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Message:: [QUOTE="Exiled, post: 42742, member: 1578"]I collect these and as my "neighbor" mentions a lot has to do with availability. There was a higher melt on the later coins which has made them scarcer. The older coins (1922 - 25) are found in "rougher" MS-60 shape from being in coin bags during storage (as not too many people wanted them because they are heavy compared to dollar bill or could afford them) and getting nicks dents and marks. The older BU's that a lot of coin dealers sell on-line or in the various magazines are in this shape. When I first started collecting these I ordered a lot from dealers on the Internet but I don't do that now. I prefer to look at them in person as they have can have an "orange peel" look and still make the MS-62 grade. We don't have very many coin shows in Reno so I have to rely on my local dealers. My collection is MS-62 (mostly slabbed) and above except for the 1934-S, which will be AU-55 or 58 when I can save up for it.[/QUOTE]