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Message:: [QUOTE="BadThad, post: 531681, member: 17261"]AWESOME POST! That's exactly the type of information I'm looking for. I'm going to add your summary to my personal collecting notes I've been working on for years. Thank you! I agree 100% with the flaw of using mintage figures! While technically correct, from a practical standpoint, your observations are more consistent with what I see while roll searching. I have to say I think the entire 83-89 run coins are generally HORRIBLE. As far as the steps, you are 100% correct again! Believe me, I've searched a helluv a lot of coins seeking gem + full steps. Not only due to MDS/LDS, in some years the master dies were had flawed steps so there's no hope. A FS example will never be discovered! Have you seen any FS coins that I didn't list above? Those years completely elude me! I hear you....collectors are going to come to the plate too late and realize they shouldn't have been ignoring the series. I have many Memorials with book values of 35 cents that I would not sell for $100! People laugh at me when I tell them I've spent 10x the time on my Memorial series compared to my Wheats.....but it's absolutely true![/QUOTE]