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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 13441502, member: 105571&quot;]It&#039;s a perfectly appropriate rule-of-thumb for those cases where it works and not appropriate for those cases where it doesn&#039;t.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Seriously, I usually start thinking about the value of details coin at the 50% point but it can go up or down from there in greater or lesser degree depending upon a multitude of factors.&nbsp; And that is why there are no price guides for details coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was at the Lakeland Collectorama Show a couple of weeks back and came upon a decent-looking Capped Bust Half Dime in a NGC Unc-Details-Cleaned holder.&nbsp; Not a particularly rare variety at R-4, but it was actually nice looking and would have filled an open hole if available for the right price.&nbsp; What&#039;s the right price?&nbsp; Greysheet said $825 for an MS-63.&nbsp; The dealer spent five minutes and could not figure out what he wanted to ask for the coin so I just made him an offer of $350.&nbsp; He literally took him another two minutes to think about it before saying no.&nbsp; Worth it at $350, to me, but not a dime more.&nbsp; What&#039;s it worth to someone else?&nbsp; Who knows.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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