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Message:: [QUOTE="ARguy, post: 957470, member: 16047"]You see a lot more coins than I do and would know better than I.  I pretty much only see the auction catalogs, but until maybe 5 years ago, the general opinion seems to have been that RR8 was the scarcest and that RR6 and RR7 were about the same in terms of rarity.  I've read lately that some believe RR7 to be scarcer than RR8.  I've been looking for an RR4, so I kind of pay attention to what turns up at auction. IMHO, RR7 and RR8 are of about the same rarity, with RR6 being more common.  I have seen auctions with multiple RR6's and few if any RR7/RR8's.  To your point, you almost never see a high grade RR8 and you do see high grade RR7's, more often than RR6.  I think that the planchet stock was running out on RR8's.  They seem to be lower quality in general. I always thought that RR4 and RR8 were about the same rarity. But, RR4's seem to be harder to find and many of the ones I see listed seem to be the same specimens resold.  So, I'm kind of thinking that RR4 may be a little scarcer.  Of course it is in higher demand because of the singular use of the VERMONTIS spelling.  So, price may not be a true indication of rarity.  I also think that RR2 is nearly as common as RR6.  So, just in my opinion, from most common to scarcest, it goes something like: RR6 RR2 (RR7 and RR8) RR4 RR3 RR5. Again, this is just a collector's opinion.[/QUOTE]