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North of 49 Pillar of the Community Canada 617 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 8:50 pm To the experts out there: Are the 1938, 1939, 1946, 1948, 1954 quarters key dates or semi key dates or is there nothing special about them at all? Report this Post to the Staff

DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 9:46 pm IMO none of the above are key or semi-key dates MS64 and lower grades are instantly available no hunting or patience required Any coin worth only bullion value in VG and being sent for melt daily can't be called key or semi-key Report this Post to the Staff
Ugly Pillar of the Community Canada 1733 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 9:48 pm They are low mintage semi -keys... but not super scarce. 1947 no maple is scarcer ... Report this Post to the Staff
uncle al Valued Member Canada 311 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 11:04 pm with Ugly, when I was starting to collect in the 60's, a 48 and 54 were the ones to get. Report this Post to the Staff
Ugly Pillar of the Community Canada 1733 Posts	Posted 05/28/2011 12:00 am The prices have dropped though and DBM makes a good point. There are plenty around and not enough interest. Report this Post to the Staff
littlemoney Pillar of the Community Canada 902 Posts	Posted 05/28/2011 11:29 am True,I was recently able to get a 48 ms64 for $6.50 with a bit of bidding luck Report this Post to the Staff
Tam Valued Member United States 200 Posts	Posted 05/28/2011 2:04 pm Ah, I'd like to add a corrolary to DBM's >Any coin worth only bullion value in VG and being sent for melt daily can't be called key or semi-key<. It very well may be, as the supply of those dates gets melted and the existing supply shrinks. I grant the market takes time, sometimes a rather long time to react to lower supply, but it does eventually. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 05/28/2011 2:14 pm After the silver bust of 1980,I convinced myself that all the lower grade silver quarters had been melted. Report this Post to the Staff
North of 49 Pillar of the Community Canada 617 Posts	Posted 05/28/2011 5:58 pm Thanks guys, this helps. I have been selling off my "extras" for BV and I have a few of the above dates and I wasn't quite sure what to do with them, keep or sell. I really appreciate your thoughts. Report this Post to the Staff
glenzy1 Pillar of the Community Canada 1554 Posts	Posted 05/28/2011 6:43 pm Hello, regards to the dates you mentioned, all are semi-Key's, however they are all difficult or at least challenging to acquire in MS-64 and higher. In time everything comes around, but keep in mind that the Key dates and Higher grade coins (MS-64/65) require a lot more patience than the lower grade, easier, run of the mill stuff! Glenn Report this Post to the Staff
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