Best Source For Current Prices On CDN Coin Values

It is the "industry standard" here in Canada but personally I find it didn't keep up with the volatility in the coin market since the financial crash very well. The common recommendation is to check 2 or more of Trends, Charlton, http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php and/or completed ebay listings (and other online auctions if you like) because each source has it's own particular ability to lead you astray. So cross checking will generally get you closer to reality than a single source can.

I do not subscribe to any of the pricing publications. Everyone seems to quote (Trends Price) x (1 - XX%) as there sale price, so it tells me that the guides are not current or relevant, except for the thinly traded and/or extremely rare coins. It might be good to have a copy lying around to reference and you can apply your own discount.

For the $50-$600 priced coins, I typically look at HA/iCollector/other auctions for the upper bound and at the lower bound I look at ebay when establishing a fair price range. If it is below $50 I will aim for below or close to the coinsandcanada.com site recent ebay prices (not the table format for all grades). I don't see myself buying in the $600+ range anytime soon, so I do not have a strategy for those coins.

The coinsandcanada ebay prices seem to reflective of many current market values, though be careful of varieties, as the prices might be high and you will likely be stuck with them for a long time if you try to sell at that price. I am sure some on here will argue that they frequently realize higher prices, but I have not had too much trouble finding what I am looking for in that range.

For a quick reference I go to J & M's web site - it gives me a ball park value and I go from there