Is There A Price Guide For The MS67 Lots From Moore Auction

Any collectors involved at that level are of three kinds of people
1 the first kind is a true collector well educated in numismatics who has the means to back his pursuits. I had the pleasure of sitting next to a gentleman of this calibre last night at session 3 What a cool conversation that was.The gentleman was a class act indeed .

2 Investors who have all kinds of money, know nothing or little about numismatics and just throw cash at finest knowns for the so called investment purposes. This what the Victoria Nirth sale was all about.

3 Dealers looking for coins for 1 and 2 .

Having purchased one of the MS67 reds that first night (I got the 1887), I agree totally with Pacificoin. You have to know what you want, why you want it, and be able to afford it. My thought process went like this:

In the case of the coin I purchased, I have a MS65 RB 1887 cent in my collection. I wanted an upgrade.

Buying such a coin involves knowing how to grade it yourself and how other grading services might handle it. I have my collection in PCGS holders. I expect them to grade my new coin 66 red or 66+ red, not 67.

You also need to know how and to whom other similar coins have sold in the past. The only other PCGS MS-66 red has sold twice, once for $11,500 USD plus juice and once for $15,000 USD plus juice. I know where it is and don't expect it to be available any time soon.

Lastly, I don't expect to sell my collection for at least another decade. So $8,800 USD was within the number I expected to pay at the sale. Even then, I realize there is no guarantee that I will break even on this coin and I'm okay with that.

Cheers, Rob

Trends prices are generally made for coins which trade frequently. Once you get into the ultra high grades, it's all about eye appeal. In cases for unique/pop 1 coins the "trend" price is set by what it sells for at auction.