Is a 1909-S VDB red equal to a 1958-D?

Sometimes I don't understand the scoring system. At first look it is almost a dollar per point system or maybe it is based on rarity? But by what standard, mintage bears little to no resemblance to population (severely overestimates in an un-equal distribution) or the population reports (which over estimate due to re-submissions). The score seem vaguely reasonable but I have a pet peeve. In the type set it seems you should get more points for say.... a 1909-S VDB as your wheat cent than a 1958-D. so I went the route of a matte proof. 24 points for a 1909-S VDB MS 63 RD was tough to look at. Just one guys perspective...

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