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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 37133, member: 68&quot;]Curiously they are in high demand!&nbsp; There are probably almost 15 million of these (quarters) still in original rolls, bags and sets.&nbsp; This is far higher than any other of the clad coins, yet an original roll commands more than most of the quarters of the era.&nbsp; It&#039;s the same with the half dollars and both of the Ikes though the type 1 Philly Ike is not overly common.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The source of the demand is usually very unsophisticated.&nbsp; These are mostly beginning collectors and hoarders who just like the design or owning multiple examples of the coins.&nbsp; This huge demand pushes the price up to around $16/ roll at the wholesale level.&nbsp; Gems probably don&#039;t appear in the rolls yet they are &quot;common&quot; in mint sets.&nbsp; Over the years the mint set gems have gotten no more difficult to find.&nbsp; Many of the sets have been destroyed but the percentage containing gems has not substantially changed which indicates that there is little demand for pristine coins.&nbsp; Both &#039;75 and &#039;76 sets contain gems and the finest can be found in either date.&nbsp; Typical run of the mill gems are much easier to find in the &#039;76 set.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This becomes especially perplexing when one considers that this coin is needed to complete 20th century type sets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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