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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 295162, member: 68"]It is remarkable how little attention they get. They're all tough in nice condition and this might be part of the problem; people just don't like the typical beat-up and poorly struck specimen and this doesn't lend itself to getting people interested in collecting them. </p><p><br /></p><p>I started collecting moderns in 1972 and didn't see my first gem Ike until 1978!!! I wasn't looking real hard because after looking at hundreds and hundreds of coins and never seeing anything that came close I just gave up. Finally I saw a really nice gem (MS-65+) 1977-P in a mint set and I started looking a lot harder. An MS-64 set looks pretty nice really but isn't a lot easier, just a lot cheaper. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That's a really nice '72 and is a tough date to find attractive. It looks like at least a 64 to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 295162, member: 68"]It is remarkable how little attention they get. They're all tough in nice condition and this might be part of the problem; people just don't like the typical beat-up and poorly struck specimen and this doesn't lend itself to getting people interested in collecting them. I started collecting moderns in 1972 and didn't see my first gem Ike until 1978!!! I wasn't looking real hard because after looking at hundreds and hundreds of coins and never seeing anything that came close I just gave up. Finally I saw a really nice gem (MS-65+) 1977-P in a mint set and I started looking a lot harder. An MS-64 set looks pretty nice really but isn't a lot easier, just a lot cheaper. That's a really nice '72 and is a tough date to find attractive. It looks like at least a 64 to me.[/QUOTE]
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