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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Arizona Jack, post: 545885, member: 9308&quot;]As for the Lincolns. I&#039;ll start with the SVDB.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yep. NOT a rare coin by any stretch of the imagination. You can put together a roll at any major show no doubt. I have heard stories of a slabbed PCGS MS-65 RD roll ( 50 slabs ) from reliable sources.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Like Lehigh stated, it the survivors rather than the mintage. You will only be wise to buy an original and undamaged coin. So, cut the mintage figure by a third or so.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It&#039;s also a simple case of capitolism and the rule of supply and demand. More people want them than the amount that exsist. What else would drive the price up? It is the holy grail of coins in reach of THE AVERAGE COLLECTOR. Every serious collector has probably wanted a 1909-SVDB since they started, and as the budget allows, with age and income, maturity, they are finally able to achieve that goal. It IS reachable if you save for one. I sold 14 last year.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the set, you can fill it in one day at any show. period.</p><p>It then gets into putting time and effort into a well matched set that it becomes tricky. Matching the color, strike and wear, then deciding on a grade can become a challange. As you up the grade, you also up the difficulty. A Red MS set is impossible, because Stewart Blay owns the only 1926-S MS-65 Red that matters.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>XF/AU is the toughie we can all try for, sometimes taking years to finish, and alot more expense than sheet price, alot of searching will be required.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Side note:EDIT: took out something that I should have left private[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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