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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 1258458, member: 68&quot;]Frankly I&#039;d predict the clad dimes will have their day in a much bigger way than Kennedys.&nbsp; The half dollars were never widely used and peopletend to look for coins they actually used.&nbsp; Clad dimes is the second longest series in US history.&nbsp; These have been issued unchanged for 46 years now and they have a shot at becoming the longest running series.&nbsp; All the rarest US dimes are in this series (or at least the three or four rarest).&nbsp; It really has just about everything and is the only modern series that can be assembled in gem for little money ($500 or less). </p><p><br /></p><p>Being little coins they may never be very popular with a large percentage of collectors but it just wouldn&#039;t take that many people to make these jump.&nbsp; Maybe in a couple decades when most collectors have younger eyes it will happen.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve never paid the dimes as much attention as the other moderns because they are more common than the other clad and gems are much more common.&nbsp; They are small coins.&nbsp; But one thing I didn&#039;t anticipate is how much higher the attrition is on these. Already nearly two thirds of the early dates are gone.&nbsp; The mintages are so large that most dimes have mint marks despite the first three years production of 5 billion coins without mint marks. Finding the early date dimes in nice condition isn&#039;t so tough if you can just find the early dates at all.&nbsp; The spread in condition is wider than quarters but dimes are universally at least lightly worn. </p><p><br /></p><p>These coins have been taken for granted too and where gems may be easier than quarters the attrition is much higher and this has whittled down the difference. </p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t imagine the penny is long for this world.&nbsp; When it is discontinued it might become the first moderns under scrutiny and collecting pressure.&nbsp; Truth to tell I expect an improving economy over the next few years will trigger some nostalgia in any case.&nbsp; 1965 was a very long time ago.&nbsp; Most Americans never even saw any silver in pocket change.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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