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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Treashunt, post: 223014, member: 6763&quot;]phoenix:</p><p>&nbsp;The story is that in those days collectors did not differentiate between proofs &amp; uncs.</p><p>So, they just kept one nice coin for their collections and spent the rest.</p><p>Since they could get nice proofs they saved them, and used the regular, circulation pieces for spending.</p><p>As a result, the proofs, which were kept nice and saved by collectors are more available than the uncs.</p><p>... And that is the rest of the story.</p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>And, why apologize?&nbsp; That is how we all learn.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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