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<p>[QUOTE="robbudo, post: 1046551, member: 19243"]Thanks for the tip - that really helps. I believe they are using the Sheldon Scale on Coinfacts.com.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just got a large cent rated as 'scarce' on that site that made me look into it further. It has some unique die marks, so I'll post some pictures later. </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">The Sheldon Scale </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">R-1 Common (> 1000)</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">R-2 Not So Common (501 - 1,000)</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">R-3 Scarce (201 - 500)</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">R-4 Very Scarce (population est at 76-200) </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">R-5 Rare (31-75) </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">R-6 Very Rare (13-30) </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">R-7 Extremely rare (4-12) </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">R-8 Unique or Nearly So (1,2 or 3)</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robbudo, post: 1046551, member: 19243"]Thanks for the tip - that really helps. I believe they are using the Sheldon Scale on Coinfacts.com. I just got a large cent rated as 'scarce' on that site that made me look into it further. It has some unique die marks, so I'll post some pictures later. [LEFT][COLOR=#000000]The Sheldon Scale R-1 Common (> 1000) R-2 Not So Common (501 - 1,000) R-3 Scarce (201 - 500) 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) [/COLOR][/LEFT][/QUOTE]
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