Ctwink
Joined: 5-Jan-2018
Posts: 95
Posted: 2-Feb-2018, 23:39
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Posted: 2-Feb-2018, 23:39
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I have a general site question about your "Type" verbiage and "Numista Rarity Index. So "common coin" as the TYPE doesn't change as per the rarity - correct? Or does it? I see a coin with a 94 rarity index that is still called a "common coin". I am new to the site so I might be missing something, but it just seems counter intuitive that a super rare coin is called a "common coin" somewhere else on the same page. I assume in this instance "common coin" differentiates from "Token" or "Commemorative Coin" - maybe I'm just stuck on the word common...
Thanks - Ctwink
gyoschak
Numista team
Joined: 4-Mar-2014
Posts: 520
Posted: 3-Feb-2018, 06:21
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Posted: 3-Feb-2018, 06:21
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The rarity index is nothing more than a formula that describes how “rare” that particular type is for the users that use this website, nothing external.
There are many threads here addressing NRI, it’s a red v blue, pro-choice v pro-life discussion. In other words it is difficult to find rational discourse regarding it...
Regarding “common coin” not sure.
Coinman48
Joined: 16-Sep-2015
Posts: 1036
Posted: 3-Feb-2018, 15:17
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Posted: 3-Feb-2018, 15:17
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"Common Coin" in Numista simply means circulating coin. There have been suggestions to change to "Regular Coin" or "Ordinary Coin". There is no relationship to the rarity index.
Ctwink
Joined: 5-Jan-2018
Posts: 95
Posted: 3-Feb-2018, 16:21
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Posted: 3-Feb-2018, 16:21
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Cool. I would support a change.
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