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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 25388257, member: 68&quot;]As long as those silver quarters are being thought of as still in existence let&#039;s imagine them in circulation in proportion to their condition.&nbsp; For instance about two thirds of&nbsp; 1955-D quarters are in UNC condition so if you were lucky enough to find one it would likely be Unc. However these coins were all saved out by collectors and by 1964 there simply weren&#039;t any in circulation in any condition and by 1970 all the silver quarters had been removed. </p><p><br /></p><p>The only silver &quot;in circulation&quot; has been found and permanently removed from circulation before.&nbsp; 99% of what is actually found&nbsp; was removed before 1970 but somehow slipped back into circulation.&nbsp; Think of it as the opposite of getting lost.&nbsp; A kid walks down the street with a silver quarter his grandfather found in 1969 and it falls through a hole in his pocket.&nbsp; The finder doesn&#039;t recognize it as special and spends it.&nbsp; There are many many ways these get back into circulation but &quot;none&quot; of them will involve a &#039;55-D.&nbsp; These coins are safely tucked away in safety deposit boxes or dealer inventory. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are lots of great coins in circulation because people aren&#039;t looking.&nbsp; When was the last time you saw a nice evenly worn 1971 quarter in XF?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Experience tells me that the W&#039;s will languish until people care about 1971 quarters.&nbsp; As things are now most people would consider it their lucky day if they found a beat up W among a solid date BU roll of 1983-P&#039;s and then they would just dump the rest into circulation.&nbsp; People might never care about the circulating coins. Most people seeking silver just look at the edges and would never notice an old BU clad.&nbsp; There aren&#039;t any old BU clads because the mint and FED rotate their stocks of coins.&nbsp; Indeed, there aren&#039;t even any old VF&#039;s any longer statistically.&nbsp; Even if you look for F&#039;s most of the few survivors are culls because of tarnish, gouges, or many small scratches.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a few years there won&#039;t be any at all and people might still not care.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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