Why is a Savage 99EG worth so much more than a 99E?

I'm not complaining--mine is a early .300-Savage EG model (built in late 1936-early 1937, according to the serial number calculator at Savage Shooters). I'd never sell it, but I was killing time and decided to see what they were going for and I noticed that the EG models were selling for around twice what E models were going for. Anyone know why that is? Other than lower production numbers, I don't see much functional difference between the two.

You guys are correct about the later "E" models, but there was an earlier E made between 1920 and 1936. It was the base gun, a non-takedown model. I think it had the brass counter. It was the most common version during that period. They dropped it from the linup after they introduced the EG. When it was reintroduced after the war it became the Economy model and was cheapened up quite a bit.

As near as I can tell, the 1936-1942 EG was virtually identical to the earlier E, which is why I can't understand the price disparity between the two. Both were very nice guns, much nicer than the post-war E models. The only difference between the 1920-1936 E and the 1936-1942 EG that I can find is that the E was made in much higher volume, especially prior to the Great Depression.

Not that it matters. My dad gave me my model 99 when I started hunting 33 years ago, after he'd upgraded to a Remington 740 that turned out to be a total POS. He'd bought it used in the 1950s and I shot my first deer with that gun. I plan to will it to my nephew and hope it stays in our family forever.