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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 8229896, member: 90692&quot;][USER=94733]@Mountain Man[/USER] …so, if you read the info at Wexler provided by [USER=109452]@Danomite[/USER]&nbsp; you will see this coin is found once for every 482 that were struck, which, BTW, doesn’t mean if you search 482 1988-D cents that you will find one.</p><p><br /></p><p>I learned about this transitional when I joined Coin Talk on 27Oct17, I have been checking all my spare change for it for over 4 years.&nbsp; This one was found in a jar of coins that became full in 1991.&nbsp; Without the jar of coins being set aside 31 years ago, I would still be looking…</p><p><br /></p><p>One last note…I researched the value and found it to be worth approx. $100, according to one source dated 22Feb20…so, 2 years ago.&nbsp; This source also said the variety was slated to be added to the Cherry Pickers Guide in its next edition, I don’t know if a new edition is available by now.</p><p><br /></p><p>BUT…the source had the scarcity info backwards…the 1988 Philadelphia is twice as scarce as the Denver, so I think my coin is worth about 50 bucks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope I didn’t overwhelm you with all of this, but you did say to educate you.</p><p>Cheers!…Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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