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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tom B, post: 880266, member: 11854&quot;]I don&#039;t think this was meant toward me, but when I travel to appraise or purchase a collection I always bring with me at least one extra loupe, the <i>Greysheet, </i>a copy of the <i>ANA Grading Guide, </i>a current <i>Cherrypicker&#039;s Guide </i>and any specialized niche book I think I might need based upon previous discussions. I then talk to the folks for a while before looking at the coins and prior to examining the coins I show folks a little about using a grading guide and then how to find prices in the sheet or other published guide followed by a quick lesson in using a loupe. Of course, if folks are not interested then I do not go into much detail. At that point I take out a notepad and inventory <i>everything </i>in the collection while they look on and give quick notes of grade for anything that requires this measure. I then total up what I think the coins are worth and give folks several ranges of value and time expense based upon a quick sale to an honest dealer, walking the floor at shows or individual sales on ebay.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As I get ready to leave I also tell them to obtain two or three written estimates and to be prepared to pay a certain range for these estimates. Additionally, I tell them not to volunteer to the other people that they have had previous estimates and then I urge them to think and discuss before they commit. I then leave.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>By the way, I don&#039;t charge for the service.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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