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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 3985123, member: 97383&quot;]David, you pose an interesting question &amp; will get a variety of answers <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Having authored so many books, what is your standard for rarity <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />? One standard I find useful is by Richard McAlee, in his book <b>The Coins of Roman Antioch</b>. He states: &quot;Extremely Rare&quot; means that 1 or 2 coins are known to the author, &quot;Very Rare&quot; means 3 to 5 coins known, and &quot;Rare&quot; means 6 to 12 coins known. As you state it&#039;s hard to know how many coins are not know to an author or expert, &amp; of course the discovery of a new hoard can quickly change the status of a coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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