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Originally Posted by brian1961
In the final analysis, I do not think that prototype cards are anywhere as important as most collectors believe, nor as valuable.
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Brian, I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with you there. Prototypes are as 'valuable' as the buying public wants them to be. If at least two knuckleheads are dying to own the only prototype and they have the bank, that card is going to be very valuable. The same is true as to importance. How much importance collectors put into any item is a function of many factors, only one of which is rarity. Look at the T206 Wagner. Lots of cards are harder to find but none of them have the cachet of Wags.
Whether a prototype should be included as part of a set is another story--I'd say "no" since it wasn't issued. If the cards were tested, however, then they were legitimately issued and should be part of a master set even though only a few people could possibly complete the set.