Your opinion on NJ rarities R1-R4 Pubblico Deposited
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Subject: Re: Your opinion on NJ rarities R1-R4
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From: "David Lombardo" <lombardo@penn.com>
Thanks ray re-artical- I assume you still have my address. Rob has
talked me into buying back issues of cnl - so will be doing that soon
(procrastinating some). Thanks for the responce here I always
wondered how folks came up with numbers - dave
--- In colonial-coins@egroups.com, Diane & Raymond Williams
<raydianewilliams@j...> wrote:
> Hi David!
> Rarity Ratings and the quantity of coins that exist for any
series and
> specific die varieties is generally educated guesswork except for
the
> scarcer varieties. The rarer the die variety, the more accurate
it's
> rarity rating will be.
> A Maris 18-M NJ Copper is a common coin, and who's to say
wether it's a
> rarity 1, 2 or 3? The Maris 18-L is presently unique, with rumors
of
> another. I think that the educated guesswork on the rarity of the
18-M
> is of more value to the average collector than the much more
accurate
> rarity of the 18-L (which 99% of us will never see).
> With your interest in Fugios, you could borrow catalogs and
start making
> your own list of auction appearances of each variety, eliminating
the
> obvious duplications through pedigree info. It would make a good
> research project and will keep you out of trouble (busy) for
years. I
> know...
> With the NJ Census in Penny Wise, I've been writing about
the more
> common issues, and include only the information supplied to me by
the
> participants in the CC. If it it blantently obvious that known
> significant coins are not represented, I usually list them
separately.
> Although the CC's are of no use establishing the rarity of anything
more
> common than a R-5, they do give the average collector an idea where
their
> coin stands with respect to others out there.
>
> Also David, I received a copy of that Fugio design article
from Jim
> Spilman (CNL) and I'll send you the copy Monday...
>
> Ray Williams - 2000-08-29
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