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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1389426, member: 26302&quot;]You are absolutely correct sir that a 14d is rare &quot;compared versus other lincoln cents&quot;. Compared versus most other measurements, (half dimes, half cents, SL dollars, etc) though, and its downright common. They are only &quot;rare&quot; within that series. However, once its labeled a key, many collectors only buy the keys so therefor its demand is then artificially driven up, not from collectors wishing to fill a set but by &quot;key date&quot; investors. Back in the 80&#039;s there was a grouchy old guy that had about 2 rolls of 1877 cents, and would show anyone who asked them. He bragged about how many sets couldn&#039;t be completed because of him. Some people only want to collect &quot;the best&quot;, and if they own one mercury it will be a 16d, if one IHC it will be a 77, etc. That was the extra demand from &quot;investors&quot; I was referring to. The simple fact is US coins from the 20th century that we call &quot;rare&quot; are not rare at ALL compared to most of the rest of the world. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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