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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 148068, member: 68"]I believe the truth is just the opposite of this. When I scoured change there was nothing of real interest and no coins that will be valuable at any time in the foreseeable future. Even if the BU mercs go to $100, which is improbable, there were no BU mercs in circulation in 1957, or at least exceedingly few. Every coin in circulation had been pawed over by dozens of collectors and anything interesting was gone. There were some varieties but people didn't save these much and these may be valuable in the future, but the simple fact is; if people save a coin then it will be common and have little value.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins made since 1964 have not been saved. Not only have they not been saved in worn condition, most weren't saved in mint condition either. Nice condition coins made since 1964 are usually tough in any condition and varieties tend to be scarce or rare. Try finding a nice AU '70-D quarter. Look for one with a nice even strike from fresh dies. It should have light even wear. It's this way across the board and then when you really want to get tough find that same coin on dime stock, or with a DDR. </p><p><br /></p><p>Many of the most valuable modern coins have been pulled out of circulation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 148068, member: 68"]I believe the truth is just the opposite of this. When I scoured change there was nothing of real interest and no coins that will be valuable at any time in the foreseeable future. Even if the BU mercs go to $100, which is improbable, there were no BU mercs in circulation in 1957, or at least exceedingly few. Every coin in circulation had been pawed over by dozens of collectors and anything interesting was gone. There were some varieties but people didn't save these much and these may be valuable in the future, but the simple fact is; if people save a coin then it will be common and have little value. The coins made since 1964 have not been saved. Not only have they not been saved in worn condition, most weren't saved in mint condition either. Nice condition coins made since 1964 are usually tough in any condition and varieties tend to be scarce or rare. Try finding a nice AU '70-D quarter. Look for one with a nice even strike from fresh dies. It should have light even wear. It's this way across the board and then when you really want to get tough find that same coin on dime stock, or with a DDR. Many of the most valuable modern coins have been pulled out of circulation.[/QUOTE]
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