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barry arnold'Scarce' does have a quantitative bent when indicating deficiency or inadequacy. Secondarily, it does at times refer to the unusual or uncommon
attributes of a referent which gives it some ostensible synonymity with respect to the
word 'rare'. I say that it is ostensibly so, because the uncommonness is
most often a criterion of economic/quantitative analysis.
'Rare' imho is the term of choice in our domain as it includes such laudatory descriptions as EXCELLENT,EXCEPTIONAL,EXTRAORDINARY,and SINGULAR.
Having made these delineations, I would now say that my T206 Green Cobb
is, indeed, RARE. Certainly, it is not scarce, given the primary definition
above. Given the secondary definition(particularly with respect to economic elements), it may well be considered scarce as it is unusual and uncommon, with some apparent subjectivity militating against the precision of this contention. For me, the secondary definition pales in comparison to the much stronger descriptive,RARE.
Yes, I would be pleased that my Cobb is scarce in terms of the supply and demand equation, but I am absolutely delighted that it is aesthetically
one of the rarest of 206 gems.
all the best,
Barry