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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 3147106, member: 68"]If you've ever tried to chase down something like a nice attractive, well struck, good dies, and clean '79-D cent you'd think $10 or $20 was free. </p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind that back in the day this was actually pretty "easy'. "All" you needed to do was look at a couple hundred 1979 mint sets and there'd be a nice Gem in about MS-66. There'd be several coins the services would grade MS-65 but most of these aren't extremely attractive. Or you could get a couple of rolls from about 100 different sources and there'd be several nice clean coins but most would have weak strikes and worn dies. Either way it just required a little heavy lifting, lots of postage, and a little patience. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now days finding a couple hundred '79 mint sets is a huge task and not for the faint of heart. Even if you could find the sets most of the Gems are going to be tarnished because nobody cared about moderns. There are still lots of rolls of these but they aren't as inexpensive or as pristine and uncherried as they once were. Yes, you could send off to buy rolls from different sources but the postage will eat you alive. You can't just order a bag and be done with it because many bags will contain no Gems at all. Besides what do you do with 4999 bad pennies if you do find one. You'll be out about $125. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are lots of moderns that once just required hard work to find but now they take money. But the upside of this is that there are still almost no collectors so you can pretty easily find something like a '79-D cent in MS-66 for just $20 or so. The few collectors of these want the higher grades so blazing Gems can be had for a song; no hard work and just a little cash. </p><p><br /></p><p>Most dates won't be too tough to find on your own but if you want nice gemmy (MS-64 and higher) then many dates are cheaper than ever to find but will cost some money. </p><p><br /></p><p>Coins like the '82-P quarter are going to be tough even in sabs because the services grade some pretty poorly struck coins high grade. Indeed, this date is quite scarce fully struck from good dies. </p><p><br /></p><p>I know the cost seems high but then the cost of nice moderns has always been far higher than most people realize.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 3147106, member: 68"]If you've ever tried to chase down something like a nice attractive, well struck, good dies, and clean '79-D cent you'd think $10 or $20 was free. Keep in mind that back in the day this was actually pretty "easy'. "All" you needed to do was look at a couple hundred 1979 mint sets and there'd be a nice Gem in about MS-66. There'd be several coins the services would grade MS-65 but most of these aren't extremely attractive. Or you could get a couple of rolls from about 100 different sources and there'd be several nice clean coins but most would have weak strikes and worn dies. Either way it just required a little heavy lifting, lots of postage, and a little patience. Now days finding a couple hundred '79 mint sets is a huge task and not for the faint of heart. Even if you could find the sets most of the Gems are going to be tarnished because nobody cared about moderns. There are still lots of rolls of these but they aren't as inexpensive or as pristine and uncherried as they once were. Yes, you could send off to buy rolls from different sources but the postage will eat you alive. You can't just order a bag and be done with it because many bags will contain no Gems at all. Besides what do you do with 4999 bad pennies if you do find one. You'll be out about $125. There are lots of moderns that once just required hard work to find but now they take money. But the upside of this is that there are still almost no collectors so you can pretty easily find something like a '79-D cent in MS-66 for just $20 or so. The few collectors of these want the higher grades so blazing Gems can be had for a song; no hard work and just a little cash. Most dates won't be too tough to find on your own but if you want nice gemmy (MS-64 and higher) then many dates are cheaper than ever to find but will cost some money. Coins like the '82-P quarter are going to be tough even in sabs because the services grade some pretty poorly struck coins high grade. Indeed, this date is quite scarce fully struck from good dies. I know the cost seems high but then the cost of nice moderns has always been far higher than most people realize.[/QUOTE]
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