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Message:: [QUOTE="miedbe7, post: 2061120, member: 33919"]Red Book is great for beginning out and general info.  For prices, not so much except for a guide, ex: seeing where conditional rarity breaks in prices are.  To glean a better idea of the market for a certain coin, a better guide might be the free Numismedia FMV guide found <a href="http://numismedia.com/fmv/fmv.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismedia.com/fmv/fmv.shtml" rel="nofollow">here</a>.  For example, a 1972-P Type 3 Ike shows @ 1410 in their price guide at MS-66 level.  That is a better indication of value for a guide.  In the long run, the best places to find specifics would be completed Ebay auctions or BIN listings where an item actually sold.  Heritage Auctions, as mentioned before, is a great tool as well.  You can join for free and this allows you not only to find past auction prices, but for specific lots, you can see the NGC/PCGS population data and prices that normally might require a membership to access.  Moreover, Heritage provides high resolution photos of lots so you can hone your grading skills and understand certain grades, problems, nomenclature, etc.  I hope this helps answer "what am I missing" <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]