Larry--
I think the major drawback is that most don't even know, nor are they familiar, with these charms. After all, they are very "un-mainstream" unless you grew up in the late '40's-early '50's. Most N54 folk weren't around when there were penny gumball machines in the grocery or 5 & 10 stores! Otherwise, I think there would be a lot more comments on this amazing group!
The lack of a complete cklist 65 yrs later (which I am still trying to put together) further complicates things, and the fact is that $2,000 to sink into a collection like this is probably not gonna' happen unless you find an old guy like me that just has to have them!
Fact is, I would LOVE to jump on them, as it really is quite a compilation, but I have them all already (one or two of each) & just can't swing buying more, however neat your collection is!
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