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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 444696, member: 5233&quot;]I think is true 99% of the time, there are however a few well known examples.&nbsp; One being the 1950-D Jefferson Nickel which had about 2.6million minted.&nbsp; This coin was known to be produced in small numbers at the time and as a result it was hoarded.&nbsp; This is why you can get a high grade example for around $20 despite the low mintage.&nbsp; Some even claim that circulated examples are rarer than MS examples...although I personally doubt that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another example is the 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent.&nbsp; Because it was a first year issue, it was hoarded.&nbsp; Now, the mintage was so low it is still extremely valuable.&nbsp; But, look at rare Lincoln&#039;s from a bit later...when the series wasn&#039;t new anymore and no longer commonly hoarded.&nbsp; The 1914-D (which has roughly 3x the mintage of the 09-S VDB) has very interesting value trends when you compare the two coins.&nbsp; The 1909-S VDB is more valuable in low grades because the mintage number is quite a bit lower.&nbsp; But, look at the MS grade values.&nbsp; The 1914-D is quite a bit more valuable in MS grades than the 1909-S VDB.&nbsp; One of the main reasons is people didn&#039;t save new Lincoln&#039;s in large quantities in 1914...the series was 5 years old and no longer interesting like it was when it first was released.&nbsp; So, the supply of MS 1909-S VDB Lincoln&#039;s is higher than that of 1914-D.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, other than a few examples...I don&#039;t believe hoarding has made any difference with business strike coins.&nbsp; Certainly not since 1950.&nbsp; &quot;Collector&quot; coins are a little different (1999 silver proof set, 2001-S proof sac, 1999 proof SBA, ect) are harder to come by than you would really expect.&nbsp; They have been hoarded by collectors.&nbsp; Combine that with the low mintage and that has greatly affected the price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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