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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BDT13, post: 13013, member: 1131&quot;]Hey everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve always been interested in coin collecting, and have finally decided to dive in head first <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m doing my research, and I&#039;m confused about coin prices.&nbsp; I picked up the red book and the prices I see in there for, say, a ms 65 or a proof are not even close to the prices I see that online dealers want for these coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, thinking I&#039;d start out relatively simply, I was looking at modern Licoln pennies.&nbsp; Red book value is 20 cents for most of these in MS 65, and about 3 - 4 bucks for proof.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen a lot of online dealers listing prices 4 to 5 times these amounts!&nbsp; Why the difference?&nbsp; Is the Red Book just not an accurate assessment or is there something more to these coins that the dealers are offering?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p><br /></p><p>A newbie coin collector <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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