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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 1018764, member: 57463&quot;]The Lincoln Cent is the singlemost common collectible in the world.</p><p><br /></p><p>But at nearly half a million struck the 1909-S VDB is hardly &quot;rare.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Many coins of the world, many popular American tokens, and, of course, almost any fine art medal, are much rarer.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It is an axiom of ecoomics that demand drives markets.&nbsp; (Keynesians speak of &quot;supply and demand&quot; both as drivers, but they are wrong.)&nbsp; More people want 1909-S VDB cents, so the price is higher.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It is also an axiom that the market is always right.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the Red Book, for Bust Dimes, see that the 1837s have about one-third the mintage of the 1836s, but both have the same price.&nbsp; If you think the market is wrong -- and has been wrong since 1947 -- stock up on 36s and wait for the world to make you rich.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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