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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Volante, post: 4514431, member: 57279&quot;]It recently got out through the grapevine of my family friends that I&#039;m a coin collector, and I was asked to help appraise the inherited collection of an older gentleman - the grandfather of one of my friends. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve done informal appraisals for friends/acquaintances in the past, but typically I&#039;ll use sold prices on eBay as a reference point for values, assuming that whoever I&#039;m giving the appraisal to will be able to sell their coins there if they desire. </p><p><br /></p><p>In this case, this gentleman is in his 80s or 90s and listing his coins on eBay may not be a viable option. I&#039;d instead like to give him an idea of how much he should look to get for selling the coins if taking them to a coin shop. </p><p><br /></p><p>What should I base those values on? Should I buy a copy of the greysheet and give him the bid values, or take X% of those values?&nbsp; Not sure exactly what will be the most accurate reference here. </p><p><br /></p><p>He does have a few coins that are a bit more valuable (including what looks to be a genuine 1889-CC Morgan in XF condition), so I want to make sure he doesn&#039;t end up getting ripped off wherever he goes to sell them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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