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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collector1966, post: 1075225, member: 17919&quot;]In 1969, shortly after the melting of US silver coins became legal, I read an article in, I believe Coins magazine, in which the author recommended buying 1964 quarters because they were nearly all in excellent condition and they would be the first to go into melting pots. I promptly ordered 3 silver quarters from one of the back-of-the-magazine advertisers for $1.00, and requested that they all be 1964&#039;s. I&#039;m sure the seller was more than happy to send me three &#039;64s. Forty-one years later, the &#039;64s still have no numismatic premium. LOL.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mercury dimes were the first US coin that really fascinated me, way back when there were still a few that could be found in circulation (and Edie Adams was flipping a Mercury dime into the air in a Muriel Cigars commercial). But given the huge amounts that were minted in the &#039;40s (more than a billion total from 1940-45), the worn common dates will always be plentiful, in my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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