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<p>[QUOTE="H8_modern, post: 1890081, member: 28531"]I didn't actually read the article; reading the responses is enough. I make the division at 1954 - the end of the classic commemorative series and close enough to the George VI/Elizabeth II changeover.</p><p>No matter what I say, I think cladking will be unhappy. I don't like modern coins because, other than the dollar coin- and no, I won't acknowledge state quarters, etc here- coinage hasn't changed in my lifetime. They're uninspired designs and base metal. When I was very young, you would still occasionally come across mercury dimes and buffalo nickels in change. They are what sparked my interest and no statistics or arguments can convince me to find Lincoln cents, Jefferson nickels, Roosevelt dimes or Washington quarters the least bit interesting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="H8_modern, post: 1890081, member: 28531"]I didn't actually read the article; reading the responses is enough. I make the division at 1954 - the end of the classic commemorative series and close enough to the George VI/Elizabeth II changeover. No matter what I say, I think cladking will be unhappy. I don't like modern coins because, other than the dollar coin- and no, I won't acknowledge state quarters, etc here- coinage hasn't changed in my lifetime. They're uninspired designs and base metal. When I was very young, you would still occasionally come across mercury dimes and buffalo nickels in change. They are what sparked my interest and no statistics or arguments can convince me to find Lincoln cents, Jefferson nickels, Roosevelt dimes or Washington quarters the least bit interesting.[/QUOTE]
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