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Since I only need 3 of the key dates to complete my Lincolns and 3 of the semis, I was thinking what are the chances I would ever find them. Anyone hear of stories of someone finding a key date Lincoln in recent years?
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Even blind hogs find an acorn once in a while but I would not count on the slim hope of finding key/semi-key date Lincolns by roll searching. Even finding more common modern keys are very tough- 1950D Jefferson nickel and 1970S Small Date cent come to mind and both can be found in circulation but it is still literally a needle in a haystack search for them. |
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like a needle in a haystick, very very very low chance.
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I'm gonna get every single one from circ no matter how long or how many boxes it is gonna take me.
I expect I'll be searching nearly the rest of my life, though.
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That's a good question. Literally what are the chances? It's probably less than one in a million, maybe one in 10 or 20 million. There is always a chance, but it is extremely low. The closest thing to a key date Lincoln that I have found is a 1931 plain.
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MercCrazy: I can't see it happening with Lincoln Cents, as you would need not just the 09s vdb, but the 1914d - 31s etc... In the early 80's after silver crashed from its' high of nearly $50 - I found many coins in silver bag dime searching worth $3-$4 apiece as numismatic coins. In fact, I filled out full Mercury dime collections (minus the 16d and the 21's). I actually did get one set completely filled - except for the 16-d ! Took only 10 years to do it... When copper goes up, and the government rescinds its' ban on melting copper cents - look for a similar thing to happen. People will melt lots of copper cents - making wheat cents, and coins like 68s through 74s coins prime for the melting pot. It is not quite the opportunity for rag picking that silver bags were in the 80's but it is something to be ready for... Besides, when silver tops $100 an oz. we are going to get an encore to the great silver melt of the 80's. Look for virtually everything, except for key coins of course, to be going into the melting pot! Even Barber coinage, and Silver dollars will be melted. It's a great time to be a rag-picker  |
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I am not now, nor have I ever been, one of those collectors who "HAS" to have a certain Set COMPLETELY found from circulation. I absolutely would like to find all I "could" that way.....but it means nothing to me that they all were or weren't found from circulation....or some bought from the coin shop. Makes no difference whatsoever to me. I needed the '50 D, and a couple more Jeffersons for my "circulated" folder to be complete recently.....and I got those couple from CCF members ! I would do the same for ANY denomination or for any Dansco or any "folder", or whatever ! The "pride factor", for me, isn't that they were "found" completely from circulation.... but rather that it is C.O.M.P.L.E.T.E. ..... and I'm the one who built it ! Bought...... sold.....traded.....found......doesn't matter to me...... however the job gets done ! ......  But I am "picky" with many other things......for instance, I probably have over TWO HUNDRED War Nickels now. But I don't have ONE SINGLE War Nickel that meets my standards enough to go into my Dansco for them. Therefore, until I "purchase" or "trade" for one of these, I'll have empty holes there. |
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LastGold;
In the past three weeks or so, I've filled two fairly tough holes; a 1922-D and a 1913-S.
I'm a firm believer that it can be done, it'll just be extremely difficult, time consuming, and will require some luck... But why not try?
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I have stats on my finds, and I'm going to calculate what % I have. I live on the East coast, and the S mints are very hard to find here. I doubt I will ever find a complete set, but if I could get 90% of the way there I would be very pleased!
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40+ years and no 09-s,09-s vdb, 14-d,31-s..still trying though  |
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Wow Maineman - 40 years and never found any of those? I guess I will be buying a few pennies then.
Interestingly, my daughter's first box (which is not done yet), has coughed up a 1911P, 1913S and a 1916S among other wheats. I am dying to open the remaining 10-15 rolls (she has been slow to open b/c of school/other activities). But, I am not going to. She has really enjoyed finding the old wheats.
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Doesn't count as a key date technically, but I found a proof 1911 cent in a roll.
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Finding the wheats is always a fun activity. I've gone through 3 boxes and I've found 36 wheats... about that pace for you guys?
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I was fortunate enough to grow up in an age where you could find the coins to fill your holes out of curculation. But when the need to fill a few holes for completion was too great I started buying coins. Now I focus on quality coins with great eye apeal and the holes in my walker set will stay as I won't accept a good to fine 21 or 1919d to just fill the hole. So many coins, so little $ and time.
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I found a 1970-S small date last night, 1909 VDB and 1910-S last year
so what I'm saying is that I believe you really only have a chance finding semi-keys
coppercoins posted that the 1970-S small date is like 1 in 1.2 million to find now
i am addicted to "one more box"
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Posted 03/16/2011 1:20 pm
