Canada 1875 10 Cents In VF35

Nice buy for sure. But the gnawing question remains - why do trends continue to be so out of sync with general selling prices? I've sold lots of coins in the last few years but I've never expected, except in exceptional cases, to get any more than 70% of trends. In most cases I'm looking for close to 50% of trends which shows what I'm willing to pay and can usually find when I look. And I'm picky - I go for attractive, circulated coins mostly and I don't buy or sell junk. The trends prices continue to reflect a world I've never witnessed or visited in my dealings selling coins privately or by auction.

I've seen some nice raw coins trickle in from the US, and I can only wonder if it is these Canadian retirees that are "liquidating" their old collections...
So far, a raw 1893 RT3 dime in VF30-EF40, a raw 1913 BL dime in EF40-EF50, a 1875 quarter in F15...

These are not the kind of coins that should be floating around the US, raw :)...

I don't see why not - graded coins are in the minority in my collection. But I could probably send in 50 coins for grading. But I don't want to make the invest in grading when I would rather buy more coins. Or is I was a retiree, why invest in grading when I need to pay utilities, rent, food, etc?

I always find US grading services have difficulty with Canadian and world coins. Ancient grading is all over the place. I'm not a big NGC fan either. Canadian Coin News trends are still too high. They're getting better now that there is a new trends editor. The market on mid to lower grade coins has become quite soft since the recession. Dealers typically discount 10% to 20% on mid/lower grade material. The rim looks damaged at the N in REGINA.