have AU's and sliders for these dates.  Very few people collect clad but there is a lot of spill over demand from those who can't afford BU so AU's sometimes trade for up to $20.  There are also wholesale buyers who can't obtain these in BU so they advertise for AU's  sometimes. The market is tiny but wholesalers can just swamp the available supply when they are trying to assemble a few sets. I've had an offer of $25 refused before by a dealer.  It was not only a stunning AU but it was also the scarcer type "d" reverse.  On eBay this date will sometimes go for as much as $50 with a little rub but the buyer probably doesn't know it's only AU. I have no idea why but even XF's can bring a little premium in roll quantity. Up until just five years ago you could sometimes find AU's and XF's in circulation but they are getting extremely tough.  Beat up and ugly coins below VF are pretty much the norm for circ examples now.[/QUOTE]