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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 3135447, member: 66"]Of the 6 you list I would rank them </p><p><br /></p><p>1. 1909 SVDB</p><p>2. 1942 D 42/1 dime (after all you don't really need this for a complete date & mint set.</p><p>3. & 4. I'm kind of at a toss up between the 1877 cent and the 1916 D dime. I think they both have around the same availability. I believe the dime is higher priced though so it may edge out.</p><p>5. 1893 S dollar</p><p>6. 1916 Standing quarter. This is actually a scarce to rare coin though. Mintage of only 52,000 that actually entered circulation with a date that wore off quickly. A GREAT many of these have probably been scrapped over the years and probably a large percentage of the surviving specimens are dateless pieces that are identified by the design differences. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are currently only 25 dated 1916 standing quarters on ebay, and about 10 to 15 more dateless ones. There are a few hundred S VDB's, a couple hundred 1877 cents, over a hundred 1916 D dimes, close to 50 1942/1 D dimes, and over 100 1893 S dollars.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 3135447, member: 66"]Of the 6 you list I would rank them 1. 1909 SVDB 2. 1942 D 42/1 dime (after all you don't really need this for a complete date & mint set. 3. & 4. I'm kind of at a toss up between the 1877 cent and the 1916 D dime. I think they both have around the same availability. I believe the dime is higher priced though so it may edge out. 5. 1893 S dollar 6. 1916 Standing quarter. This is actually a scarce to rare coin though. Mintage of only 52,000 that actually entered circulation with a date that wore off quickly. A GREAT many of these have probably been scrapped over the years and probably a large percentage of the surviving specimens are dateless pieces that are identified by the design differences. There are currently only 25 dated 1916 standing quarters on ebay, and about 10 to 15 more dateless ones. There are a few hundred S VDB's, a couple hundred 1877 cents, over a hundred 1916 D dimes, close to 50 1942/1 D dimes, and over 100 1893 S dollars.[/QUOTE]
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