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Message:: [QUOTE="Treashunt, post: 189926, member: 6763"]Sure the availability of the sheet has an effect.In the late 1970's the greysheet was difficult to obtain, today anyone can subscribe.When I ask for a price from a dealer I pull out the sheet in front of them so that they can see what I am using for reference. Once I had a dealer say something like: "You can throw away the sheet on this coin" and then they wanted fine price for a good piece. I told them that the price was interesting and that I still need a reference to determine  what was fair.  By the way, the coin in question was an 1896 S Barber quarter, and it has still not reached the price that he wanted that day, about five years ago.  In the interim, I have gotten several pieces for less than he wanted that day.The sheet is important as a guide.  Just use it fairly, if a dealer asks for more than you are willing to pay, don't argue, just walk away, I do.[/QUOTE]