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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 3179912, member: 26302&quot;]Yeah, but the thing about rarity is why does it matter? The 484,000 1909 S VDB cents are only rare in comparison to the tens of millions of people who were trying to collect one of each &quot;date&quot; and there was a hole there for them to fill. </p><p><br /></p><p>Why is a 1893 S silver dollar expensive when it is much more common that hundreds of other US coins? Because there are so many OTHER morgan dollars it creates a great demand to collect the set. </p><p><br /></p><p>Unless an ancient coin is part of a &quot;set&quot; that many others are trying to collect, rarity means little. If it weren&#039;t for the 12 Caesars book, I doubt few would care much about Galba or Otho coins. The Byzantine Type F anonymous bronze is usually a miserable coin, but is scarcer than other anonymous bronzes so has a higher price.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Relative rarity&quot; within a defined set with high demand is the main thing that will matter, except for the great artistic pieces, for ancient coins, and all coins for that matter IMHO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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