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Originally Posted by Hankphenom
No way to know for sure, but it's my impression that there are far less than 200 of any of them, maybe as few as a dozen or so for some, a few dozen for others, but not a lot out there. They were priced at a thousand dollars originally, and the advertising stopped abruptly after the initial rollout in SCD. I think they probably made them to order, and when the sales didn't come in as expected, they bailed on the project. In any case, whatever the circumstances, they are a treasure and not easy to find.
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yes, these were produced made to order. Still have my invoice from 1999 for the Cobb Bronze Mine was 799.95 plus tax. Fall delivery 6 -8 weeks or sooner. Had to put a deposit of 203.74 with the order. Great piece.
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