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Message:: [QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2223304, member: 26302"]OP, to give you perspective and show you why its impossible to answer I would offer this. If your coins were problem free, collector grade coins in a popular series, (say nice VF liberty cap cents), I could see the dealer paying closer since he can have 10 collectors willing to pay retail today for those coins. On the other extreme, lets say they are all 1970's era proof and mint sets. In that case 40% of "list" may not be out of line. This is because everyone who wants one of these has them, and every dealer has 10 of each date in the back and maybe has had them for a decade or two. Therefor, the immediate marketability of the coins, as well as also the possibility of starting a bidding war, are also concerns and will affect the dealer's offer. VERY GENERALLY, for reasonably common stuff 30% is not out of line, but like I just said that percentage is completely dependent on what you are trying to move. Even knowledge greatly affects it. I have seen US dealers offer like 5 cents on the dollar for ancient coins, since they lacked the knowledge to know the true value.[/QUOTE]