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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 498220, member: 68&quot;]As a rule most moderns (coins made after the switch to base metal) were made in enormous quantities and are still common.&nbsp; They tend to be scarcer in unc than older coins and high grade circs are nearly non-existent.&nbsp; Where older uncs tend to have little variation in production quality the modern ones are more likely to be poorly with high quality ones being very tough.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course there are numerous exceptions.&nbsp; The German coins from the &#039;50&#039;s were recalled and melted so the survivors are of unknown quantity.&nbsp; It&#039;s likely that lots of 50p survived since it&#039;s a low denomination but these will usually have heavy wear.&nbsp; These are more common in high circulated grades than most moderns though.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A lot about the details of moderns won&#039;t emerge until they get more interest and more demand but there&#039;s no question that the German cu/ ni from the &#039;50&#039;s is not seen much in unc.&nbsp; It wasn&#039;t seen in the &#039;70&#039;s when I started looking for it either.&nbsp; As tough as it is to identify rarities in an area it&#039;s even tougher to find them.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As someone once told me; If you could find it it wouldn&#039;t be rare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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