Amanda's Peace Dollar Chart

Where is the Peace Dollar chart? I don't see it in the thread.

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

I tried looking for the chart the link its not there,,, am I to late??

 

She pulled it from the site. Some guys suggested she look into publishing and selling it. She's going to be rich now. All the lonely coin collecting men on here are going to buy them all up. They may even start a new forum devoted to collecting 'Amanda charts'. They are going to sell like hot cakes. Especially the swimsuit calendar editions. Amanda, I have more ideas if you need help with marketing.

 

What are YOU talking about? This is a thread about Morgan Dollars, and Amanda's chart. You are using only numbers--- every collector knows that the 1893s is one of the great American key coins and rarities. Rely on good sense, not just numbers. I own an 1893s that is RARE, and I own a Sac. Dollar that has a population of 9. By the numbers alone, the Sac. Dollar would be rare, and the key Morgan would not be( using your logic). I therefore dismiss a pure " numbers" approach. Desirability is sometimes hard to quantify.

 

LMFAO!

 

I don't know about all that ... lovely, pie in the sky dreams to be sure. I do know I'm going to redo my water marks just to make sure that my name is all over it, so when people argue over how much it sucks they'll know who to send their hate mail too.

I know I keep saying I'll put it back up, and I really will. I'll try to get to it on Monday ... again, it's my side project and I've had other priorities for the last few days!


Sent from my iPad

Junior Numismatist, Alhambra Coin Center

www.lifeatthecoinshop.com
www.facebook.com/lifeatthecoinshop

 

Give the young lady a break guys. She's still learning.........

 

This is a Peace Dollar and Amanda chart thread actually, but that's not important in our discussion on the topic of rarity.

Yes I am talking about rarity from a numbers only standpoint. That's exactly what I am talking about! I understand that some coins are more popular or harder to get (and may therefore cost more to purchase), but that is irrelevant to rarity by numbers in existence. The rarity scale mentioned earlier does not take desirability into account. It's a non-subjective measure. That's the whole point of it.

It seems you are talking more about pricing (desirability factored in). Most of the posters agreed (including Amanda), that it would be best to stay away from being a price guide. Prices fluctuate (sometimes quickly) and she wants her chart to stand the test of time. The chart is to illustrate facts such as rarity by numbers only. As you stated, "desirability is hard to quantify".

 

In this case I like my coins the same way I like my steaks extremely rare

 

Preferences? I like my coins shaken, not stirred.

 

Either is fine as long as their dirty not cleaned

 

Looks like I'm a bit late, Doug just posted the URS.

I like this system a lot more than any other.

 

A pocket reference would be so useful especially with series like Morgan's and seated coinage with a lot to know and especially condition rarities like the 1884 -s Morgan a common coin in circulated grades but nearly impossible in unc

 

In many ways I'm kind of going back to the drawing bored. I've decided first off that I don't really like the terms used, and as Doug suggested I'm going to try to stay away from "rare" except for some of the real high end stuff. I'm going to try to keep "scarce" as the top end, which means I need a few more designations in between.

The folks here at the office are taking their slow sweet time examining the Morgan chart I put together, and I'd like a general consensus from them before moving forward enough to post it here. Again, it's a side project for everyone involved, but it's definitely in the works.

 

To do an overview of all the us coins into a pocket reference would be a lot of work but I do think it could be profitable and be useful to many I hope you decide to do it

 

I'm trying to get something that's more like ... the common vernacular used in day to day transactions. That's a "better date coin", not an "R-4". Sure people bust out the URS once in a while, but it's hardly the sort of thing you hear in every day conversation, generally speaking!

 

I also think that people will like it more with an R rating.

 

I agree. I would stay away from unpopular phrases or terms. Not saying you couldn't be the driving force behind something new, but coin collecting is an old hobby and it's very unlikely that things will change much. Why swim against the tide when you can go with the flow?