very interesting thread and I appreciate all the great coins discussed and displayed. However, "mintage" is a relative not absolute measure of rarity. The word "rare" is often times thrown around too loosely. There are lots of coins with extremely low mintage that nonetheless are readily available, if you have the funds or are willing to accept either a small flaw or a PCGS genuine holder. Let's take the 1804 bust quarter. Certainly by mintage that would be considered a rare coin. But if you check on
ebay alone right now, you probably have the opportuinity to pick from 3 or more examples. Compare that to the 1804 bust dime. Now that coin, with the same general mintage as the quarter, nonetheless may make an appearance on
ebay as an example maybe once a year. The quarter I would consider scarce. The dime I would consider rare. Mintages: essentially the same
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Posted 06/14/2011 4:25 pm
) have a proof 1917 
