I just got my Red Book guide to coins in the mail the other day and as I was reading the nickels section,since those are what I mostly search rolls of, and I noticed that the value of just about any nickel after 1940 or so(excluding errors and '42-'45 silvers) that is MS-63 is 25 cents. So does that mean a $2 dollar roll of nickels(assuming they're fresh from the mint or haven't yet circulated too much) from the bank is actually worth 10 dollars($.25 x 40)?
Even if you use the "GREYSHEET" don't expect to paid "bid" either. Sometimes there is a demand sometimes there's little and this varies by dealer. Certified TPG MS 63 can also influence the price over a raw self certified MS 63.
I just checked completed listings on ebay for you, and 2011 BU rolls are selling for about $3 to $4 +shipping. So there is definitely some premium, and I think some years might fetch more.
I haven't had alot of time to look at the new Red Book since I got it earlier this week but the couple pages I looked at were the exact same as 2011. I hope they didn't just slap a new cover on it.
That $0.25 value you see represent the dealers "nuisance charge". The coin isn't worth that much but the dealer has to have something to recover his expenses.
Ah, again a revelation. Had not heard that before, but it certainly stands to reason. I always thought that RB posts a "Wishful Thinking" price and never looked at some of the prices in that light. Overhead is always overhead.
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