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Message:: [QUOTE="billionaire, post: 457599, member: 16166"]I have to laugh .. . a pedophile and pathological liar . . . you must be refering to Walter Breen.  I laugh because back in 1976 he "hit" on me when I was much younger attending a coin show, but I was 15 and much too old for the man so he did not push too hard [smiles]. Anyway, there are lots of coins that exist that the mint has never officially accounted for.  In the 1800's records were far less than perfect.  Also, how do you value a one of a kind coin, assuming for a minute it is one of a kind??? I think any price someone is willing to pay is justifiable.  This is AMERICA . . . unless you commit fraud you can ask whatever you want for something you are selling.  In the past, I sold a few, not many, but a few select coins for more than 20 times thier original purchase price.  If you buy the RIGHT item, you can do that.  If you do that with COMMON coins, certainly there is a big difference.   Anyway, do you believe there are PROOF HIGH RELIEF SAINTS???? NGC says there are, but  PCGS says there aren't [ordinary] H. R. Saints in Proof at all.  I am sure the Mint Records are better in 1907 than in 1854, but this remains one of the MANY mysteries of numismatics.   Warmly,David[/QUOTE]