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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1249651, member: 66&quot;]Hobo you are just about right except that the collecting by date and mintmark really didn&#039;t begin until around 1909 and didn&#039;t really take off until close to the 1930&#039;s when the coin boards and folders came out.&nbsp; The 1893 date is from when Heaton wrote his pamphlet identifying all the mintmarked issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>So in 1878 most people were happy with the 1878 Philadelphia coin (And in fact most serious collectors who could simply bought a proof form the mint) and all the 1878-S coins&nbsp; were worn down and eventually redeemed and recycled.&nbsp; The 1890 collactors bought proofs for their collections as well.&nbsp; Most of those proofs survived and today it is easier to find a proof than a circulation strike.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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