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Message:: [QUOTE="Doug21, post: 1668732, member: 5650"]I think a key date needs to have some rarity or price factor involved. The coin should be tough to find ( or at least expensive in low grades) and not an error like a no "S" proof dime or a variety There is no key Franklin half, Roosevelt dime, Ike or any small dollar. the 50-d Jeffy nickel is barely a key. To me key means expensive, like an 09-svdb , while it is the most over-rated key of all time, it is expensive, even though you can easily find it in MS-65 Red if you have a the coin to pay for it ! Morgan dollars have some real keys and semi-keys that are pricey. I like a set like Peace dollars that can be completed for less than the cost of a condo. The old Buffalo nickels are littered with semi-key dates but no real key. That is a tough set to complete in VF+ grade and ridiculous in  high mint state[/QUOTE]