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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kevin Mader, post: 3982070, member: 106826&quot;]I think it might be an adjustment in expectations.&nbsp; I was lucky enough to catch a W mint quarter in my change, but I&#039;ve seen others here pour over boxes of quarters to find a few.&nbsp; Ratios aren&#039;t favorable...but not impossible either.&nbsp; An example on scarcity using the LWCs.&nbsp; Between 1909 and 1959, 72 billion cents were made.&nbsp; Compare that to current mintage figures.&nbsp; About the same number of LSCs have been produced in the past 10 years.&nbsp; Also consider the billions of LMCs and 2009 series cents produced.&nbsp; An individual is many times more likely to find LMCs, LSCs and Lincoln Series (2009) cents before finding a LWC.&nbsp; Further, adjusting that to a specific date/mm...or variety...you can see the likelihood diminishes even more.&nbsp; And these diminishing odds are further reduced by the CRH enthusiasts and the silver searchers (there are many folks of this creed) who pluck collectibles/bullion from the pot.</p><p><br /></p><p>I routinely see folks, especially newbies to collecting/CRH becoming frustrated because the scope of what they are engaging in is different (maybe vastly so) than they expected.&nbsp; Once the numbers start to be considered, it becomes clearer that much of the frustration was the result of delusions of grandeur.&nbsp; Is easy to make...perhaps we all make it at the start.&nbsp; Having established channels to support CRH events is important.&nbsp; But realistically, once an individual begins hunting for things other than &#039;silver&#039; or &#039;wheaties&#039;, the time to pour over a box expands and the pace to get and return boxes slows down.&nbsp; Channels aren&#039;t pushed to limits, which is typically done by silver hunters who edge check and dump boxes by the dozens.&nbsp; That is costly for the bank/credit union.&nbsp; And the wells begin to dry up.&nbsp; Tellers get frustrated too.&nbsp; Good luck on the hunt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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