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Originally Posted by Raimundas Are these coins cost mostly the same in USA like written in World Coin Catalog? |
It depends on a lot of factors. There are many coins with Krause values considerably more than their true market
, others are pretty much on
, and there are some that I would dearly love to get for double the amount listed in Krause
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Like any other price guide, the Krause catalogs are merely "guides", and not "bibles". Also bear in mind that they are referencing retail prices that a dealer might be expected to sell the coin for; not wholesale prices that the same dealer would be expected to pay.
The most accurate guide to true value - defined as what a willing buyer would pay a willing seller when both are in possession of the relevant facts - is the price obtained at a recent legitimate auction, conducted by a reputable house.
Because of the changing marketplace, the price realized at a Goldberg autction this year is undoubtedly more accurate than the price realized at a 2003 Heritage auction.
The biggest problem with using EBay prices as a "guide" is that "possesion of the relevant facts" element. The more EBay sales there are, the more likely it is that the average price will be close to true value.
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