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December 9, 2014 - 7:31 pm
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i saw the use of the term penny for the first time in an auction on gunbrokers. is this referring to the proof mark? just wondering. 

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Larry,

I doubt it. More than likely the seller was trying to convey that he was starting the bid at a “penny”.\

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never thought of that

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