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<p>[QUOTE="TyCobb, post: 3258433, member: 99137"]Red Book isn't really used for actual prices. They may have been the prices when it was getting written, but that was probably a year before it was published.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I do when looking at prices is looking at the NGC and PCGS price guides. They show what the past auctions were for a specific grade. You'll also then notice that grades matter a lot when it comes to prices. a MS-64 and MS-65 might be even on past auctions, but then a MS-66 could be a very large jump in prices. It all just depends on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn't worry about not liking to find errors. That is not for everyone and just a fraction of what most people here do. Ignoring errors, I would ask yourself does collecting coins interest you? If it doesn't then I would roll them up and store them away safely; you never know when you may get an itch to try it again plus it might have more sentimental value and wheats are hard to come by now.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you do like the idea of just coin collecting and not errors, then I would research the key dates, get a nice coin album and try to fill them in. It's soothing and relaxing and can be done just watching Netflix. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TyCobb, post: 3258433, member: 99137"]Red Book isn't really used for actual prices. They may have been the prices when it was getting written, but that was probably a year before it was published. What I do when looking at prices is looking at the NGC and PCGS price guides. They show what the past auctions were for a specific grade. You'll also then notice that grades matter a lot when it comes to prices. a MS-64 and MS-65 might be even on past auctions, but then a MS-66 could be a very large jump in prices. It all just depends on the coin. I wouldn't worry about not liking to find errors. That is not for everyone and just a fraction of what most people here do. Ignoring errors, I would ask yourself does collecting coins interest you? If it doesn't then I would roll them up and store them away safely; you never know when you may get an itch to try it again plus it might have more sentimental value and wheats are hard to come by now. If you do like the idea of just coin collecting and not errors, then I would research the key dates, get a nice coin album and try to fill them in. It's soothing and relaxing and can be done just watching Netflix. :cigar:[/QUOTE]
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