Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 1259625, member: 68&quot;]It&#039;s really not just clads but all modern coins; all coins minted after 1964.&nbsp; A lot of people today who are advanced collectors still have a bad taste in their mouth from the way the mint and government treated modern collectors in 1964.&nbsp; Government actions crashed the modern markets which were sure to come down eventually anyway since it was&nbsp; tulip bulb market.&nbsp; A 1959 bag of nickels was going for more than $1000 which was just a huge premium and such coins simply crashed.&nbsp; The premium was enough to by a VW car.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When clad was introduced they took the brunt of the criticism and some of it was fully justified.&nbsp; The new coins were ugly, debased, and made in huge numbers.&nbsp; The government was intentionally trying to fool the public into thinking no change had occurred and most didn&#039;t even notice. 25c was still real money but the new quarter didn&#039;t even have 2c worth of metal in it.&nbsp; Collectors felt cheated everytime they got change.&nbsp; To make matters worse this garbage token money was chasing good silver out of circulation.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This is still the mindset of many hobby leaders though attitudes have been changing finally after many decades.&nbsp; Some people are never going to consider any modern to even be a true coin.&nbsp; Seen from this perspective it&#039;s not hard to see why they cringe just hearing that somweone wants to collect&nbsp; such coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in