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j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 12/16/2007 04:50 am Any comments as to why there's often a huge disparity between the price guides of sites like https://www.numismedia.com and https://www.pcgs.com? Jim Report this Post to the Staff

tights24 Pillar of the Community United States 2254 Posts	Posted 12/16/2007 08:08 am From what I have seen, PCGS.com pricing lists the highest that was ever paid for a certain coin and grade, so it is very misleading and typically very high. If I ever want to look at true market value of something, I usually don't even look at the dealer sheets. I use: 1. Completed ebay Auctions in and around the coin and grade 2. Teletrade prices realized 3. Heritage Auction prices realized 4. Sometimes I check out Harlan Berk to see what he lists for. Bottom line, PCGS, Numismedia, the RedBook, are all "guides" only. Hope that helps. Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 12/16/2007 10:38 am Well said Tights24 they all have a different price! maybe take the 4 guides and average them together dived 4 = $$ ? Report this Post to the Staff
j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 12/16/2007 12:35 pm Thankee, folks. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
fengk Pillar of the Community United States 986 Posts	Posted 12/16/2007 2:23 pm A price guide is just that- a guide. For some series, you will have to pay many times what the "guides" say to obtain a nice coin, while for some other series the guides are horribly overpriced. Report this Post to the Staff
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