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I have a canadian coin digest (not too sure why I got it, but at the time I was new to collecting and got it because it had coins on it). Does anyone know if I could look at the prices in there for trend values? are they accurate at all?
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I have a similar experience. Two years ago I was at a local coin show looking for foreign (Canadian) coins. The trouble I had is that I had no clue on ANY pricing for Canadian coins. I was lucky to chat with one of the dealers from the other side of the border as he was nice enough to help me by giving me the latest "Canadian Coin News" paper, which the "Trends" section was very helpful to me by showing pricing info for almost all of the older coins.
The trouble I still had is that the coin pricing only ran to 1976, so I had no idea if a newer coin had any extra value or not. I was looking quite awhile for a cheap 1991 quarter (which I thought was face value) but the best price I ever found (and ended up buying) was $20.00. I still don't know if I got a deal or got taken. :)
Anyway, I still use the same newspaper from 2012 as a guide when I look to buy any older Canadian coins (mostly looking for Vicky's now). I also do not know if any pricing has changed in the past two years. Next month we have the big Michigan show and I'll try to buy a newer newspaper from another Canadian vendor there.
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Yes. You can also look at http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php or the latest Charlton catalogue. Although take all prices with a grain of salt. Common coins/grades can go for 50-70% of trend/list/book on ebay. Although there are a few of the scarcer coins and highest grades that go in the 70-100% range this has not been the norm the last couple of years. |
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I agree...
coinsandcanada.com is a great resource.. on the net ... put it on your tablet or phone and you're good to go to a show...
The CCN newspaper is also a great resource.. they occasionally will print trends of modern issues as well...
When in doubt I would also suggest looking at completed listings on the bay to get a market sense ... although usually at a show with most dealers you should still end up getting a better price.
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Quote:....You can also look at http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php or the latest Charlton catalogue. Although take all prices with a grain of salt. .... Thanks for the tip. It looks like I got ripped off pretty bad with that 1991 quarter. The C&C.com list shows it at $1.20 but I paid $20.oo (the guy gave me a deal, he had it at $24). He had told me though that the only 1991 quarters were proofs; they didn't make any for circulation that year. Are there two sides to my purchase? |
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The C&C.com list shows it at $1.20 but I paid $20.oo You're saying you bought the coin in AU condition? And from what I know, you do find them in circulation. They were no only proofs for that year. |
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There were 459,000 coins put into circulation that year. Also there were 132,000 proof coins minted. If it has a frosted relief, it is a proof coin, if not , it is a business strike.
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In both CCN Trends and C&C.com an MS-64 1991 would be valued at around $20 so unless it's a well-circulated quarter you maybe overpaid a bit but not overly so. It's certainly a lot more valuable than a 1990 quarter. And it was 1992 that there were no caribou quarters produced for circulation.
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...so unless it's a well-circulated quarter... It was labeled as a 'BU', so maybe I did ok after all. Thanks to all three of you for your help.  |
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