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Message:: [QUOTE="World Colonial, post: 2477211, member: 78153"]I agree with your first paragraph. As to the second, it just depends upon the coin and since you appear primarily to be referring to US coins, I attribute this to your example of the 1982-P quarter I provided in my last post. Since I don't collect US coins anymore and find price guides worthless generally, I don't know what the Red Book or Blue Book state as the value in the most recent edition for any coin, including for a specific grade. You stated $15 for 82-P quarter in another topic in a prior post where the actual value is $700.  This presumably is for a (PCGS) MS-67 because MS-66 are worth a lot less ($66 for the last Heritage sale I saw from several years ago) and the lone PCGS MS-68 is certainly worth a lot more. My question to you is, what grade does the Red or Blue Book use for the 82-P at $15?  If it is for an MS-66 or MS-67, then you right.  The guides are wrong and should be corrected. If it is something else, then I don't believe you have any basis for complaining, in this instance.  An MS-65 might be worth somewhat more than $15 but the difference is immaterial.  Unlike with world coins (where I agree it is an obstacle on occasion), I don't see that it makes much difference because I don't believe it is discouraging anyone who actually wants to know the "real price" (which is actually a range and fluctuates over time anyway) from paying what it "should be" worth.[/QUOTE]