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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 4529217, member: 66"]The wealthy collectors just bought proofs from the Mint, and they didn't need more than one each year. (Collecting by mintmark was pretty much unheard of before 1893, and never really did become popular until after the introduction of coinboards in the 1930's.) As mentioned earlier $20 was roughly 5% of an average working man's annual wages, about the same as $2,000 would be today. Even if you are a wealthy collector today, how many unneeded $2,000 duplicates do you think they buy?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 4529217, member: 66"]The wealthy collectors just bought proofs from the Mint, and they didn't need more than one each year. (Collecting by mintmark was pretty much unheard of before 1893, and never really did become popular until after the introduction of coinboards in the 1930's.) As mentioned earlier $20 was roughly 5% of an average working man's annual wages, about the same as $2,000 would be today. Even if you are a wealthy collector today, how many unneeded $2,000 duplicates do you think they buy?[/QUOTE]
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