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Message:: [QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 2152638, member: 24633"]Maybe yes, maybe no! When the US Mint came up with the idea of the SQ program, they had no idea that it would spur collecting interests so greatly and lure millions upon millions of new collectors into the hobby. Because of this, they came to the conclusion that constant change is good. Yes, it was good for the Mint, but was it really good for all collectors? State quarters, Territorial quarters, Sac dollars, Prez dollars, America the Beautiful quarters, 5oz. pucks, First Ladies.......the list will go on and on, ad nauseum. Is it really good for the hobby? When will the ANA come out with a new 15,000-page edition of the Grading Standards to cover all of the annual design changes? Does this mean that the ANA Grading Standards will have to be reissued every year? How are kids going to keep up with the changes if this book costs $150 or more every year? I used to collect MS68 specimens of the Sacajawea dollar business strikes with the "Soaring Eagle" reverse, but when the Mint, in their infinite wisdom (greed), decided to change it to the Native American dollar with a different reverse every year, I stopped collecting them. So, you really have to be honest with yourself. Who is benefitting the most from these changes? In the words of Dirty Harry, "Do you feel lucky?" Chris[/QUOTE]