Website with Retail Coin Prices

Would any of you know of a decent and reliable website that has recent retail coin prices?

 

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eBay completed sales.

 

Heritage auction archives.

 

I do also use the NGC price guide, but keep in mind that it can be highly inaccurate. Each coin does have a list of auction prices realized in each grade, which can be more valuable than the actual listed value. Either way, it is an extremely useful research tool: https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/united-states/

 

https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/

 

CDN - GreySheet people - have a new collectors price guide

 

Great Collections also is a good place to look up recent auction prices.

 

In Buffalo and Western Pennsylvania, most dealers use the Grey Sheet, as well as the shows they have here in Buffalo...and that's what they sell them to me at. I also ask for Grey Sheet prices when I message sellers on eBay or Collectors Corner even if they list them higher, and they very often agree to it or come within 10-15%. I would ask your local coin shop for old copies. That's what I do from my dealer friends or I take a photo of the current Grey Sheet prices of what I like to collect. Now I buy a lot from them, so they don't mind.

Dealers get annoyed when you are knowledgeable about Grey Sheet or try to haggle for their listed prices because it keeps their prices in check and they can't manipulate new or inexperienced collectors. Very few dealers will tell you to use Grey Sheet because it's actually what most of them use, and thus now they can't ask as much because anything drastically over that price will leave the impression with a buyer that they are "price gougers, dishonest, and sneaky" dealers, even if they aren't.

Only problem with Grey Sheet is that it doesn't always list off-grades, and many highly collectible coins are not listed. For example, I love full step, high-grade war nickels...but they're not listed in the paper copy. So, then I go to auction prices listed at PCGS or Heritage Auctions, and even they don't list everything. If those all fail, sometimes I go to a dealer and ask to look at Coin World magazine prices.

Though Grey Sheet is going to be your best resource, buying your own subscription is incredibly expensive. They have an online version (coinprices.com) , but the prices listed there are higher than the printed copy because unless you have a subscription, the free online one only lists retail prices (Grey Sheet is actually whole sale price publication, again, which is why dealers hate buyers who use that as their guide).

I hope this helps, my friend.

 

CDN is trying to position the blue sheet as buy prices (sight UNseen) and the grey sheet as sell (sight seen).

Prices don't change that often in most series... you can buy a single issue for $8 ($12 for the monthly or a single quarterly). Do that once or twice a year.

 

Not a website per se, but if you have recent Blue and Red books by R.S. Yeoman, look up the coin in both and average the two prices - that should put you in the ballpark

 

For raw coins I usually search eBay results and a couple of online sites that auction raw coins. For certified coins I usually look at Heritage and Great Collections. Remember that auction houses charge a buyers fee in addition to the hammer price. You don't have this fee on eBay auctions.

 

Some people reference use this:

http://numismedia.com/

 

Yes but eBay also doesn’t let most people negotiate fees. More importantly though auction houses charge for shipping and handling where on eBay it’ll be “free” so that needs to be built into the price

 

Awesome. Thanks so much

 

I guess it all depends on the coin and it's condition. More common dates not in mint state condition aren't well represented there.

 

I can't argue with that. I guess the key thing here is to have a clue before buying. For the common, low value coins, find out what you can buy them for at a coin shop or coin show first before committing totally to eBay. When I bid for coins on eBay I usually have a maximum number in hand that I'll pay. The number I come up with is a blend from all sources. Yes, I'll pay a little more for an exceptional coin.