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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bannishg, post: 1043115, member: 25474&quot;]I am that young collector some of you have just described, only 22. The only fillers I purchase are the keys (common fillers are usually seen as fodder for the melter, and I subscribe to that), and I admit that I let my emotions get the best of me when I purchase some coins. I just want to have the privilege of saying that I &quot;own the rare ones&quot;, and I overlook the fact that I will never be able to emulate the Elliasberg or Garrett collections with such coins. Most of my fillers aren&#039;t even gradable. I may be able to impress a few newbie collectors by telling them that I own a 1942/1 dime and a 1909-S VDB, but a meager oral description leaves ones imagination to be the soul judge of what the coin may actually look like. The pictures will tell them the real story, and my collection won&#039;t appear so impressive after all (in actually, the over-date dime is a decent VG-10, but I consider it a filler because 99% of them seem to be in the high grades. The VDB, on the other hand, looks like it has been hacked up by Leatherface, but hey, it was cheap! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>Other than the 1901-S quarter, there are more keys I won&#039;t be able to afford any time soon, even as fillers. A 1916 standing quarter is currently being offered on eBay: it has been cleaned, and the date is erased into oblivion. Only the die markers define its authenticity. The coin is currently being offered at $2500 or B/O. I don&#039;t think I could EVER spend that much on a dateless coin, even if it was authenticated. On the other hand, many of the very very rare 1802 half-dimes are poor-to-fair, and wealthy collectors appear ready to put down around $30,000 for such a coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Go Figure</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy Thanksgiving!</p><p><br /></p><p>Greg B[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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