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Originally Posted by The Penny Lady  Most of you know I sell MPL's, and I'm truly not trying to sell you one of my MPL's - I'm just trying to get a discussion going, based on the prior thread, on what you all think about these rare Lincolns. |
While they are certainly rare compared to the business struck Lincolns, I think they are not even close to "rare" in the numismatic use of the term. They have a high survival rate, and you can find multiple examples at any show and the majority of auctions.
That said, I think they are very cool coins, and I would love to own one. In fact, there was a time when I was actively seeking adding an example to my collection. However, what I learned through some investigation including talking to collectors and coin doctors is that the vast majority have been messed with -- and that's the dirty little secret of MPLs that nobody cares to (publicly) admit.
If anyone would like to understand better what I'm saying, please take a look at the following thread, where I peed in the MPL cereal bowl, so to speak....
http://forums.collectors.com/message...y&keyword1=MPL 
