Posted 05/09/2010 12:15 pm
Sorry Montana
I think I read that wrong, and did not give you the answer you were looking for.
I am not sure how they process modern commemorative coins, but I am sure they are take care of better then Morgan dollars were. Morgan dollars were in the dollars bags and moved around with no care taken for the coins. The bags would be thrown into piles in the treasury and bank vaults. Over and over again, many times when counting for inventory purposes. The coins would rub together and the sharp reeded edges would gouge into each other.
The 1982 Washington half dollars are considered the start of the modern commemorative coin program, I sort of think it is the 1975/1976 bicentennial coins but they always listed in the guides under their denomination and not under commemorative coins.
In my experience the quality of the early modern commemorative coins are not as good as the newer coins, so I am sure they have improved the process. With the 1982 Washington, 1983 and 1984 Olympics and 1986 Statue of Liberty coins, I would say it would be more common to find mid-grade coins like MS/PR 64 to MS/PR 65, then finding them in MS/PR 66+. For newer commemorative coins I think it is much more common to find upper grades like MS/PR 68+.
This again is just my opinion. I am sure they are others on this site they are more familiar with population reports from TPG's that might break it down differently or more detailed.
I think I read that wrong, and did not give you the answer you were looking for.
I am not sure how they process modern commemorative coins, but I am sure they are take care of better then Morgan dollars were. Morgan dollars were in the dollars bags and moved around with no care taken for the coins. The bags would be thrown into piles in the treasury and bank vaults. Over and over again, many times when counting for inventory purposes. The coins would rub together and the sharp reeded edges would gouge into each other.
The 1982 Washington half dollars are considered the start of the modern commemorative coin program, I sort of think it is the 1975/1976 bicentennial coins but they always listed in the guides under their denomination and not under commemorative coins.
In my experience the quality of the early modern commemorative coins are not as good as the newer coins, so I am sure they have improved the process. With the 1982 Washington, 1983 and 1984 Olympics and 1986 Statue of Liberty coins, I would say it would be more common to find mid-grade coins like MS/PR 64 to MS/PR 65, then finding them in MS/PR 66+. For newer commemorative coins I think it is much more common to find upper grades like MS/PR 68+.
This again is just my opinion. I am sure they are others on this site they are more familiar with population reports from TPG's that might break it down differently or more detailed.
