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| jamess
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Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:25 am Rarity Rating/Grading of Coins |
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Hey guys i found this usefull information so i thought it to share with you all
Its the ratings of the coin.
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R-1 (Common) = 1,000+ known
R-2 (Slightly Uncommon) = 500-1,000 known
R-3 (Scarce) = 201-500 known
R-4 (Very Scarce) = 81-200 known
R-5 (Rare) = 31-80 known
R-6 (Very Rare) = 13-30 known
R-7 (Extremely Rare) = 4-12 known
R-8 (Unique or nearly so) = 1-3 known
Fuld rarity scale for token coins:
GEORGE FULD RARITY SCALE FOR TOKEN COINS
RARITY ESTIMATED NUMBER IN EXISTENCE
R - 1 Greater than 5000 (Relatively Common)
R - 2 2001 to 5000
R - 3 501 to 2000
R - 4 201 to 500
R - 5 76 to 200
R - 6 21 to 75
R - 7 11 to 20
R - 8 5 to 10
R - 9 2 to 4
R - 10 1 Only
The Sheldon Scale
R-1 Common
R-2 Not So Common
R-3 Scarce
R-4 Very Scarce (population est at 76-200)
R-5 Rare (31-75)
R-6 Very Rare (13-30)
R-7 Extremely rare (4-12)
R-8 Unique or Nearly So (1,2 or 3)
The Universal Rarity Scale by Q. David Bowers
URS-0 None known
URS-1 1 known, unique
URS-2 2 known
URS-3 3 or 4 known
URS-4 5 to 8 known
URS-5 9 to 16 known
URS-6 17 to 32 known
URS-7 33 to 64 known
URS-8 65 to 125 known
URS-9 126 to 250 known
URS-10 251 to 500 known
URS-11 501 to 1,000 known
URS-12 1,001 to 2,000 known
URS-13 2,001 to 4,000 known
URS-14 4,001 to 8,000 known
URS-15 8,001 to 16,000 known
URS-16 16,001 to 32,000 known
URS-17 32,001 to 65,000 known
URS-18 65,001 to 125,000 known
URS-19 125,001 to 250,000 known
URS-20 250,001 to 500,000 known
From the degrees of Rarity as defined in Scholten in Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories
Scholten Description
C Common
N Normal
S Scarce
R Rare
RR Very Rare
RRR Extremely Rare
RRRR Of the utmost rarity
Michael Marsh in his book The Gold Sovereign expands the last rarity.
Marsh Description
R4 15 to 25 examples known
R5 9 to 14 examples known
R6 4 to 8 examples known
R7 Highest rarity known
Andrew Pollock in his book US Patterns uses the rarity as,
Marsh Description
R1 over 1250 examples known
R2 500 to 1250 examples known
R3 201 to 500 examples known
R4 76 to 200 examples known
R5 31 to 75 examples known
R6 13 to 30 examples known
R7 4 to 12 Highest rarity known
R8 2 or 3 examples known
English Rarity Scale - from The English Silver Coinage from 1649 by Seaby & Rayner.
R7 - only 1 or 2 examples known
R6 - 3 - 4
R5 - 5 - 10
R4 - 11 - 20
R3 - Extremely Rare
R2 - Very Rare
R - Rare
S - Scarce
N - Normal, neither scarce nor common
C - Common
C2 - Very Common
C3 - Extremely Common |
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| siddarth
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Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:23 am |
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Was not even knowing about this. thank you.
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| jamess
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Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:28 am |
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I was also not knowing about this, my friend told me about this grading.
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