are there any coins minted in the last 50 years other then limited edition commeoratives that are an
barberlover
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What i mean by that is no hidden roll quantities, this could apply to rare coins or condition rarities. this would not include mint errors like all the double die pennies.
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Clad Ikes in MS-67.
Yeah but you listed more than me.
if you mean rare in an absolute sense, meaning there are fewer than 75 examples known, then, no.
if it's a busines strike, there are lots and lots of them. if you mean like rare errors or patterns, then who knows?
If you mean a regular business strike but it's conditionally rare, such as in ultra high grade, or with some rare trait, then, yes, several.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
this is rather symptomatic of the age we live in. everyone wants instant results, instant knowledge. not all numismatic rarity develops like that. the tendency is to base assumptions off of mintage figures and when the mintage is in the hundreds of millions, well...........
two examples: 1938-D walker and 1983-D Jefferson. the facts, ma'am, just the facts.
from the PCGS pop report and price guide. oh yeah, and a redbook for mintage!!!
1938-D Walker---------491,600 minted, identified as a low mintage almost immediately and saved as such. a total of 1,856 certified in all grades, with 213 at MS66 and priced at $1,450 in MS66.
1983-D Jefferson-------536,726,276 minted, not saved in any quantity even though it was known that there would be no mint set coins. a total of 70 certified in all grade, with 9 at MS66FS and priced at $525 in MS66FS.
interesting. walk the floor at any major show and i assure you that you'll find a 1938-D Walker in a PCGS holder. i wish i could make the same claim for the Jefferson. to date, i haven't even seen a full-step example offered even though there were approximately 100 times as many struck.
al h.
K S
what will be hard to locate is the 2-coin set, intact. at the rate they are being broken up to slab the matte half it won't be long before the price on the set starts to move up and the difficulty in finding a nice set will be recognized.
al h.
Russ, NCNE
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1975 No-S dime - about twelve known.
1964 clad quarter - one known
1965 silver quarter - five known
1976 no-S dollar - one known
1977-D 40% dollar - one known
Various 65-67 proof coins - one to a few reported
1964 SMS coins - 10 to twenty of each known
1982 NMM dime - about 9,000 reported
The list goes on and on. If you include condition rarities then add the '69 quarter
in MS-67, 81-S dollar above MS-65 and many others. Many moderns are quite diff-
icult to find in even choice condition. While not technically "rare" there are dozens
which have low absolute populations all the way down to MS-60. Many moderns
are extremely elusive in roll quantities and probably non-existent in bag quantities.
There are also extremely limited mintage varieties which were not found until those
in circulation were well worn. Some of these like the '77 type D reverse quarter
apparently don't exist in the few rolls that were saved and NONE appear in mint sets.
There are also many modern commems and special issues which were initially produced
in quite limited quantities. Coins like the '95-W eagle (30,000) or the Jackie Robinsom
commem.
In all these categories there is a long list of rarities.
the 1974-D Roosevelt dime struck on the Ike dollar planchet, the 1976-S Bicentennial quarter struck on stock metal cut from a can of billy beer, and the 1988 Lincoln cent struck on the metal filling from a mint worker's tooth, now those are some extreme modern rarities!
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
al h.
1976 NMM quarter and half - one of each known
1964 clad dime - about five known
1965 silver dime - about ten known
1978-D type D reverse quarter - Less than 1% of the approximately 200,000 coins in unc.
Atlanta cycling dollar - fewer than 20,000
Flag bearer $5 - 9,000
J Robinson $5 - 5,000
Many of the modern rare coins have been found in circulation and are still being found.
1974 Aluminum Cent
For those Xtreme rarities collectors out there...
Does this mean that the "modern" definition of a "rare" coin is one that cannot easily be found in roll and bag quantities?
I suppose that kind of "rarity" would make it difficult for those who like to collect their coins by the bag full. I generally buy them as singles.
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