Help me out here.

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by tight wad, May 11, 2009.

  1. tight wad

    tight wad Senior Member

    I just compared the prices suggested by 1987 Red Book against the 2009 Red book, and found the 2009 edition to offer lower suggested values!
    I'm stunned!
    Also, I would appreciate you input on what to do with my coins, as to prices to put on them. After amassing lots of coins, I find I have favorite sets, and lots left over. The left over stuff I want to sell at flea markets, but am unclear what to charge. I suppose just under Red book would be fair on less rare pieces and at or above Red book on choice and rare coins.
    Being new at this, I am surprised that a quarter of half fetchs not much more than a penny or dime. I'm also surprised that the price of individual coins does not increase hardly any, as mentioned in my first sentence.
    2 things I'd like advice on. First, What should I do with worn out Washington quarters from the 20's,30's,40's. Where should I sell them and for how much?
    Second, I still find the 1925-30 standing liberty quarter the toughest to grade."drapery lines across right leg" what is that, fiction?
    Even the picture doesn't show any! Is there some other feature of the coin you use to seperate F12 from EF 40?
    Thanks for enduring my rambling here, but I'd like to hear comments from you guys on these points.
     
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  3. bhp3rd

    bhp3rd Die varieties, Gems

    Worn out silver quarters sell for melt the other is keep

    Worn out silver quarters sell for melt the other is keep learning how to grade - I never use drapery to grade a STQ plus the Red Book was long over do for a correction - I'm glad it finally happened if it did.
     
  4. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    tight wad:
    Hard to believe.

    What coins were you comparing?
     
  5. byrd740

    byrd740 Numismatist

    For grading you can either buy the ANA Grading Standards(book) or post pics of the coins here.
     
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