Hey everyone.I think these are Barbers which are really catching my eye. It was $14 from a local dealer but I told him I'd give him 10. He agreed,rather quickly. :computer: http://s766.photobucket.com/albums/xx302/miketmmil/?action=view¤t=scan0004.jpg&newest=1 http://s766.photobucket.com/albums/xx302/miketmmil/?action=view¤t=scan0005.jpg&newest=1
1907 D, comon date, VG-8, appears to be original. Bid is $9.50. Ask= $10.40 So, you are right in the middle. I prefer to buy at or below bid, but hey, for a difference of a $, who cares.
Stupid question, but I assume the bid and ask prices mentioned below are grey sheet prices? How does someone access these prices? A subscription somewhere? Thanks.
How often is the newsletter distributed? Does each newsletter contain an up-to-date complete price guide? Thanks for the info!
You don't need to buy an entire year subscription. I'm pretty sure that CDN offers a sample pack for about $13 which contains data on cents through dollars. I think the sample pack also gives you one monthly supplement or something like that. You can look them up on the Web & see if they still offer the sample pack.
I think the greysheet is worth the 100 bucks a year in my opinion. I think I get one about every week or so. Remember the prices change and it is not a fixed price list, try to use it as a guide. If it is used correctly, it can save you a lot of money.
The 1907 D is VG 8 if you can see three letters of liberty. The 1912 reverse in my opinion doesn't make AG 3. Rims are gone. If you paid that total for both coins. You did OK.
You don't need the ultra-deluxe $100 version of the Grey Sheet. Only buy what you need and you'll save a lot of money. For example, for me, Lincolns are covered in the monthly suppliment. I can buy the online version for only $3.99 and I'm good. The only time I purchase a fresh copy is if I'm doing a lot of buying or going to a coin show. It's a VERY powerful tool to have at a coin show because all dealers respect it and many nearly live by it. http://www.greysheet.com/Commerce/scripts/customer_pdf_login.asp?svc=CDNi&
And remember if your just starting out in collecting, you may want to study more of prices and where coins are available. And you just ran into one of my pet pieves about coins. Haggling for prices. I do it all the time and when a dealer answers that fast with an OK for a price I quoted, I know I'll spend the rest of my life wandering just what lower price he would have accepted. Same in your case. You mentioned he sort of jumped at the price you quoted. Doesn't that make you wonder just how low a price he would have accetped?
