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<p>[QUOTE="sloiselle, post: 133343, member: 3991"]How do you get reasonably accurate market pricing on certified MS Lincoln's?</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not have a lot of expertise and I'm hoping that someone reading this will have mercy on me and at least give me some clue. I assume that I'm simply looking at the wrong price lists. I'm compiling a list of values for MS65 & MS66 Lincoln cents. While I'll eventually get to all the dates, I'm sticking with 1934-1958 for now.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm listing prices from the greysheet, PCGS and coin values. I tried the Bluesheet (because I want the slabbed prices) but couldn't find anything listed other than 4 or 5 key dates.</p><p><br /></p><p>The issue is that the prices listed vary *wildly* - how the heck can you tell if you're getting a good deal or getting taken? A random example: 1944P MS65 - Greysheet: $1.50, PCGS:$20, CV: $10.5 These differences become far larger at MS66. An Example - 1935S MS66 PCGS says $225, coinvalues says $70! WTF? I was going to bid on a 53 PCGS slabbed MS66 but got scared because I _can't_find_out what it's really worth!</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I realize that a raw coin will usually sell for less than the same coin slabbed (especially if it's PCGS or NGC) but I don't get this. A dealer sheet says less than 2 bucks, coinvalues says it's worth 5 times that and PCGS says it's worth 10 times that! It is this inconsistent for nearly every date!</p><p><br /></p><p>Can anyone please offer some guidance? Thanks, Scott[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sloiselle, post: 133343, member: 3991"]How do you get reasonably accurate market pricing on certified MS Lincoln's? I do not have a lot of expertise and I'm hoping that someone reading this will have mercy on me and at least give me some clue. I assume that I'm simply looking at the wrong price lists. I'm compiling a list of values for MS65 & MS66 Lincoln cents. While I'll eventually get to all the dates, I'm sticking with 1934-1958 for now. I'm listing prices from the greysheet, PCGS and coin values. I tried the Bluesheet (because I want the slabbed prices) but couldn't find anything listed other than 4 or 5 key dates. The issue is that the prices listed vary *wildly* - how the heck can you tell if you're getting a good deal or getting taken? A random example: 1944P MS65 - Greysheet: $1.50, PCGS:$20, CV: $10.5 These differences become far larger at MS66. An Example - 1935S MS66 PCGS says $225, coinvalues says $70! WTF? I was going to bid on a 53 PCGS slabbed MS66 but got scared because I _can't_find_out what it's really worth! Now I realize that a raw coin will usually sell for less than the same coin slabbed (especially if it's PCGS or NGC) but I don't get this. A dealer sheet says less than 2 bucks, coinvalues says it's worth 5 times that and PCGS says it's worth 10 times that! It is this inconsistent for nearly every date! Can anyone please offer some guidance? Thanks, Scott[/QUOTE]
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