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Message:: [QUOTE="tcore, post: 112093, member: 2949"]I have seen where the PCGS price guide has even been a bit behind for certain coins.  The prices listed in the price guide were lower than what the coins were going for at auction.  This happens occassionally for "hot" coins.  So I don't think that every coin in there is overpriced all of the time as far as what certain coins are currently going for.  I think it is valuable as a "Guide".  If you see a coin listed for sale for $200 and you go to the PCGS price guide and see it at $125, $200 is probably too much to reasonably pay for it. I recently purchased a large cent.  I was very confused when trying to figure out what to pay for the coin.  It was listed for $26 in the Red Book, $125 in the current issue of Coin Values and $60 on the PCGS website.  Auction prices I could find were all over the board too.  In that case, I don't think that their price was necessarily off.  I figured as long as I didn't pay more than $60, I was probably doing okay and would be comfortable with my purchase.  So, I used all of my sources together as I guide.  In my opinion, that is an acceptable use of the PCGS price guide.[/QUOTE]