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Originally Posted by E93
At what point was knowledge about the Wagner mainstream? Obviously it was known to enough people to garner a very high book value even in 1939, but at what point did accidentally selling or trading copies in a lot stop happening? Certainly even if one had heard about it, most had probably never seen one, or even a picture of one. It would not surprise me if a Doyle still trades today in lots with both sides unknowing of the rarity.
JimB
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Jim- I'm pretty sure that when I was growing up in the 1960's, I saw ads in comic books with offers to buy the Wagner for some less than market price. The ads also offered to purchase the 1804 silver dollar, something that absolutely nobody who read comic books had lying around in their piggy bank. So based on that memory, assuming it is correct, it was mainstream by the 1960's.