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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 425970, member: 68&quot;]A lot of the European moderns from that era are really hot now. They&#039;ve been available for decades for almost nothing but the switch to the euro caused a huge increase in demand.&nbsp; The coins were considered so common that no one even bothered to save them.&nbsp; Dealers cut up mint sets to put the&nbsp; coins in junk boxes just so they could get a few cents each for them.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In many cases it&#039;s not that the demand is so high but that there is almost no supply.&nbsp; The French mint sets are out there since they had some silver in them but they are not common or being given away any more.&nbsp; Moderns haven&#039;t been saved and if you do find a roll it will be very poor quality.&nbsp; Mint sets usually are high quality but the attrition on these is staggering in some cases.&nbsp; The Turkish mid-&#039;60&#039;s mint sets were almost always tossed ito the scrap bucket for instance and some of the stainless steel issues from these are very tough in unc.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Krause hasn&#039;t been doing a real good job of keeping up with the changes recently so it&#039;s a good idea to look online for pricing information if you need something.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>1961 to 1975 French coins have been on fire recently.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if the prices are justified or not but most of the circulation coins seen do have light wear.&nbsp; Most of these coins were melted back in 2000 so some might be none too common even in heavily worn condition.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>With moderns it is best to stick with solid uncs unless you know it&#039;s unavailabe or very expensive in true unc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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