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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2533493, member: 56859"]Perhaps it is unlisted but I always wonder if the person writing the blurb has truly checked all references and how they quantify the label "extremely rare". At the moment there are 659 coins on for sale on Vcoins which are touted as "extremely rare".</p><p><br /></p><p>My impression is that it is not uncommon to see rare provincials. If it is an imperial, is it extremely rare because of some minor difference, important primarily to specialists?</p><p><br /></p><p>Regardless of whether various books say a coin is common or rare, for me the bottom line is whether there are any in the main online databases/sales records (sounds like you've already checked this). If there are few or none, it is "rare" at least from an availability standpoint.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you like having rarities, collect provincials <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2533493, member: 56859"]Perhaps it is unlisted but I always wonder if the person writing the blurb has truly checked all references and how they quantify the label "extremely rare". At the moment there are 659 coins on for sale on Vcoins which are touted as "extremely rare". My impression is that it is not uncommon to see rare provincials. If it is an imperial, is it extremely rare because of some minor difference, important primarily to specialists? Regardless of whether various books say a coin is common or rare, for me the bottom line is whether there are any in the main online databases/sales records (sounds like you've already checked this). If there are few or none, it is "rare" at least from an availability standpoint. If you like having rarities, collect provincials :).[/QUOTE]
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