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MW<< Let me also say I'm 45 years old and have been around these cards when they were pretty plentiful...even a Wagner was obtainable for hundreds of dollars. >>
This statement seemed kind of strange, so I took a look at some of the issues of "The Sport Hobbyist" and "The Trader Speaks" from the 1970s.
Going back to the Spring of 1972 (when Charlie would have been 16 or so), "The Sport Hobbyist" indicates that only half a dozen or so examples of the T206 Wagner were known to exist. The selling price at that time was $1,000.
In April of 1978 (when Charlie would have been 22 or 23), Lew Lipset indicates in his column (Lew's Corner, "The Trader Speaks") that a T206 Wagner in good condition had sold for $3,000. By September of 1979, when it was estimated that 30 Wagners were in existence, an Ex condition copy changed hands for $8,000.
Charlie –- I'm not saying you are completely wrong on this matter, but the facts that I have discovered just don't support your claims. When the T206 Wagner would have been selling for "hundreds of dollars" there just weren't a whole lot of them drifting about. Then, by the late 1970's when supposedly more were "available" the price was already several thousand dollars. Where and when did you see a T206 Wagner for hundreds of dollars?