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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The Blue book? Red Book is great for coin identification and information on them, but we all know prices are high. However, the blue book seems to be more in tune to what dealers will really buy. anyone here use this? |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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The Blue Book was always the wholesale or buy prices. Not sure how realistic it is any more, all I've ever seen used is the weekly grey sheet + some online auction searches.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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United States
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Where do you go to find grey sheet prices? Is there a subscription?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Greysheet is the Coin Dealer Newsletter, they also have the green sheet for currency, the blue sheet for certified coins. The weekly grey sheet also comes with a monthly and a quarterly issues that break down and list more coin. http://www.greysheet.com/"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
I have a 2013 Bluebook. They're cheap to pick up and have some decent info min them. As far as prices go it runs low end wholesale on most stuff. That's a lot more realistic than most price guides but certainly not what I would "ask" if selling.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Both the Red Book and the Blue Book have the same problem. Their pricing is out of date by the time they hit the book shelves. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:Both the Red Book and the Blue Book have the same problem. Their pricing is out of date by the time they hit the book shelves. Of course. You have to remember that they are yearly publications and can not possibly fortell the future. The Red Book's prices were always supposed to be the highest price anyone should pay for a coin and the Blue Book was supposed to be the lowest possible price. Neither book was ever supposed to be the latest guide to prices. Prices of coins as well as many other items, can vary due to the economy, location, weather, your shoe size, etc. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As much as I love books, the printed page will for sure be out of date on pricing, especially in a market that is tied so closely to metal commodities. One of the best online up to date pricing guides I use besides looking at completed sold ebay and Heritage auctions is numismedia.com. They are really giving the old Coin Dealer Newsletter (greysheet) a run for their money. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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