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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KurtS, post: 2125169, member: 11786&quot;]Rarity figures get published in books like the Cherrypicker&#039;s guide--but as actual finds change constantly, so does &quot;rarity&quot;. Are you interested in value? Because rarity and value are often unrelated. There are some IHC RPDs where there are only a couple examples known, but since the demand is low, so is their value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Snow&#039;s books give star ratings, which is his way of approximating interest/value for each value. This 1891 RPD (Snow-3) is given 3 stars, which is translated to mean &quot;A highly sought after variety with a premium between 3X and 5X&quot;. Still, what a collector will pay for any variety is based on interest and perceived &quot;value&quot;, including prior sales figures (if you can find them). The <i>little I know </i>on value for specific varieties is based on research on auction sites, past ebay sales, and what variety dealers are selling--<i>research that anyone can do.</i> So putting a &quot;value&quot; on any coin is a guess--until it&#039;s sold. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> In the case of this variety, it&#039;s a great RPD and I&#039;ve seen it bid up on eBay. If you got this one near the normal catalogue price--then you did well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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