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Message:: [QUOTE="samjimmy, post: 184676, member: 3813"]I know what you're saying Cladking, but I think there's a big difference between 3,000,000 proofs (proof sets) and 600 proofs.  I also understand that the majority of the business strikes were (not surprisingly) circulated and now are lost, worn, etc. I'm really not sure if they meant "condition rarity" or "actual rarity" which would be two different things.  It's not clear on the site, so maybe the discussion is pointless until the exact meaning is discovered. I guess that it needs to be clarified (on the site).  I understand "condition rarity" and why the MS65 would be more rare and expensive than a PF65. I guess it just strikes me (no pun intended) as odd that one can buy high grade (PF63-ish), 75-150+ year old coins (historical, not as technologically advanced minting process, arguably more beautiful than many moderns), with < 1,000 mintages (sometimes more around 600-700) for $150-$400.  If the mint made something like that today, it would sell out on the mint's web site in ohhhhh about 2 seconds and the secondary sales on Ebay and other auction houses would be insane.[/QUOTE]