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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;geekpryde, post: 1938021, member: 36248&quot;]<p style="text-align: center"><b>Numismatic Rarity vs Coin Value, my simple analysis</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><br /></b></p><p>I decide to take a few of my coins and look up their &quot;Numismatic Rarity&quot; according to PCGS.&nbsp;&nbsp; I then compared to the estimated retail value of each coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; I color-coded the rarity (green = not rare, red = rare) and the value (green = cheap, red = expensive).&nbsp;&nbsp; This is scaled based only on my coins I looked up, so the sample size is small, 44 coins total.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; -<a href="http://www.pcgs.com/news/tips-on-using-pcgs-coinfacts-8?utm_source=ezine&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=ezine12312013" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/news/tips-on-using-pcgs-coinfacts-8?utm_source=ezine&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=ezine12312013" rel="nofollow">PCGS</a></p><p><br /></p><p>What I noticed is that there is less correlation between &quot;Numismatic Rarity&quot; and value than I was expecting.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are no coins that are RED for both value and rarity, and my most rare coin is also one of my least valuable.&nbsp;&nbsp; Obviously, popularity of series and a bunch of other factors come into play, but still, I am confused how a 1907 IHC can be a rarity 6.6 and only be worth ~$50.00.&nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; There are plenty of orange and yellow coin values that correspond well with rarity, and a few in the green zones.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Have a look, and tell me what you think.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]335460[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>- Matt[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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