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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 1484853, member: 68&quot;]I&#039;m in general agreement except on this point.&nbsp; The people who are looking to slab Kennedy&#039;s know where to look and a very significant percentage of the coins have been checked.&nbsp; The simple fact is that Kennedys are even more common than Morgans.&nbsp; Every date of Kennedy has a high mintage and high survival rate so far but most of the coins are like what you see in the rolls from banks.&nbsp; These coins are simply circulated, most of them lightly circulated but still circulated.&nbsp; Unlike other clads there can be substantial numbers of rolls but these roll coins tend to be inferior.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Morgans are very heavily and widely collected and must maintain a large market. </p><p><br /></p><p>The numbers of Morgans released in the &#039;60&#039;s is a fairly well known number as is the percentage of gems.&nbsp; The relative incidence of the different dates before the release is also well known through price guides.&nbsp; What isn&#039;t well known is the percentage of gems of the various dates that existed before 1962. Collectors didn&#039;t differentiate much between different levels of uncirculated so this is largely conjecture based on current availability.&nbsp; Kennedy halfs can be much better estimated since the number of rolls, %age of Gems, and incidence of Gems in mint sets can all be well estimated.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I personally don&#039;t see a mass exodus of collectors from Morgans to Kennedys ever happening.&nbsp; Most silver dollar collectors like big silver coins and aren&#039;t likely to change.&nbsp; There is much more likely to be a demographic change over the years though.&nbsp; Newer and younger collectors like silver but not to as large a degree as older collectors.&nbsp; They&#039;ll probably like big coins as well.&nbsp; Many will collect Morgans.&nbsp; But there might well be a diminuation in the demand if historical trends hold true.&nbsp; This doesn&#039;t necessarily suggest Kennedys will benefit but there is such a tiny number of collectors now that it seems improbable it could possibly hurt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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