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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 89170, member: 68&quot;]There&#039;s always an exception that proves a rule.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>While I like all coins including the bicentennial clad quarters, this is an odd one to pick as a standout.&nbsp; This coin was saved by millions of people in rolls and bags. It has been hoarded so much from circulation that these average higher grade than even the 1995 issues.&nbsp; Despite having many multiples of the demand that a 1969 quarter has the price is a fraction of the price of a &#039;69.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t get me wrong.&nbsp; I do think there is some potential in the &#039;76 quarter because they are very tough in superb gem and this is not generally recognized.&nbsp; This is a fairly easy coin in gem but really choice gems can be as few and far between as most of the other quarters from this era. The finest coins can be found in either the &#039;75 or &#039;76 mint sets but are far more rare in the &#039;75 issue.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This date is also relatively boring from the variety standpoint since there&#039;s only a single major variety of which I&#039;m aware;&nbsp; the Denver comes with a very nice DDO.&nbsp; There&#039;s also a 40% silver issue run on haigh speed presses which is not too common but these are always unattractive.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There are dozens of very rare moderns.&nbsp; There are hundreds of rare modern varieties and there are now thousands of moderns which are rare in high grade.&nbsp; There are also PL coins which vary from nearly common to excessively rare.&nbsp; There are many different ways to collect moderns and there are just an incredible number of coins of which only one, two, or a small handfull were made or still exist.&nbsp; While some may scoff at condition rarities, the simple fact is that these can sometimes be the only attractive coins of an issue.&nbsp; Some can be just incredible and appear to be branch mint proofs with full square rims and all.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen an &#039;88-D cent which can hardly be told from a proof.&nbsp; Even most of the Ikes appear as PL&#039;s.&nbsp; There are major, dramatic quarter varieties which are still barely reported but can be found in even a small pocketful of change.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But the reason to collect these is simple;&nbsp; rare coins can be had for a song.&nbsp; There&#039;s nothing wrong with collecting more common coins but all collectors appreciate rarity and it&#039;s readily affordable in the moderns.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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