Question on MPL ranking

robec

I'm curious as to how one set with 2 RD coins, a 1909 PR65 and 1914 PR66, can be ranked lower than a set with one coin, a 1912 PR63RB.

renomedphys

The 1912 is a 3x weighted coin.

It goes like this:

VDB - 5x
1916 - 4x
1912 - 3x
1915 - 2x
All the rest - 1x

So owning a PR63RB 1912 is like owning three equivalently graded 1x coins, at least for the sake of the registry.

golfer72

Maybe because of the copper gurantee renegging?

Steve

Bob,
Just to add to what Matt has said. This is an unusual situation where the 1912 is weighted 3 times more than either the 1909 or the 1914. Weighting has a significant effect on the point value and that is why in the MPL series the weighting numbers Matt shows offset even the fact that the RD designation is worth 2 bonus points and the RB designation is worth only 1 bonus point. So, the collector with just one coin, the 1912 in 63RB has an average of 64 with the bonus which is then weighted 3 times. The collector with the two coins, 1909 in 65RD and 1914 in 66RD has a 67 + 68 = 135 which is weighted only once.
Steve

robec

Thanks Matt and Steve. It was just shocking to see. If I hadn't been so lazy, I might have looked myself. No way did I think that two higher graded Reds would rate lower than one RB. Power to the non-RDs!!

illini420

is the 1912 really three times harder to find than those coins with a weighting of 1x?? I heard the 1915 was tough so I understand that getting 2x, but I've never heard that the 1912 was an even tougher coin.

lusterlover

I agree (and so does the price guide)

renomedphys

<< <i>is the 1912 really three times harder to find than those coins with a weighting of 1x?? I heard the 1915 was tough so I understand that getting 2x, but I've never heard that the 1912 was an even tougher coin. >>


The 1912 is somewhat tougher (maybe the toughest of all) when you combine high grade and good looks.