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Message:: [QUOTE="zerocd, post: 528756, member: 16605"]I inherited the family coin collection a short while ago. In 1964, my Mom and Dad plus an occasional younger brother would search rolls around the kitchen table. I was 9. The removal of silver from coins put a damper on the whole thing, the move to college and a career left the coins in a SDB or the attic.  We collected up to quarters and kept a few halves, maybe 30 Walkers and 15 Franklins. Bought proof and mint sets until about 1972 and had sporadic additions over the years.   Well I just started collecting silver a few months ago, right before the coincidental inheritance of the collection and it all fit together. I was surprised at the following: New grading system!  Proof sets and mint sets are available now for one half to one third issue price for many years. Some silver sets can be had for issue price or below and a few did increase. The 1950’s sets did increase modestly. I just picked up 30+ sets, nearly sequential from 1966 forward till 92’ or so for under $5 a pop. Only the early sets were silver. Silver sets are about $12 for the dual release years and I will get those for about 10 bucks when I get the cash. Pennies and other change have returned to the collecting world from all the time capsules people are now dumping in coin counters, some without fee. I find plenty of pennies back to the teens in rolls today. The counters remove the steel pennies but they can be had and I have found a dozen in the last month. (my secret but I gave you the clue) Silver is indeed rare with the exception of halves. Since halves are basically not used but still available and since kids today will spend the silver they know little/nothing about , they get spent and machine rolled. I have picked up 4 Franklins, 2 Walkers and 65+ Kennedy’s from 1964-69 along with 87’ and 88’ proof coins from roll searches. Slabs and professional grading! Not sure I like it and it’s darn expensive but it was needed since coins are not sold face to face as often. Coin shows attended by mainly men my age and older as a rule. A dying hobby. Stamp collecting died earlier. Ebay! Both good and horrific IMO. I am back to roll searching and it's all good. Happy hunting!  0CD[/QUOTE]

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