Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States - A Complete Encyclopedia

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• POPULATION DISTRIBUTION: Under this heading, estimates are given of the number of coins surviving in various grade categories. The Universal Rarity Scale (URS) rating is given after each. A sample listing may look like this:
Approximate population MS-65 or better: 0 (URS-0)

Approximate population MS-64: 0 (URS-0)
Approximate population MS-63: 0 (URS-0)
Approximate population MS-60 to 62: 0 (URS-0)

Approximate population AU-50 to 58: 0 (URS-0)

Approximate population VF-20 to EF-45: 20 to 25 (URS-6)

Approximate population G-4 to F-15: 10 to 15 (URS-5)

Approximate population for all grades combined: 30 to 50 (URS-6)

• CONDITION CENSUS: The Condition Census represents the numerical grades of the top six specimens believed to exist. In some instances, there are more specimens of the lowest number, and in such cases, the word multiples is used in parentheses, as: (multiples). A sample listing looks like this:
40-40-35-30-30-25 (multiples)

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