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What is the best or most accurate price guide for U.S. coins?
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 Posted 03/17/2009  11:22 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
ebay after the sale is final.
All price guides are just guides. There is no manufacturer's sticker price, suggested retail price, etc on coins. If a price guide says a coin is worth $10 but you can only sell or buy one for $1, then it is worth $1. Examples are the Red Book, PCGS web site, miscellaneous web sites and or magazines. Usually those are all just guesses. Dealers like to use the grey sheet and as a rule that is sort of an accurate price guide but that to is vague when it comes to buying and selling.
So again if you go to ebay and see a coin you want to know the value of just wait for the final sale. That is what it is worth.
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 Posted 03/17/2009  11:32 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rkp to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I second just_carl's sentiments. Price guides vary significantly for some coins in certain grades. The best guide in my opinion is e-bay's closed auctions (be sure to factor in shipping fees since in some cases a $6 shipping charge will be a significant percent of the overall price paid). Also, for higher-end coins look at Heritage (ha.com) which has over a decade worth of archived auctions and final prices realized. Registration is free and the pictures are great.
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