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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1978731, member: 68"]I think of the price jump as the "tyranny of numbers". Many times these mintages are simply astronomical but no one saved any. This means there are almost no Uncs at all but if you look through the millions in circulation it's not too hard to find AU's and XF's. Of course another reason is collectors tend to prefer moderns in Unc. </p><p> </p><p>If demand ever picks up we'll probably discover some of these coins are tough even in lower grades and some of the South and Central American coins are tough in any grade. But for now most collectors are competing for the Uncs if they have any competition at all. </p><p> </p><p>The biggest jumps might be Japan 10Y and Italy 100L where the XF goes for pennies and the Unc goes for up to $100. This is Krause pricing which needs to be taken with a shovelfull of salt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1978731, member: 68"]I think of the price jump as the "tyranny of numbers". Many times these mintages are simply astronomical but no one saved any. This means there are almost no Uncs at all but if you look through the millions in circulation it's not too hard to find AU's and XF's. Of course another reason is collectors tend to prefer moderns in Unc. If demand ever picks up we'll probably discover some of these coins are tough even in lower grades and some of the South and Central American coins are tough in any grade. But for now most collectors are competing for the Uncs if they have any competition at all. The biggest jumps might be Japan 10Y and Italy 100L where the XF goes for pennies and the Unc goes for up to $100. This is Krause pricing which needs to be taken with a shovelfull of salt.[/QUOTE]
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