PCGS Price Guides

I noticed on the PCGS Price Guides, on some of the higher grades, two values are listed. My suspicion is that this is a range of values for the coin in that grade. Am I correct? https://www.PCGS.com/prices/detail/.../most-active

 

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The 2nd price, posted below the one on top, is for coins graded with a '+' for the grade.

 

Oooo, thanks.
I've seen that but didn't know what it meant.
Now I do.

 

Thank you.

 

Should be aware that the PCGS price guide is retail prices ... what you'll pay to buy it ... you'll get less if you sell it. In addition, the prices are inflated compared to recent auction prices. I think this is a favor to dealers. If customers rely on the PCGS guide to decide what's fair, then dealers stand to make more money.

As an example consider the 1883-CC Morgan dollar in MS63. Lately, based on PCGS auction prices realized, these have been going at auction for about $340 including the buyer's fee. The price guide lists lists them at $450.

Cal

 

Each year I've been valuing my collection using the Red and Blue Books, but this year the Red Book prices seemed inflated (compared to NumisMedia), so I've valued the collection using the Red Book, Blue Book, NumisMediea, NGC, and USA Coin Book price lists, and am currently valuing it with the PCGS price lists. So far, USA Coin Book has given me the highest value, followed by the Red Book, then NGC, then NumisMedia, and of course, the Blue Book had the lowest values.