How do I judge the value of AG coins?

Hi - I am very new to the hobby. I took over the job of going through my dad's coin collection now that he is too old to do it himself and I was hoping I could find some help here. I was wondering how to figure out the value of an "Almost Good" coin. For instance, I have a 1916-D Mercury dime, but it is in AG condition. If the grey sheet lists a good version of this coin at $750-825, what would an AG coin be worth? Is there a standard percentage that I would take off of the "Good" value for the AG coins? I have a few rare Walking Liberty halves as well that are in AG condition as well as a bunch of others in AG and I was hoping someone could help me figure out what these are worth.

Thank you in advance for any help you can offer!

 

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No clue, but red book says 1,000 for G. Just a wild guess but for retail i'd say 450-550?

 

hunt1
you can't go by Red Book prices, they are inflated. Grey sheet is a better reference when it comes to pricing.

Richard

 

Then whats the grey sheet price? .......

 

One thing you can check is heritage auction archives - again just to give the rough estimate of what the coin is worth. So 1916-D are going for between 510 to 575 in AG-3 condition. If selling I do not believe you would get that from a dealer. Plus the auctions list numismedia retail and wholesale prices - again just references. So go to heritage and join. Also keep in mind raw coins do not always bring as much as graded - again all of this is just reference material.

 

try looking at auction results at heritage auctions or teletrade.

 

On Heritage's website AG3 have been going for $517.50 - $575.00 (Mar - Jun 2010) and G4 goes for $800.00 - $862.50.

 

Then i was close! :eating:

 

My rule of thumb is that AG is about 60% of G-4.

 

Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.

Chris