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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jetshack, post: 442449, member: 11725&quot;]Mintage numbers are not exactly worthless, but close to it when it comes to the moderns.&nbsp; The fact that SO many coins were needed means quality control was set by the wayside.&nbsp; It&#039;s BECAUSE of the high mintage numbers that High MS examples are so rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said MRBRKLYN brings up a valid point, there are probably were some high MS examples out there which weren&#039;t graded because Book values didn&#039;t reflect true actualized prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>But it&#039;s also because of this that I believe few example remain today to be certified.&nbsp; They weren&#039;t preserved.&nbsp; Zincolns don&#039;t sit well without being stored in some way shape or manner as to prevent them from being exposed to the environment.</p><p><br /></p><p>The same holds true for the other denominations from the era as well, just not to such a drastic extent as the clads will preserve well in wrapped rolls (and occasionally pick up some nice toning as a benefit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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