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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1256115, member: 68"]More than 50% of '09-S VDB cents were saved out from ever enterring circulation and the others were pulled out as AU's then XF's, then VF's all the ay down to G's and all were statistically out of circulation by the end of WW II. The few found after this were ones that had been found and then accidently spent. </p><p><br /></p><p>But fewer than .0005% of something like 1969 quarters were ever saved and the tiny handfull that were saved have had an exceedingly high attrition because there was no big premium causing collectors to take good care of them. Rather than being in safety deposit boxes like '09 cents they were traded to some kid for a little silver or something. </p><p><br /></p><p>You can find '09 pennies anywhere. Try finding something tough like a nice gemmy 1971 dime or an AU '69-D quarter! The pennies are out there and you just have to pay the price. The moderns no longer exist in higher grades and some never did.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1256115, member: 68"]More than 50% of '09-S VDB cents were saved out from ever enterring circulation and the others were pulled out as AU's then XF's, then VF's all the ay down to G's and all were statistically out of circulation by the end of WW II. The few found after this were ones that had been found and then accidently spent. But fewer than .0005% of something like 1969 quarters were ever saved and the tiny handfull that were saved have had an exceedingly high attrition because there was no big premium causing collectors to take good care of them. Rather than being in safety deposit boxes like '09 cents they were traded to some kid for a little silver or something. You can find '09 pennies anywhere. Try finding something tough like a nice gemmy 1971 dime or an AU '69-D quarter! The pennies are out there and you just have to pay the price. The moderns no longer exist in higher grades and some never did.[/QUOTE]
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