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<p>[QUOTE="Omegaraptor, post: 2561761, member: 76105"]Because no one collects half cents. It's the same reason the 1909-S VDB cent and 1916-D Merc demand high prices despite the fact that they are common coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can pick up certain French colonial coins with survival rates in the single digits for under $200. If ten exist but nine people want an example, there's always going to be one available and it won't command huge premiums.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Omegaraptor, post: 2561761, member: 76105"]Because no one collects half cents. It's the same reason the 1909-S VDB cent and 1916-D Merc demand high prices despite the fact that they are common coins. I can pick up certain French colonial coins with survival rates in the single digits for under $200. If ten exist but nine people want an example, there's always going to be one available and it won't command huge premiums.[/QUOTE]
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