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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;princeofwaldo, post: 2043787, member: 24091&quot;][ATTACH=full]373728[/ATTACH] The real differentiator when it comes to rarity, is whether examples of the coin reside within a collection for many years.&nbsp; If a coin is both low mintage, and highly sought after, examples often end-up impounded within the same collection for many decades which amplifies the rarity of the coin in the market place.&nbsp; If, on the other hand, a coin has a tiny mintage, but has significant velocity in the market place, then it isn&#039;t rare at all even though the mintage might suggest otherwise.</p><p><br /></p><p>A great example of this would be the gold 1969 Yemen 2 Riyal. The coin has a mintage of only 100 pieces, but examples change hands so frequently that anyone really wanting to own one would never have to wait more than a month or two for one to become available for sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>And so, in a very real sense, demand dictates rarity for many coins.&nbsp; If the coin is hardly ever offered for sale, then it is rare regardless of what the mintage was or how many have survived.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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