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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 52409, member: 57463&quot;]Well, Cladking, I appreciate the fact that there are many motivations for collecting.&nbsp; Ultimately, collecting may not be a rational pursuit, no matter how much we rationalize it.&nbsp; So, there is that.&nbsp; Just narrowing this to the historical aspect, there is no way that these modern coins have the patina of history.&nbsp; By definition, they are modern.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You cannot say that when you hold a Wisconsin Quarter, you wonder if it was ever in the pocket of Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr., of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Pursuing state quarters is fine.&nbsp; If your interest is in errors and varieties, that, too is fine.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I look to the big picture and to history.&nbsp; I just think that there is something of a &quot;tulip craze&quot; mentality that drives up the price of a modern artifact whose population is in the millions.&nbsp; On the other hand, a colonial banknote printed by Paul Revere or Benjamin Franklin or signed by someone who signed the Declaration or Constitution is a truly historical object.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Even so, I agree, wanting to own something &quot;historical&quot; may be no more or less rational (if that word applies) than feeling the need to own a Wisconsin Quarter with an extra leaf or stalk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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