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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Burton Strauss III, post: 25288980, member: 59677&quot;]Why should there be a single price guide? Even within a single TPG, coins aren&#039;t all the same.</p><p><br /></p><p>A PCGS plastic 1909-S VDB in XF40BN could be just barely a 40, a solid 40, or almost a 45.</p><p><br /></p><p>There was a time when there were two dealer prices quoted - Sight Unseen and Sight Seen - with the expectation that if the dealer saw the coin, they would either be willing to pay a little more, definitely be willing only to pay less, or not be interested at all...</p><p><br /></p><p>If you follow the link I posted, you will see</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>March 1st, XF40, auction - sold for $1,252.</li> <li>February 25th, XF45, auction - sold for $1,350.</li> <li>February 23rd, XF40, BIN - sold for $1,345.</li> <li>February 18th, XF40, BIN - sold for $1,424.99</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p>PCGS&#039; price guide says $1,450. If you look at their auction prices including eBay (but note they are all 2023 sales)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1614930[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>and they reference two for-sale listings:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1614931[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>NumisMedia Fair Market Value says $1,530</p><p><br /></p><p>(<a href="https://www.numismedia.com/rarecoinprices/cgi/usrarecoinvalues.cgi?script=lnccnt&amp;searchtype=any&amp;searchtext=fmv&amp;search4=any&amp;proof=&amp;plus=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numismedia.com/rarecoinprices/cgi/usrarecoinvalues.cgi?script=lnccnt&amp;searchtype=any&amp;searchtext=fmv&amp;search4=any&amp;proof=&amp;plus=" rel="nofollow">https://www.numismedia.com/rarecoinprices/cgi/usrarecoinvalues.cgi?script=lnccnt&amp;searchtype=any&amp;searchtext=fmv&amp;search4=any&amp;proof=&amp;plus=</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So what&#039;s it worth? You can probably buy one for around $1,300. A dealer would probably offer you $1,200. A shop might sell it for $1,400 or even $1,500.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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