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I keep all 1965 quarters. They seem cool to me .
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I'll keep AU or better coins, but quarters are just too much money for me to ever really consider putting together a 1965-1998 collection just to have one. And, given how available BU quarters are from mint sets, I can't really imagine a circulated clad quarter being worth more than $1.00 in my lifetime, unless of course it's a scarce or rare variety or error coin. We're just 4 years away from the 20th anniversary of the series' cancellation, and I would say that State Quarters only very recently overtook eagle quarters as the majority of circulating coins--if they even truly have as of 2014. I have no doubts that worn and abused quarters will be retired on a rolling basis, but I wouldn't be surprised if eagle quarters are still common when my kids are grown. |
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I put together a set of clad Washingtons and am currently working on the silver set from 32-64. Most of my clad coins from 65-98 are quite circulated, so hopefully one day I'll be able to replace them all with AU or BU examples. I have too many sets to work on now though so I'm stretched too thin to start upgrading my clad quarters...
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I'll use my definately unscientific method as an example. I've gone through roughly 2000 quarters since early/mid May. During that time, I've only found one or two of some of the late 60s and early 70s quarters that have low mintages. For example, I've found exactly 1 1971-P quarter out of all those quarters I've searched - the only reason I can remember it is that was the last one my daughter needed to complete her set, and my son needs as well.
I don't have any proof of this, but I suspect that some of those quarters of that vintage are harder to find than we realize.
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Congratulations on your milestone Clad. I've learned so much from your posts. Thank you.
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Thanks WashQaurtJesse.
I got an interesting assortment of quarters the other day as well. The most interesting thing was that the %age of states issue is the highest I've yet observed; 58%. This is primarily just a statistical fluke since the actual %age of post-'98 quarters is only about 54%. It's starting to increase rapidly though and locally higher concentrations might be seen as newer coins haven't mixed with the older ones well.
Another interesting thing about this 197 coin sample is that there were only 2 nice pre-'79 per roll on average. This is a little lower than the 2.2 I've been seeing.
There was nothing in the sample even close to being a contender for my collections except a few recently minted coins, one of which was quite gemmy. Of the 197 coins only two stand out as being truly collectable. One is a nice XF '72-D and the other is a superb well made and very attractive VF+ 1966. Despite its very high mintage the '66 quarter is becoming one of the tougher quarters in nice attractive high grade.
It's getting harder and harder to put together nice sets of clad quarters.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Not trying to hijack the thread, but the numbers of '60, '70. and '80 quarters that you are seeing I am also seeing in dimes. The other interesting thing that I've noticed is the drop off of similiarly dated nickels are the same. The earlier ones are almost non-existant out there. No real statistical data, just an observation of mine.
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Not trying to hijack the thread, but the numbers of '60, '70. and '80 quarters that you are seeing I am also seeing in dimes. The other interesting thing that I've noticed is the drop off of similiarly dated nickels are the same. The earlier ones are almost non-existant out there. No real statistical data, just an observation of mine. Yes. I've been noticing it with dimes even more than quarters. Finding something like a nice well made '78-D dime in XF or better is getting really tough. Some of the older ones are even tougher. Dime mintages are soaring again and have been high since the mid-'80's. The older dimes that haven't been lost yet are getting fewer and farther between. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Not trying to hijack the thread, but the numbers of '60, '70. and '80 quarters that you are seeing I am also seeing in dimes. The other interesting thing that I've noticed is the drop off of similiarly dated nickels are the same. The earlier ones are almost non-existant out there. No real statistical data, just an observation of mine. Collectors seeking a series to collect with potential for increase might wellbe advised to choose clad dimes rather than quarters. Roosies have a lot going for them since all of these exist in Gem condition in quantities in the several thousands. There are some stoppers in the clad quarters and this will tend to deflect more people into the dimes. Also Roosies are easy to collect even if you go all the way back to include the silvers. chBU sets are very affordable and Gems will be doable. Quarters are even tougher in well struck Gem with the silvers since the '32 issues are as scarce as the '82/ '83 probably. Dimes are a better collectible for young people and young people are the collectors of the future but, as Conder 101 often points out, they may no longer be so young. Coins being common are by no means an impediment to high prices. The primary driver of coin prices is demand and the demand for dimes could be quite high. I did not foresee all the things that would occur over the last half century and didn't see that the dimes could even exceed the quarters in their potential due to the higher attrition and exploding production. There are many millions of modern coin folders out there that are partially complete and in need of upgrading. As time goes by many of these will be completed and upgraded and this supply must come from coins that have been set aside since, excluding new issues, there are fewer collectible coins in circulation with each passing year. These coins are getting worn down, destroyed, and pulled out of circulation by collectors. The number of moderns set aside is far far lower than people imagine. It is a tiny fraction of the total number of modern sets that have been started. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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06/27/2014 1:00 pm
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One of my favorite issues. I couldn't agree with clad king more about this series and the Roosevelts.
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