Coin Rarity Report Published In 1858

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Tbone Pillar of the Community United States 1839 Posts	Posted 02/28/2017 6:17 pm Rarity and census reports are an important tool to collectors and numismatic scholars today. Ever wonder how far back it was that rarity figures started to be noticed? Here's an interesting report that was put out in 1858, right at the end of the Large cent and Half Cent era, and at the time that many consider to be the birth of collecting. Not a very complicated table here. A coin was considered either common, rare, or very rare. Edited by Tbone 02/28/2017 6:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Illegaltender Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 02/28/2017 6:23 pm That is insanely cool, Thanks for sharing! Report this Post to the Staff
Jolteon1698 Valued Member United States 384 Posts	Posted 02/28/2017 6:26 pm Yeah this is awesome Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 02/28/2017 6:34 pm That is really cool! Report this Post to the Staff
Tbone Pillar of the Community United States 1839 Posts	Posted 02/28/2017 7:08 pm Not too surprisingly the 1822 half eagle was listed as very rare in the report above. Even in 1858 they knew how elusive it was. http://media.stacksbowers.com/Pogue...irtual-book/ Report this Post to the Staff
RK55 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 02/28/2017 7:56 pm Quite an interesting read! Thanks for sharing it with us! Report this Post to the Staff
Nickel Guy Pillar of the Community United States 604 Posts	Posted 02/28/2017 8:05 pm I like that last page from Mr. Snowden. Report this Post to the Staff
Debrajc Pillar of the Community United States 4211 Posts	Posted 02/28/2017 8:47 pm How cool is that!! Thanks for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
bandsdean Pillar of the Community United States 2125 Posts	Posted 02/28/2017 9:33 pm This is cool! Report this Post to the Staff
coinlover1899 Pillar of the Community United States 3058 Posts	Posted 02/28/2017 10:14 pm Awesome! Good read! Report this Post to the Staff
Omegaraptor Valued Member United States 321 Posts	Posted 02/28/2017 10:17 pm Things were so much different back then. The 1809 dime is listed as common, when today it's an R4. Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 03/01/2017 06:35 am Very cool indeed! Report this Post to the Staff
thecoinguy1964 Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 03/01/2017 06:51 am Too cool. I'd love to have a copy Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 03/01/2017 06:56 am Very interesting report. It would be a good addition to any collectors library. I was looking for mention to the "C" and "D" mint small gold. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/01/2017 07:49 am Back then most collectors didn't pay any attention to mintmarks, they strictly collected by date. Interest in mintmarks didn't start to grow until Augustus Heaton published his monograph on them in 1893. Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 03/01/2017 1:09 pm wow this is incredible. thank you for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
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