Why rarity differs
A huge mintage — but very unequal survival
While the total mintage of these coins was huge, there is a big difference in the occurrence of the various die combinations. We’ve tried to use a combination of statistical methodology, findings from various sources and educated guesswork to produce a list of how many coins we believe there exists of every die combination.
The basis for our analysis is that there still exist approximately 50,000 coins from the 1771 skilling mintage among collectors around the world. As we’ve browsed through more than 7,000 coins ourselves and collected information of rare coins from other sources, we argue that our information is sufficient to make statistical predictions about die mix occurrences.
Rarity groups
From very rare to abundant
In the table below, we've divided the occurrences of the various die combinations into six groups from the very rare (only 1–10 coins exist) to the abundant (more than 200 coins exist) occurrences. As of February 2021 we’ve registered 981 die combinations, where 155 are categorized as "Very Rare". These 155 die combinations constitute a total of approximately 850 coins or 1.7% of the remaining 1771 skilling coins.
Full overview
Rarity Table
Please take a look at the following overview for our judgement about the rarity of your coin:
