what is the population range for R3 rarity?

mact

Hi,

I have a 1836 bust quarter, B-2. The books say that this variety is R3, or high R3.

What is the range in terms of numbers for the R3 rating?

thanks in advance,

matt

Steve27

There are other scales out there, but I believe this is the most widely used:

Rarity Description Estimated Number of Survivors
UNK Unknown No Known Survivors
UR-10 Unique 1 Known
UR-9 Ultra Rare 2 to 3
UR-8 Extremely Rare 4 to 8
UR-7 Very Rare 9 to 20
UR-6 Rare 21 to 50
UR-5 Extremely Scarce 51 to 200
UR-4 Very Scarce 201 to 500
UR-3 Scarce 501 to 2000
UR-2 Usually Available 2001 to 10000
UR-1 Readily Available Over 10000 Known

ccr

Rarity scale. R1 most common; R8 least common. The often used Sheldon scale is:
R8 = 1-3 known (estimated), "Unique or Nearly Unique"
R7 = 4-12 known, "Extremely Rare"
R6 = 13-30 known, "Very Rare"
R5 = 31-75 known, "Rare"
R4 = 76-200 known, "Very Scarce"
R3 = 201-500 known, "Scarce"
R2 = 501-1250 known, "Uncommon"
R1 = over 1251 known, "Common"

JrGMan2004

<< <i>Rarity scale. R1 most common; R8 least common. The often used Sheldon scale is:
R8 = 1-3 known (estimated), "Unique or Nearly Unique"
R7 = 4-12 known, "Extremely Rare"
R6 = 13-30 known, "Very Rare"
R5 = 31-75 known, "Rare"
R4 = 76-200 known, "Very Scarce"
R3 = 201-500 known, "Scarce"
R2 = 501-1250 known, "Uncommon"
R1 = over 1251 known, "Common" >>

This is the scale used for Bust Coins, as well as Patterns... I believe only Tokens and such use the 1-10 scale...

Conder101

The only thing I know of that uses the 1-10 scale is civil war tokens. Most other tokens that I know of still use the Sheldon scale.

WACoinGuy

Maybe if everyone who has an 1836 B-2 bust quarter posts a reply we can see just how rare it is.

relayer

THE UNIVERSAL RARITY SCALE

Devised by Q. David Bowers, originally appearing in his book “Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars Of The United States” published in 1993.


Universal Rarity Scale – 0 = None known
URS – 1 = 1 known, unique
URS – 2 = 2 known extremely rare
URS – 3 = 3 or 4 extremely rare
URS – 4 = 5 to 8 extremely rare
URS – 5 = 9 to 16 very rare
URS – 6 = 17 to 32 very rare
URS – 7 = 33 to 64 rare
URS – 8 = 65 to 124 rare
URS – 9 = 125 to 249 rare
URS – 10 = 250 to 499 extremely scarce
URS – 11 = 500 to 999 extremely scarce
URS – 12 = 1,000 to 1,999 scarce
URS – 13 = 2,000 to 3,999 scarce
URS – 14 = 4,000 to 7,999 semi-scarce
URS – 15 = 8,000 to 15,999 semi-scarce
URS – 16 = 16,000 to 31,999 common
URS – 17 = 32,000 to 64,999 common
URS – 18 = 65,000 to 124,999 common
URS – 19 = 125,000 to 249,999 very common
URS – 20 = 250,000 to 499,999 very common
URS – 21 = 500,000 to 999,999 very common
URS – 22 = 1,000,000 to 1,999,999 very common
URS – 23 = 2,000,000 to 3,999,999 very common
URS – 24 = 4,000,000 to 7,999,999 very common
URS – 25 = 8,000,000 to 15,999,999 very common
URS – 26> = same progression

Conder101

<< <i>THE UNIVERSAL RARITY SCALE

Devised by Q. David Bowers, originally appearing in his book “Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars Of The United States” published in 1993. >>


And used by almost no one. Some modern variety people, possibly VAMers.

Steve27

Now you know why everyone on ebay says that their coin is "rare."