| It took the 50 States quarters program,
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| | influence they enjoyed in the hobby at
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| introduced in 1999, to breathe new life
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| | that time. This drop in importance
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| into the coin collecting hobby. Millions
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| | reflected a growing knowledge that coins
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| of American people began once again to
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| | that could be purchased in roll or bag
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| check their pocket change looking for
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| | quantities were not likely to become
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| tougher dates and a prolific number of
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| | scarce or desirable to serious coin
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| error coins. Regardless of where you
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| | collectors. The coin collecting emphasis
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| live, in good times and bad, using coins
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| | began to shift to single coins with low
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| as a means of making a profit has been a
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| | mintages and superior quality.
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| key factor in many people being involved
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| | The ending of silver minted coins in the
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| in the hobby. It is exciting to the metal
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| | 1960's also led many US hobbyists to
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| detecting hobby too as thousands of users
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| | back away from coin collecting. Almost
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| in the US are competing to be the first
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| | overnight the silver coins disappeared
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| to complete a set of all 50 states.
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| | from circulation and could not be found
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| I got started coin collecting in the boom
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| | in pocket change. The inability of
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| era of US coin collecting back in the
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| | finding scarce collectibles in their
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| 1960's. Coin prices soared to all time
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| | small change removed the most important
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| highs as the uncirculated roll market was
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| | factor for participation in the hobby and
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| a phenomena unequaled in its power to
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| | the marketplace. In 1999, it happened
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| attract collectors and investors. The
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| | again! These popular 50 States quarters
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| 1950 D Jefferson Nickel rolls are a
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| | have all of us looking at our change
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| classic example of this boom. This roll
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| | again. My 80 year old Mom has purchased
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| sold for as much as $1200- a price of $30
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| | BU rolls of all issues for her and her
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| per coin in the 40 coin roll. As a
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| | grandson. Children of all ages have
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| college student, I would go to coin club
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| | folders and albums for their coins and
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| meetings and purchase BU rolls of Morgans
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| | some of them are also educational tools
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| and Walking Liberty halves for $30 to $40
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| | that geography and history teachers are
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| and double or triple my money the very
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| | utilizing. As a treasure hunter, every
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| next day. Good spending and expense money
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| | new one I find brings almost as much
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| for a student who was working about 30
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| | excitement as a good silver or gold coin.
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| hours a week to help pay for my
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| | If you are new to the hobby of metal
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| education. But the roll boom sputtered in
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| | detecting or to coin collecting, the 50
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| the second half of the decade and
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| | States quarters are a good place to
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| late-date rolls have never regained the
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| | begin. Here's to "diggin' it"!
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