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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 815893, member: 6036&quot;]I think it makes perfect sense.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Another major factor - is a given series collected by date/mint, or only for type ?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Very few people collect half dimes by date/mint.</b> Most folks only want one as a <b>type coin</b>. Thus the demand (type collectors) is diluted by a large supply (the <b><i>sum</i></b> of <b><i>all</i></b> dates), so the cost is low and keys are price-depressed. The mintage of any individual date is less relevant because few people see the coin as a rare date, but rather as a common type.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is true for many, many coin types, including most US Gold.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Of course, there are many Mercury collectors by date / mint, so a low mintage issue encounters much price pressure as collectors seek to fill that last hole.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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