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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 549849, member: 68"]I just haven't had a lot to say recently. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Everything I save isn't a gem. In fact I even save some circulated coins if they are different. There used to be quarters that had reverses that appeared to be struck from proof dies for instance. Unfortunately I neglected to save any of these but I do see a few PL coins in as low a grade as XF. There are varieties and minor errors that also catch my eye. I don't really get a lot from pocket change and rolls but there are interesting and diffeent coins out there. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the oddest are coins with the wrong reverse on them. Each year there are little modifications in the dies and most moderns can be dated by the reverse alone. A few quarters will have the wrong reverse. Both the '74 quarters appear with a '73 reverse and, if memory serves, the Philly even come with a '72 reverse. Some of these are very dramatic though most are pretty subtle. It's a shame there's no '77 with a bicentennial reverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 549849, member: 68"]I just haven't had a lot to say recently. ;) Everything I save isn't a gem. In fact I even save some circulated coins if they are different. There used to be quarters that had reverses that appeared to be struck from proof dies for instance. Unfortunately I neglected to save any of these but I do see a few PL coins in as low a grade as XF. There are varieties and minor errors that also catch my eye. I don't really get a lot from pocket change and rolls but there are interesting and diffeent coins out there. Some of the oddest are coins with the wrong reverse on them. Each year there are little modifications in the dies and most moderns can be dated by the reverse alone. A few quarters will have the wrong reverse. Both the '74 quarters appear with a '73 reverse and, if memory serves, the Philly even come with a '72 reverse. Some of these are very dramatic though most are pretty subtle. It's a shame there's no '77 with a bicentennial reverse.[/QUOTE]
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