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Message:: [QUOTE="totally, post: 2484161, member: 80371"]I think it's an extremely naive mistake to compare this modern issue cent to anything from 1931 and before on your list. Also, there is a huge difference between these 2009 cents you are discussing with the special set and the 1931 and prior cents. The 1931 and prior cents WERE CIRCULATED. This 2009 cent was SOLD UNCIRCULATED FROM THE MINT IN A SET. This is like comparing the price/demand of apples to the price/demand of hamsters. As others have said, condition, survivorship, and mintage all matter. This 2009 satin cent will presumably have 99% survivorship in uncirculated grades and a total mintage of 800,000. That's 792000 mint state survivors. Do you think there will ever be enough demand to make this comparable to any of the other dates you listed? Lets be realistic here. It is of this collector's own personal opinion that there will never be a key date like the key dates of yesteryear again as long as the status quo is maintained. Too many coins are minted today and saved. And it is of this collector's own personal opinion that comparing modern coins such as this 2009 cent in terms of collector value to a 1909S VDB or an 1856 flying eagle is an extreme injustice.[/QUOTE]