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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 26136, member: 112&quot;]Actually Sylvester the Seaby &amp; Rayner book uses 12.</p><p><br /></p><p>C3 - Extremely common</p><p>C2 - Very Common</p><p>C - Common</p><p>N - Normal neither scarce nor common</p><p>S - Scarce</p><p>R - Rare</p><p>R2 - Very Rare</p><p>R3 - Extremely Rare</p><p>R4 - Only 11 - 20 examples known</p><p>R5 - Only 5 - 10 examples known</p><p>R6 - Only 3 - 4 examples known</p><p>R7 - Only 1 - 2 examples known</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And I may as well post some others while I&#039;m at it&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rarity as defined by Scholten in Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories</p><p><br /></p><p>Scholten&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Description </p><p>C&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Common </p><p>N&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Normal </p><p>S&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Scarce </p><p>R&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Rare </p><p>RR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Very Rare </p><p>RRR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Extremely Rare </p><p>RRRR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Of the utmost rarity </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Michael Marsh in his book The Gold Sovereign</p><p><br /></p><p>Marsh&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Description </p><p>R4&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 15 to 25 examples known </p><p>R5&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 9 to 14 examples known </p><p>R6&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4 to 8 examples known </p><p>R7&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Highest rarity known </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Andrew Pollock in his book US Patterns</p><p><br /></p><p>R1&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; over 1250 examples known </p><p>R2&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 500 to 1250 examples known </p><p>R3&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 201 to 500 examples known </p><p>R4&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 76 to 200 examples known </p><p>R5&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 31 to 75 examples known </p><p>R6&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 13 to 30 examples known </p><p>R7&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4 to 12 Highest rarity known </p><p>R8&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2 or 3 examples known </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As I say - there are many, many rarity scales. It would almost take a book of its own to list them all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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