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StewartBlay: Analyst - I have watched Mr. Hansen win a 1913 Lincoln cent graded PCGS ms 67+ red and pop 1 in auction For $ 35,000. He bought this coin in his quest to be numero uno in the Lincoln Cen… (View Post)

Afford: I don't need to obtain the highest graded coin in the holder unless there are additional reasons like best eye appeal (although that is very subjective and great pedigree and great rarity) bu… (View Post)

Although I am entertained by some of the posts above, I am hoping that this thread will 'stay on topic.' It seems that @PrivateRareCoinCollector intended for this thread to be about pre-1820 coins of… (View Post)

StewartBlay: Stewart: Analyst - In what way were the Clapps competing with Virgil Brand or Colonel Green in the 1880's ? I was referring to a substantial number of collectors, during the time period … (View Post)

StewartBlay: Both Clapps were not really competing with anybody On the contrary, there was substantial competition. There were more than a few serious and very affluent collectors active at times fro… (View Post)