Which series has the fewest number of Rattler holders left?
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I have found that Jefferson nickels in Rattlers are quite scarce. Probably because not many were graded but is there a series you have found Rattlers to be quite scarce?
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However, for scarcity based on crackouts, I would consider which series have had the most gradeflation in the past 25 years. To me, that means some series in gold. Maybe $3 princesses or $5 Indians...
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Unfortunately, I do not know when PCGS started publishing their pop reports- I think I may have one that dates back to the early 1990s if I am able to find it
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<< <i>The question begging to be answered is.........why are there still coins in rattlers??
On occasion a few come to market that are fresh and nice but the rest are there for a reason................. >>
Yes and no, there are a fair number of common date Morgans in the 63-64 grade range that are very nice coins but not worth the regrade costs to try and upgrade to a 64 or possible 65 grade. Another possible reason as to why there are coins in rattlers, because some collectors like myself are not worried about lining the coffers of TPG's by sending them in for regrade, an example is my 09-SVDB sill in its rattler holder.
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<< <i>The question begging to be answered is.........why are there still coins in rattlers??
On occasion a few come to market that are fresh and nice but the rest are there for a reason................. >>
Colorful originally toned copper seems often to stay in rattlers and OGH's. I'm not touching mine because I like the story. But I've gotten off topic
<< <i>The question begging to be answered is.........why are there still coins in rattlers??
On occasion a few come to market that are fresh and nice but the rest are there for a reason................. >>
I have a 8-10 1950s Proof Jeffersons in rattlers, all graded PR66 or PR67. All worth less than $100 each, maybe even $50 each so there would be no reason to ever have them regraded or to crack them out.
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As for specific modern coins, most post-1936 Lincoln cents are VERY scarce in rattlers (less than 25 for most dates from 1937-1939, no more than 10 for dates from 1940-1944, and a GRAND TOTAL of 11 coins (excluding varieties) for the years 1945-1989 COMBINED! That makes those dates super-rare in rattlers!
A total of 54 mint state Jefferson nickels from 1950-1964 (ZERO coins after 1964!) had been graded, and 12 of those were the "scarce" 1950-D.
Roosevelts up through 1958 were inexplicably popular, with dozens of most dates graded. After 1958, the highest pop for any date was 15 for the 1964-D. In clads, other than the 1982 no P, a grand total of 2 MS coins were graded for the years 1965-1989 combined.
Early Washingtons were popular, with every date from the '30's having at least 200 coins graded, except the '32-D & S and the '34-D. Late date silver Washingtons were not deemed worthy of being slabbed; none after 1958 had more than 10 MS coins graded. NO mint state copper-nickel clad quarters from 1965-1989 had been graded.
Kennedy's? For the years 1965-1969, there were a total of 15 MS pieces. There was just a SINGLE 1971-D half for all the years of copper-nickel clad production. That's ONE COIN for 1971 through 1989!
Ike dollars, excluding the 1971-D and 1972-D, had MS pops ranging from 1 to 16.
Anthony dollars: each of these dates had one MS coin graded: 1979-P, 1980-D, 1980-S, 1981-P, and 1981-S. Five coins, 1 MS63, 3 MS64's, and 1 MS65.
In modern commemoratives, the 1983-D and 1983-S Olympic dollars had the lowest pops, 5 and 4 coins, respectively.
Silver eagles: the inaugural year of 1986 saw a comparatively high number of coins. The numbers diminished for 1987, and were lower yet for 1988. 1989 was not yet on the report.
Gold eagles: 1986: $5 (12), $10 (8), $25 (14), $50 (6); 1987: $5 (8), $10 (3), $25 (41), $50 (6); 1988: $5 (14), $10 (26), $25 (44), $50 (0). Any 1989's were not yet on the report.
It's obvious that mint state modern coins were simply NOT submitted very often; proofs fared a bit better. ALL types of modern issues (SBA's commems, and eagles) had a combined total of 13 MS/PR70 coins.
This illustrates how the market for moderns has come of age, for better or for worse.
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<< <i>The scarcest series in rattlers from the start, where there were any certified to begin with, is Susan B. Anthony dollars, especially in mint state (you can check out a 12/89 rattler pop report from the ANA library). If I recall correctly, there is only 1 mint state SBA of each date/mintmark.
However, for scarcity based on crackouts, I would consider which series have had the most gradeflation in the past 25 years. To me, that means some series in gold. Maybe $3 princesses or $5 Indians... >>
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