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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 2365496, member: 68&quot;]I remember the great coins from the late 1970&#039;s. Back in those days not only did I have the whole of the circulating universe to myself but the old clad was still in pretty solid shape. Nice attractive AU &#039;69-P quarters were getting tough but everything else was easily found including lots of varieties.&nbsp; And then they could be found in XF!!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My luck with varieties wasn&#039;t great but the bulk of the &#039;79-P type &quot;d&quot; reverse quarters were released in this area. At first they were so common I didn&#039;t know which was common and which was scarce.&nbsp; I could pick through rolls for the next couple years and find BU examples once in a while with lots and lots of AU&#039;s.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In those days I had a sense of urgency to find all the best coins before the field got overly crowded.&nbsp; Now it feels more like loneliness.&nbsp; It&#039;s still great fun looking through coins but all the early clad is worn down or lost and people, for the main part, still aren&#039;t very interested.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I almost completed a buffalo nickel collection from pocket change but I still get a bigger thrill finding a new coin for my set or an upgrade to my &quot;from circulation&quot;&nbsp; set.&nbsp; I had to buy coins&nbsp; from dealers to complete my buffalos but my modern sets are defined by those coins I can find.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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