Advice On Selling Gold Austrian Coins In New York?

Based off of your criteria, I would suggest an auction house such as Heritage or Stacks Bowers...

By limiting yourself to a small geographical area in an already specialized field (world numismatics), you may be even more disappointed than you were at the coin show...

I personally would suggest selling online yourself, but as you already stated, you don't want to do that...

On a separate side note, I have found the market for Austrian (non-gold) to be quite soft, perhaps there would be a European auction house that would be a good idea for these coins?

Thanks for your nice replies.

Jdmern, I had a bad opinion of Heritage and Stacks beforehand, and even worse now. First, I believe they're auctioneers, and at the moment I'm hoping to avoid auctions, for multiple reasons. Heritage happens to be one of the two places that was being deceptive at the show (deliberately, I believe).

Harmonica, thanks, but I'm not able to do pictures. Based on what multiple dealers told me at the coin show, it should be worth more than melt. Apparently there are a ton of 1915 re-strikes around, but not so many 1900 coins like mine. It's not in magnificent shape, but should still be worth a bit more.

I wouldn't say my experience was bitter, just frustrating or irritating. And, sadly, it was with so many people that I fear it is the norm. A few people have said that numismatists are sometimes unhelpful or hostile because they're paranoid!

Well, Jdmern, his is embarrassing. I don't even know what that means, graded or raw. I tolja, I'm a newbie. If that mean, are they in pristine mint condition, no.

Yes, Thq, that's what they told me at the coin show, that since it's 1910, it should be more than melt. I've met Paul Bosco, and I think he's great. He wasn't much interested in this, though.

I was surprised to find at the coin show that American dealers - which I thought would be the most interested in foreign coins - weren't at all.

Wow, this seems like a difficult forum design to wrestle with.

Thanks, Silver Searcher. But, hm...it sounds like maybe grading is a service you pay for, like getting an official appraisal on a painting. And I'm not sure I want to spend money on this. This particular coin I did show to Mr. Bosco, and I think he said it would be very fine. It was in circulation at one point, so it's had a bit of wear. I'll look up the places you mentioned, although I don't know what slabs are either. Sorry for my ignorance.

CoinworldTV, I tried to send a PM, but the system said I was too new. Even though I signed up in 2011, years ago! Not many posts, though. Perhaps the system would let you PM me.

Thanks, guys.

Thanks, Silver Searcher. I figure this one coin is worth somewhere between $500-$1000. I'm sort of in the vicinity of the School of Visual Arts, and I thought maybe I could pay a student $20 to snap a few pictures. But when I look at coin images online, I have to confess that they don't seem to convey much about their condition. Or is it that I'm just not smart enough to notice subtleties?

without posting pics we cant help give an idea of the grade but if you feel its mostly there then its probably atleast extra fine shap which seems to put it in the price range of 150-200$ above spot going of the kraus catalog. your idea that americans would be interested in foreign coins may be alittle off though. most coin collectors are willing to pay better premium for their residing countries as resell value is always taken into consideration. the only foreign coins in my local coin store in the US are bullion coins and junk bin coins.