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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 99668, member: 68&quot;]&quot;Demand is dead.</p><p><br /></p><p>BU rolls are likely going to be losers. Look at where they are trading now. Slightly above face for the clad and not much above melt for the silver. Most people would have done better sticking that money in a bank account.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Clad rolls are mostly pretty scarce.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You can&#039;t just go out and pick up a few original rolls of 1978 dimes because there</p><p>were very few saved and those who have them have little interest in selling.&nbsp; Gen-</p><p>erally such rolls are very unattractive specimens anyway so even if some demand </p><p>materialized it is questionable if it would be for the typical roll.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>These coins have a great deal going for them though.&nbsp; Clad dimes are one of the </p><p>longest running of all US coin series.&nbsp; It has gone for 40 years without changes </p><p>which exceeds even the Lincoln cent which changed in &#039;43 and &#039;59.&nbsp; The coins are</p><p>in circulation and provide a real challenge to completing the set.&nbsp; The attrition is</p><p>so high that several of the older ones are tough to locate in any condition and are</p><p>especially difficult if you seek nice specimens in F or better.&nbsp; There are several </p><p>rarities in this series and many coins that are tough in gem.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Large numbers of folders and albums are being sold for these coins and one has</p><p>to suppose that there are people attempting to fill them.&nbsp; The supply of many of</p><p>these is such that a little demand would push the price far higher.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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