I Have A "Greysheet" Question . Or Maybe More

I don't have a subscription so I've only looked at the Grey Sheet my dealer has on hand. So I'm not 100% on the answers, so these are my best guess.




Prices are for Grade, year, mint mark. There is no difference in pricing for slabbed or not slabbed. Although with slabs it becomes more its AU 50 because that's what a slab says. With raw, its this is AU 50, me as a seller I say its AU58, you meet in the middle at AU53. Since dealers know this, they (probably) say its XF 45 and you say AU55, so you both settle at AU 50. Although I have seen CAC sticker column (so CAC adds to the price)




NOTHING IS SET IN STONE. You buy at what you feel is a good price. For example a 1922 Peace dollar in MS63 I think has a greysheet of $27. If you have 15 MS 63 Peace dollars you may offer $22, or if you have none and there is some one looking for one, you may offer $30.

Grey sheet is a starting point and for many deals its a fair price.




I've purchased below, above and at Greysheet. Greysheet is a point in time, if you purchased that coins 5 years ago and had no bites and I come in and am interested, we might be able to negotiate below greysheet. Remember that MS63 Peace, a few years ago it was probably at $20, so selling it at $27 you might not lose anything..

Again take the above as mostly my opinion based on the 2 local dealers I generally buy from. Usually on ebay they price using the NGC/PCGS price guide which is higher than retail.

Thanks @KauaiHawaiiGuy,

One thing I forgot to mention is that there is very little selling to dealers, since most shows are stopped, that means that Greysheet maybe a little low to buy items for your inventory. So some dealers may pay a little more. Locally there is not a lot at the dealers, a few empty cases, so I'm not getting the prices I was before as a buyer. And stuff is selling really quickly. I have to put stuff on hold otherwise it sells before I get there, hence I'm paying more than I was before.

In early 2020 I could get AU common date Morgans/Peace for $17-$19, that ship has long sailed.

Grey sheet is just another price guide , a very useful price guide . But to me prices are subjected like grading is . You offer a dealer a fair price that you are comfortable paying for a certain coin ; He'll either say ok or he'll say sorry can't do that . But this is what I've found going to a lot of local shows as a collector buying coins , 8 times out of 10 ( a coin show dealer ) will accept your fair offer . Just don't be ridiculous about it and offer $50 for a $200 coin .