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<p>[QUOTE="Gam3rBlake, post: 8294132, member: 115909"]I think at its very heart and soul collecting is all about the thrill of the hunt and the sense of accomplishment afterwards.</p><p><br /></p><p>But lately (aside from the W Quarters) the Mint hasn’t really put out anything for people to hunt for.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah they did State Quarters but those were so common it wasn’t even a hunt. Although the errors were indeed hunted for.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind I am speaking from the perspective of someone who was a young child in the 90s and not an adult until 2007 so my lifetime experience doesn’t go back as far as a lot of other collectors but I do look back at the pre-1965 generation and I can’t help but be jealous at all the good opportunities they had to collect amazing coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whether it was Lincoln cents or Walking Liberty Halves or Morgan Dollars or whatever..there are so many classic coins from the pre-1965 era and comparatively few from when I was born in 1990 to now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I’ve been born nothing in circulation has really even been worth saving.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take a look at Mint Sets for a great example! You can buy the 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s and 2010s Mint Sets in bulk for like $10 each.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now look at something like a 1938 Mint Set or a 1949 Mint Set and the prices are ALOT higher. It’s not even proportionate to the silver value of the older coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gam3rBlake, post: 8294132, member: 115909"]I think at its very heart and soul collecting is all about the thrill of the hunt and the sense of accomplishment afterwards. But lately (aside from the W Quarters) the Mint hasn’t really put out anything for people to hunt for. Yeah they did State Quarters but those were so common it wasn’t even a hunt. Although the errors were indeed hunted for. Keep in mind I am speaking from the perspective of someone who was a young child in the 90s and not an adult until 2007 so my lifetime experience doesn’t go back as far as a lot of other collectors but I do look back at the pre-1965 generation and I can’t help but be jealous at all the good opportunities they had to collect amazing coins. Whether it was Lincoln cents or Walking Liberty Halves or Morgan Dollars or whatever..there are so many classic coins from the pre-1965 era and comparatively few from when I was born in 1990 to now. Since I’ve been born nothing in circulation has really even been worth saving. Take a look at Mint Sets for a great example! You can buy the 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s and 2010s Mint Sets in bulk for like $10 each. Now look at something like a 1938 Mint Set or a 1949 Mint Set and the prices are ALOT higher. It’s not even proportionate to the silver value of the older coins.[/QUOTE]
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