I am in the market for a 1920d SLQ and I have become very confused with "Price Guides -vs- Actual Prices" for this particular quarter. Most of my research has been on Ebay and, for instance, the price guide I'm using tonight is Numismedia.com, lists a XF-40 for $155. The listings on Ebay over the last couple of weeks (both auctions and fixed price) indicate this quarter is worth much more than 155, about double that amount. The rest of the SLQ's I have purchased over the last few years have not had that much disparity between price guides and what the market actually is. Does anyone know a possible reason or am I looking at something wrong? Thanks for any help.
well using a car dealership term, some coins are "out of the book". every price guide can say what it wants but the real price is sometimes more. like carson city seated halves. price guide is around 30 bucks but try finding one for that cheap
Some dates and MM are just more in demand than the price guides realize . If all your research shows the '20-D as going double than bid or buy , there must be a reason . Though ebay isn't the best indicator for price as there are a lot of sellers asking way too much and buyers getting caught up in the bidding and paying too much . But also according to Cline , the 20-D is one coin that is scarcer than the mintage figures should indicate , also this coin is usually very weakly struck so any with a decent strike would command a premium . Also FH of this date and mm are rare .
Thanks for the replies. I guess I knew that some coins are just more difficult to find at a reasonable price, and I suppose I am not the only person looking for one. Unfortunately ebay research is my only tool until the coin show comes by twice a year.
Have you tried Heratige , at ha.com , it's free and you can look up all current and past auctions , plus it has some of the priceguides included such as Numismedia , PCGS and NGC . http://www.ha.com/
Is HA similar in price to eBay? That's my first time stopping by that site. Any buyers premium on their coins?
Like all auctions there are deals to be had , but with a lot more quality coins . As always you get what pay for . I found it's better to pay more for a coin you love than settle for one that is just ok . You'll always love the coin and if you want to sell down the road it will be easier to recoup those costs . Also with the buyers fee I just figure it into my bids anyway you look at it you are going to pay a mark up for a good coin whether it's buying fees or just a markup from a dealer .
