These and Remingtons once sold for about $3.40 surplus.
After the U.S. government bailed out the makers of the Remington and Westinghouse Mosin rifles not delivered to the Czar, which had to be done or at least Remington would have went under, they took possession of the rifles which were used in training and some actions as listed above. They were put up for surplus sale for a very low price, but at the time people worked in the field all the day long for a whole dollar. Some of those rifles are still around in original form I am sure. Others were used a whole lot and are not doubt well depreciated.
If you are just looking for a rifle, $200 doesn't seem like such a great price when a new rifle with three lugs is available for less than $400. I guess that is just Axis, 770, and Mossberg.
I am sure a lot of people would like a Mosin made by a different makers, just for the curiosity of what differences there might be in each.