Condition Rarity Nickels
Collectors treasure coins in the best condition possible. The better the condition of your coins, the higher the value. A worn coin is less desirable and less valuable than one in excellent condition.
condition rarity: a coin that is common in low grade but very rare in high grade. For example, some coins are unknown in Uncirculated condition.
consignment: the coins that are given to an auction house or dealer to sell.
condition rarity
A term to indicate a common coin that is rarely found in high grades.
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Condition rarity - A term to indicate a common coin that is exceedingly rare when found in high grades.
CONDITION RARITY RATING
An unofficial absolute rarity rating scheme that indicates the number of expected examples of a coin (by denomination and date) to exist in Original Gem Uncirculated (65) or better condition.
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994 1848-D AU-53 (PCGS). Bright yellow gold with some prooflike reflectivity in the fields.
(This is referred to as condition rarity.) rarity scale A term referring to a numerical-rating system such as the Universal Rarity Scale. Raw Numismatic slang for a coin or other numismatic item that has not been encapsulated by a grading service.
For the sake of provoking a discussion, or at least some thought, I should also mention a type of coin for which no term has yet been devised, although perhaps reverse condition rarity might be appropriate: a coin which is common in high preservation ...
A well-struck, full flan VF would be rare indeed (a "condition rarity"), even when excavation reports record many (mostly terrible) examples. To see RIC rarity, mint by mint, click on the reverse type description or ID number.
The 1919-D dime is the "condition rarity key" of the Mercury dime series, as it is the most expensive coin in top condition. Most sets have more than one key coin. In Lincoln cents, for instance, the 1909-S V.D.B.
That is "Condition Rarity" and "Absolute Rarity." Condition Rarity is a coin that is rare in higher grades.
Date rarity is more important than condition rarity to maintaining value. If you expect heavy inflation, these kinds of coins can keep you from losing money about as effectively as a good savings account, savings bonds or Treasury bonds.
According to Kimmel, there are three different kinds of coin rarity: Absolute rarity, low survival and condition rarity.
The number of specimens extant of any particular numismatic item. This can be the total number of extant specimens or the number of examples in a particular grade and higher. (This is referred to as condition rarity.)
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It is the lowest mintage coin of the set and the most expensive (in most grades). The 1919-D dime is the "condition rarity key" of the Mercury dime series, as it is the most expensive coin in top condition.
The concept of "condition rarity" has come to describe coins that are rare in their particular grade, which is determined on the basis of sharpness of strike, luster, eye appeal, and the absence of cuts, nicks, and scratches.
 See also: Rarity, Condition, Coin, Grade, Collector
  
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