Many of you may have seen coins listed on ebay refered to as R-2 or R-6 etc......but what does this really mean?
below is a list of the (R) RARITY SCALE:
R-1 Common
R-2 Not So Common
R-3 Scarce
R-4 Very Scarce (population est. at 76-200)
R-5 Rare (31-75)
R-6 Very Rare (13-30)
R-7 Extremely rare (4-12)
R-8 Unique or Nearly So (1, 2 or 3)
You can verify if a seller is giving you the real (R), or if you're a seller, you can look-up the (R) of your coin by visiting 'www.coinfacts.com'
1854 P1C PATTERN CENT (J-161) +++ CERTIFIED NGC PR-65 +++
1850 $20 GOLD LIBERTY *1ST YEAR OF ISSUE * +++ CERTIFIED NGC AU +++ DETAILS
1864 PROOF SEATED HALF DOLLAR *CIVIL WAR* +++ CERTIFIED NGC PR-63 +++
1797 FLOWING HAIR HALF CENT +++ CERTIFIED PCGS VG-10 +++
1803 DRAPED BUST LARGE CENT +++ CERTIFIED PCGS-XF +++
1836 *REEDED EDGE* BUST HALF DOLLAR +++ CERTIFIED NGC-AU +++ DETAILS
1873 PROOF SEATED QUARTER +++ CERTIFIED NGC PR-64 CAMEO +++
1856-S $3 GOLD PRINCESS +++ CERTIFIED NGC XF-45 +++
1795 FLOWING HAIR DOLLAR +++ CERTIFIED PCGS +++ GENUINE
1795 FLOWING HAIR HALF DOLLAR (O-102, R-5) +++ CERTIFIED NGC VG-10 +++
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