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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2445684, member: 112&quot;]Let me give you some examples of rarity scales. As you can see, they are all for different things.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Sheldon scale was developed to be used with large cents, and only large cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Sheldon Scale&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>R-1 Common</p><p>R-2 Not So Common</p><p>R-3 Scarce</p><p>R-4 Very Scarce (population est at 76-200)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>R-5 Rare (31-75)</p><p>R-6 Very Rare (13-30)</p><p>R-7 Extremely rare (4-12)</p><p>R-8 Unique or Nearly So (1,2 or 3)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Universal Rarity Scale was developed to be used with US coins, and only US coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Universal Rarity Scale by Q. David Bowers</p><p><br /></p><p>Universal Rarity Scale-0 = None known</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-1 = 1 known, unique</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-2 = 2 known</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-3 = 3 or 4</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-4 = 5 to 8</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-5 = 9 to 16</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-6 = 17 to 32</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-7 = 33 to 64</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-8 = 65 to 124</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-9 = 125 to 249</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-10 = 250 to 499</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-11 = 500 to 999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-12 = 1,000 to 1,999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-13 = 2,000 to 3,999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-14 = 4,000 to 7,999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-15 = 8,000 to 15,999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-16 = 16,000 to 31,999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-17 = 32,000 to 64,999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-18 = 65,000 to 124,999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-19 = 125,000 to 249,999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-20 = 250,000 to 499,999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-21 = 500,000 to 999,999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-22 = 1,000,000 to 1,999,999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-23 = 2,000,000 to 3,999,999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-24 = 4,000,000 to 7,999,999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-25 = 8,000,000 to 15,999,999</p><p><br /></p><p>URS-26&gt; = same progression</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hard Times tokens rarity scale&nbsp;&nbsp; (only for Hard Times tokens)</p><p><br /></p><p>R1 - common</p><p>R2 - less common</p><p>R3 - Scarce</p><p>R4 - estimated 76-200 specimens survive</p><p>R5 - estimated 31-75 specimens survive</p><p>R6 - estimated 13-30 specimens survive</p><p>R7 - estimated 4-12 specimens survive</p><p>R8 - estimated 2 or 3 specimens survive</p><p>R9 - Unique (only one known)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For all tokens - </p><p><br /></p><p>GEORGE FULD RARITY SCALE FOR TOKEN COINS</p><p>RARITY&nbsp; &nbsp; ESTIMATED NUMBER IN EXISTENCE</p><p>R - 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Greater than 5000 (Relatively Common)</p><p>R - 2&nbsp; &nbsp; 2001 to 5000</p><p>R - 3&nbsp; &nbsp; 501 to 2000</p><p>R - 4&nbsp; &nbsp; 201 to 500</p><p>R - 5&nbsp; &nbsp; 76 to 200</p><p>R - 6&nbsp; &nbsp; 21 to 75</p><p>R - 7&nbsp; &nbsp; 11 to 20</p><p>R - 8&nbsp; &nbsp; 5 to 10</p><p>R - 9&nbsp; &nbsp; 2 to 4 </p><p>R - 10&nbsp; &nbsp; 1 Only </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From the degrees of Rarity as defined in Scholten in <i>Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Scholten Description</p><p><br /></p><p>C</p><p>Common</p><p><br /></p><p>N</p><p>Normal</p><p><br /></p><p>S</p><p>Scarce</p><p><br /></p><p>R</p><p>Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>RR</p><p>Very Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>RRR</p><p>Extremely Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>RRRR</p><p>Of the utmost rarity</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Michael Marsh in his book <i>The Gold Sovereign</i> expands the last rarity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Marsh Description</p><p><br /></p><p>R4</p><p>15 to 25 examples known</p><p><br /></p><p>R5</p><p>9 to 14 examples known</p><p><br /></p><p>R6</p><p>4 to 8 examples known</p><p><br /></p><p>R7</p><p>Highest rarity known[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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