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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;princeofwaldo, post: 2510014, member: 24091&quot;]Of the three mentioned, Coin Archives is far and away the most useful.&nbsp; Too many of the results at Heritage reflect buy-backs of coins that did not reach reserve, hence the numbers are not reliable in some instances.&nbsp; ACSearch is great for what it is, and the price (free) is very attractive.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But for anyone who is seriously involved in buying and selling rare world coins, there is no substitute for the professional version (subscription required) of Coin Archives.&nbsp; All of the records are based on auction prices realized, hence the same caveat mentioned about Heritage applies to all of the auction houses displayed on Coin Archives.&nbsp; However, given that so many more listings (including all of the auction houses in Europe) are displayed, you will be able to make some pretty accurate assessments on the value of a piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for Krause, the real value in it has never been the price listings, but rather the mintage listings and footnotes on some coins.&nbsp; This is especially true on extremely rare coins where auction archival records yield nothing.&nbsp; A look at the mintage in Krause and a comparison of what Krause thinks the common date is worth versus actual real world prices in Coin Archives for the common date, will enable you to make some deductions about what the more rare piece is actually worth based on mintage figures.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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