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Message:: [QUOTE="Hoky77, post: 4001369, member: 97374"]Do you know the story of the "Bandit" ? When the Liberty V Nickel was first released it was the without "Cents" variety. Soon after hitting circulation some enterprising individuals found they could gold plate the coin and began passing them as 5 dollar gold pieces. This trick was soon discovered and of course the mint ceased production and redid the rev. die to include the cent designation. When word got out everyone who found a without cents coin stashed it away knowing there weren't many made and of course they speculated on the future value of the coin. That being said many specimens were saved and the "Cents" version being plentiful were spent, well circulated and except for the ones collectors tucked away were well worn over many years of use.    When the statehood quarters were released I started to put away a bank roll of each thinking to the future but gave it up after remembering this story and knowing that many thousands of collectors were faithfully putting away rolls with each release. I have the feeling that putting together a uncirculated statehood set 100 years from now won't be all that difficult.[/QUOTE]