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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 7887151, member: 118780&quot;]I think their usefulness really depends on how specialized you are and the rarity of the coins you&#039;re after. It also depends on whether you&#039;re trying to provenance a coin, or whether you just want to know how much you should bid.</p><p><br /></p><p>In full fairness, I subscribe to neither service but use both. CoinArchives provides prices for the last year or so (for free). When I&#039;m looking at a relatively common coin, this is huge because it gives me an idea what the prices are now. Having lengthy history doesn&#039;t really help then, since I need to know the current conditions.</p><p><br /></p><p>For rarer coins, I use acsearch since (the free version) goes back farther. Usually I&#039;m just trying to understand how rare the coin is and the range of conditions. If I want to know the auction price, I just go to that auction&#039;s site and they usually have archives.</p><p><br /></p><p>As already mentioned, CNG&#039;s research and Roma&#039;s search are also very helpful.</p><p><br /></p><p>I imagine that for those looking to spend good money on a coin and therefore want a very good idea of <i>every</i> known copy that&#039;s come up for auction, subscribing is worth it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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