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novillero
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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 Posted - 12/01/2008 : 08:07:55
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anyone know any free ones online that I could use as a quick reference? (since I don't carry my red book around with me)
thanks.
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moboman
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2555 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2008 : 08:29:05
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ebay is the best price guide.
I dont know of any real free price guides online, just thought I'd tell you to check ebay. B/c ebay prices are the real deal. A dealer quoted me 285 and another 335 for a 99 proof set. On Ebay, the people dictated that I was going to pay 237. So I would have taken a 50 dollar hit, had I bought from the cheaper dealer. So my only advice is to check ebay for things before hand and know about where auctions end. So you can get a good idea of what to pay.
I normally check where they are at on saturday night before a sunday morning coin show. I look at the things I want to get, I will also add a few percent because I'd much rather purchase with cash than online. I'll pay for convenience and peace of mind. |
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novillero
Penny Sorter Member
USA
86 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2008 : 09:41:33
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Actually, I wanted the online reference for e-bay purchases so that I don't pay too much there. (Maybe I should just keep the red book at work!)
I do notice large price fluctuations on ebay. For instance, I was looking at buying some Franklin halves, and I was watching just one seller (as I was trying to minimize my shipping and doing my purchases through just him). I noticed some 1960-1963 proof halves going for $7.50 each, while an hour or two later they might go for $5.00 more. So I wanted to make sure I was not getting too carried away with my own e-bay bidding. |
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fb101
Administrator
USA
2856 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2008 : 18:14:07
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The only thing I know of that references ebay listing prices is for mint error coins.
At the site You must be logged in to see this link. you can download monthly PDFs summarizing the ebay error coin sales for the month. |
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pencilvanian
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2209 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2008 : 19:09:10
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If interested here is an online guide-
emphasis on the word guide.
You must be logged in to see this link.
Take all prices listed with a grain of salt (or if you prefer, the whole salt shaker)
Price guides are just that, guides, not prices carved in stone or established by law. Some dealers will sell their coins for more, a few for less, than prices listed at any given time by any guide.
Demand will push up prices of coins (such as the spiked demand for anything made of gold) while supply sometimes will effect the price as well (fewer sellers, fewer coins for sale.)
Best bet-under normal times expect a 10%-15% difference in the price of a coin compared to any given price quoted by a coin guide. Average coins, not proof grade, 10% less in price if you are selling, 10% more in price if buying. For proof coins with collector demand, 15% and higher.**
Since we are in abnormal times, I would geuss 15%-25% difference in prices for silver (minimum), 25% and up difference minimum for gold.
**Not all proof coins have the same prestiege and demand. A proof $10 gold coin minted in 1915 has a greater demand than a gold proof 1984 Los Angeles Olimpiad. |
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daviscfad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1664 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2008 : 20:40:09
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| i would suggest greysheet.com the only thing with that is it doesn't give every coin when you buy an issue. i think it gives different coins 1/4 ly |
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just carl
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - 12/11/2008 : 11:51:24
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As noted the best for your free money situation is the PCGS web site. Easy to use and all you have to do is subtract about 20% to get the real latest values.
ebay is about the best for the latest prices. Of course you could just go to Google, type in coin dealers and come up with thousands of them. Then go to their web sites for prices. Find several you like, make a list of coins you are interested in, use the values from those several sites, and you have an approximate value of what your looking for.
I go to several coin shows a month. I make a list of coins I need, want, would like. Three different lists. Then I make columns for prices and go to several dealer web sites, coin world, PCGS, ebay and copy those prices. Last column is the average price. At a coin show I must find a coin for less than the so called average price of I don't buy them. |
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