what does the R rating stand for?

1957joe

I saw a post that talked about an R-2 being pretty commom. Where can I find what all of the R levels mean?
Thanks in advance!
Joe

agentjim007

read this thread

Wolf359

Van Allen, Leroy C. and A. George Mallis. Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars, 4th Edition Worldwide Ventures, Inc., 1991
Symbol Number of Pieces
R-8 Unique or Nearly Unique (Several)
R-7 Extremely Rare (Few Tens)
R-6 Very Rare (Several Hundred)
R-5 Rare (Several Thousands)
R-4 Very Scarce (Tens of Thousands)
R-3 Scarce (Hundreds of Thousands)
R-2 Not so Common (Several Millions)
R-1 Common (Tens of Millions)