State Quarters? Does Anyone Bother With These Anymore?

I have my set I completed in 2009.

Never thought about doing a second set, but a complete set of proofs would look nice in a Dansco.

One interesting thing I've noticed is that the number of AU and BU states coins in circulation has been plummeting in the last five years.

Several factors may be involved but my best guess is there were not nearly as many of these set aside as I had believed. I was figuring about 40,000,000 of all the earlier issues and 25,000,000 of the later issues. These numbers might be double what really was saved and most of the coins have been released into circulation before 2018. It appears supply and demand are starting to stabilize at $12 to $20 per roll wholesale though some issues have no wholesale demand.

Incredible I wasn't able to get a complete chBU set from circulation. I am missing a few later mm's and lots of the 2009 to 2023 coins. I stopped collecting new issues when strange symbols begin appearing on some and am only keeping up with dimes now.

I think states coins are going to surprise people in 20 years when the kids collecting them are in their 50's. There are quite a few pretty elusive coins in nice Gem condition.

I have an almost-completed set, completely from what I've found in my pocket change. The only hole remaining is the Denver strike for Hawaii. I keep looking.

Well, when it comes to the Quarters, I collected at a minimum 1 of each (including proofs and special issues) from 1932 to the present day. All in my numerous Dansco albums..

My primary search is for the "W" coins, of which I have found around 26 so far this year.

I'm in Australia and mainly collect circulation coins, so I have a full set of P & D State Quarters.

I generally search a box and a half (75 rolls) per week. So, 5 months (21 weeks x 75 rolls) would be a little over 1,500 rolls so far. BTW, I'm retired so I have plenty of time to burn. 1,500 rolls divided by 26 means I find a "W" about every 57 rolls (just over a box) of searching. I've now learned how to fly through the coins I search (only looking closely at the ones that look odd), so it takes me about 3 1/2 hours to search and re-roll a box. Other than the "W's", I've found a couple dozen die crack coins but that's about it. Oh yeah, I also found 1 silver (1964) quarter and a couple "S" proof clads. You never know though. Maybe I'll find a hidden diamond one day.

Question though. Why do most people search pennies, nickels and dimes? Hardly anybody seems to search quarters. I like searching quarters because they're bigger and easier to handle/re-roll. I always wondered that.