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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 151124, member: 112"]Condition rarity is something that exist for all coins regardless of when they were minted or how old they are - problem is we just don't notice it so much with older coins as we <u>expect</u> to be unable to find many in high grades. By the same token we do <u>expect</u> to find many of them in modern coins. But the reality of the situation is we don't. At least not among the coins struck for circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Struck for circulation coins that grade 67 and up comprise a minute percentage of the total mintages - you can check this year, last year - almost any year and find pretty much the same results. They just aren't out there. So when one is graded you can bet that the registry collectors will pay outrageous prices for them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does it make any sense or is it wise to do so ? Depends on your point of view. Would I do it ? Not in this liefetime.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 151124, member: 112"]Condition rarity is something that exist for all coins regardless of when they were minted or how old they are - problem is we just don't notice it so much with older coins as we [U]expect[/U] to be unable to find many in high grades. By the same token we do [U]expect[/U] to find many of them in modern coins. But the reality of the situation is we don't. At least not among the coins struck for circulation. Struck for circulation coins that grade 67 and up comprise a minute percentage of the total mintages - you can check this year, last year - almost any year and find pretty much the same results. They just aren't out there. So when one is graded you can bet that the registry collectors will pay outrageous prices for them. Does it make any sense or is it wise to do so ? Depends on your point of view. Would I do it ? Not in this liefetime.[/QUOTE]
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