I think the real question is not how much wonchester paid for his, but how much any one of the rest of us would have to pay in order to pick one up from an informed seller. I don't mind reporting that five years ago, when I still had some disposable cash, I paid well over $5K for V629214, a late DSC specimen in nice shape that was shipped in April 1945. There is a thread in the archives, but thanks to the database managers at Photobucket there are no longer any photos to back up the words.

I think I recall seeing one offered for a five digit price about three years ago, but that may have been a Model 56. My memory is about as depleted as my collectibles account. My guess is that the next two inch Victory to come to market in a national auction will sell between $4000 and $8000 depending on the usual variables.

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David Wilson